Run with --clean option fails on iOS device

[vchimev]

Prerequisites:

• installed {N} CLI 2.5.0
• attached iOS device

Workflow:

git clone [email protected]:NativeScript/sample-Groceries.git
cd sample-Groceries
tns update 2.5.0
tns run ios --clean

• changes on .ts files

Result:

The tns run ios --clean command rebuilds the project on every change. After a few changes, the command exits with no warning or message. At this moment, the app stumbles at the launch screen and the iOS device gets unresponsive.

The next execution of tns run ios --clean fails with:

Error: Unable to kill the application.

Output:

MESSAGE RECEIVING
{ Status: 'Complete' }
Status: Complete
Removing device file 'Library/Application Support/LiveSync/.nslivesyncinfo', result: 8
Status: Complete PercentComplete: undefined
transfer-> localFilePath: '/Users/vchimev/Work/master/sample-Groceries/platforms/ios/.nsprepareinfo', devicePath: 'Library/Application Support/LiveSync/.nslivesyncinfo', localFilePathSize: '193', transferred bytes: '193'
Refreshing application...
GDB: send packet $QStartNoAckMode#b0
GDB: read packet: +
GDB: send packet +
GDB: send packet $QEnvironmentHexEncoded:#f7
GDB: read packet: $OK#9a
GDB: send packet $QSetDisableASLR:1#ce
GDB: read packet: $OK#00
GDB: send packet $A198,0,2f707269766174652f7661722f636f6e7461696e6572732f42756e646c652f4170706c69636174696f6e2f46303244313542442d323130462d344642342d424133372d3431434141413546323645382f73616d706c6547726f6365726965732e617070#2d
GDB: read packet: $OK#00
GDB: send packet 
GDB: send packet 
GDB: send packet 
GDB: send packet 
Error: Unable to kill the application.
    at FiberFuture.wait (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/node_modules/fibers/future.js:566:15)
    at ex (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/errors.js:120:33)
    at Function.settle (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/node_modules/fibers/future.js:249:26)
    at FiberFuture.wait (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/node_modules/fibers/future.js:565:10)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/services/commands-service.js:80:104
    at Function.settle (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/node_modules/fibers/future.js:249:26)
    at FiberFuture.wait (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/node_modules/fibers/future.js:565:10)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/yok.js:191:124
    at Function.settle (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/node_modules/fibers/future.js:249:26)
    at FiberFuture.wait (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/node_modules/fibers/future.js:565:10)
    - - - - -
    at Timeout.setTimeout (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/mobile/ios/device/ios-core.js:1087:34)
    at ontimeout (timers.js:365:14)
    at tryOnTimeout (timers.js:237:5)
    at Timer.listOnTimeout (timers.js:207:5)
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Notes:

I was able to reproduce this issue on more than one iOS device.
I was unable to reproduce this issue without the --clean option.

[Plamen5kov]

closed in favor of: #2500