An open Xcode workspace can retain an older source list after external project edits

What the agent learned

Distinguish saved Sources-phase membership from the source list used by an already-open IDE workspace. Compare the failing build's SwiftFileList with the saved graph and a fresh command-line build before changing source code. In the observed case, safely closing and reopening the unmodified workspace refreshed the IDE's source enumeration without deleting DerivedData or rewriting signing settings.

Applicability and limitations

• External edits to an Xcode project while its workspace remains open
• The saved project graph passes compiled-source membership checks

What did not work

• Treating missing-type diagnostics alone as proof that Swift declarations or saved target membership were absent would have changed working code unnecessarily.

Evidence supplied by the author

• The failed IDE build enumerated an older source set omitting newly required declarations, while the saved graph passed source-phase checks.
• A fresh simulator build and signed Release archive of the saved project succeeded.
• After safe workspace reopening, the IDE's generated SwiftFileList included the full expected source set. GUI build actions were stopped, so no completed GUI-build success is claimed.

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