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#176462

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Provides guided error message when building for iOS fails due to precompiled headers cache error.

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When using Xcode 26 and switching between branches or upgrading to new beta/stable, it throws an error due to headers of the Flutter framework changing.

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Run flutter clean

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  1. git checkout 3.35.5
  2. flutter create my_app
  3. flutter build ios
  4. git checkout main
  5. flutter build ios (it should error)

Starting with Xcode 26, when a precompiled file changes (like a header
file in the Flutter framework), it throws an error. This PR parses for
that error and gives a guided error message, telling them to do `flutter
clean`.

Fixes flutter#176462.

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@github-actions github-actions bot added platform-ios iOS applications specifically tool Affects the "flutter" command-line tool. See also t: labels. team-ios Owned by iOS platform team labels Oct 27, 2025
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This pull request adds a guided error message for Xcode build failures caused by modified precompiled headers. It introduces logic to detect the specific error message 'has been modified since' and displays a user-friendly error message instructing the user to run flutter clean. A new test case is also added to verify this new error handling behavior. As this pull request appears to be a cherry-pick and the repository's style guide advises against reviewing cherry-picked changes, no specific code comments are provided.

@camsim99 camsim99 added the autosubmit Merge PR when tree becomes green via auto submit App label Oct 28, 2025
@auto-submit auto-submit bot merged commit d74f2fc into flutter:flutter-3.38-candidate.0 Oct 28, 2025
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engine-flutter-autoroll added a commit to engine-flutter-autoroll/packages that referenced this pull request Nov 12, 2025
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