`tns prepare ios --provision` starts simulator

[PeterStaev]

If you execute tns build ios --for-device the CLI searches for a running device and if none is found it starts the default simulator image:

➜  demo git:(nativescript) ✗ tns build ios --for-device
Executing before-prepare hook from /Users/peter/Documents/NativeScriptProjects/demo/hooks/before-prepare/nativescrip
t-dev-android-snapshot.js
Executing before-prepare hook from /Users/peter/Documents/NativeScriptProjects/demo/hooks/before-prepare/nativescrip
t-dev-sass.js
Found peer node-sass
Executing before-prepare hook from /Users/peter/Documents/NativeScriptProjects/demo/hooks/before-prepare/nativescrip
t-dev-typescript.js
Found peer TypeScript 2.2.2
Executing before-prepare hook from /Users/peter/Documents/NativeScriptProjects/demo/hooks/before-prepare/nativescrip
t-push-notifications.js
Preparing project...
Project successfully prepared (ios)
Executing after-prepare hook from /Users/peter/Documents/NativeScriptProjects/demo/hooks/after-prepare/nativescript-
dev-android-snapshot.js
Executing after-prepare hook from /Users/peter/Documents/NativeScriptProjects/demo/hooks/after-prepare/nativescript-
dev-sass.js
All SASS source files removed from app package
Building project...
Searching for devices...
Build settings from command line:

Is there any requirement that requires a running simulator or attached device when building with the --for-device flag?

[PanayotCankov]

Side note: Requesting the list of connected devices starts an emulator. I've seen the same problem in commands such as tns prepare ios --provision that are supposed to list provisioning profiles but also filters provisioning profiles for the connected devices.

[dtopuzov]

Looks to be duplicate of #2757

@PeterStaev Can you please try with nativescript@next, it should be fixed.

[PeterStaev]

@dtopuzov , I can confirm that this is fixed in nativescript@next 👍

[briandilley]

This is not fixed:

briandilley@Brians-MacBook-Pro:~$ tns --version
3.2.0-2017-07-10-9398

tns prepare ios --provision XXXXX still launches a simulator

[rosen-vladimirov]

Hey @briandilley ,
Can you try with latest @next version - we've applied a fix for this in our master branch.