Xcode Previews doesn't work when used in a package that imports other packages.

Does anyone know if this is still an issue with Xcode 14? It is on 13.3.1.

Still having this problem in Xcode 13.4.1. What the heck

Any estimation on when this bug can be fixed?

I'm encountering the same error.

Hi, is there any update regarding this? I'm running into the same issue on Xcode 14.1, and I'm wondering if there's something I can do on my end to get around it.

Currently, the only way around this is to create a dummy project that integrates the package. Instantiate the views in the dummy project and Xcode Previews will work.

How is it now 2023, XCode 14, and this is still a problem? This issue exists even on the beta (Which I kind of expect), but the fact that it's nearly 2 years later and we're still battling this issue? Also, for more context, you don't even need to be working on a package that has another dependency. I'm currently working on a package that has NO dependencies, and I still can't get previews to work without first building, then reloading the preview manually. Apple, how do you expect us to adopt SwiftUI if you can't even get the minimum working properly?

same problem here

Still seeing this in XCode 14.2. Very disappointing

The issue still manifests in Xcode 15 beta 2. It's now June of 2023.

You guys must be new here. Apple Engineering never fixes ANYTHING in fewer than seven years and they maintain absolute radio silence the entire time. There are no updates. There will never BE any updates. The issue will continue until someone high enough in the organization is affected by it. See you in 2031.

Bump because sadly this is still an issue

I too am facing this issue, interestingly it's happening on my AnnouncementModule package, not necessarily on a preview of a package, of a package. I've been doing some serious DEEP diving into this issue, and if I manage to find a solution, I'll share back here. My gut says this isn't an "Apple" issue, but more of a "Dev" issue and not understanding some really obscure technical thing.

The image here shows how my dependency tree looks in a reproducible example. I am able to get previews working just fine for Design which is incredibly odd, given it's a dependency for AnnouncementModule.

I think the issue isn't that all package imports break Xcode Previews. I am currently building a Swift Package where I use SwiftUI previews. I am integrating 2 packages simultaneously into this target and integrating the first one was a breeze. As soon as I introduced the second one, my preview crashes and I am getting an error:

I think the issue here is that some trait of that second Package causes Previews to break. For this second package, there are some setup steps that I cannot take in a Swift Package like Info.plist entries. It would be great if Xcode or the Xcode preview failure error would give an exact reason why this second package was unable to be loaded.

Change Build configuration from Release to Debug

Still see this on Xcode 15.3 with imports of a local package. After commenting out the dependencies (both in the View code and the #preview) and removing the #import the #preview starts working again. For now, my only alternative is to put the local package code into the main project. Hopefully a solution will be available before I use the package in another app.