Files Continually Fail to Open in Multiple Programs - c++

Question

For the last week, I've not been able to open files in Xcode. I'm looking to learn why it isn't working, and how to fix it.
I've posted two questions in stack overflow here and here, and received good advice, but no solution.
Additionally, I have another program here which opens files just fine with no issues... I have no idea why one is opening files, and the other isn't. (Reminder, NONE of my recent programs are opening files.)
{Update: checking above program before this post, NOW it fails, saying the files don't exist... This program was running yesterday and I made no changes to it. I promise it was working... So why am I having file issues suddenly?}
Just to be sure, I've:
Gone to Build Phases >> Copy Files >> Add File, adding both files to Absolute Path
Checked the spelling of the files and my code
Here is a simple program that should open a text file, then print the contents, which are "testing 1 2 3" - except it doesn't:
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main() {
fstream inFile;
string words;
inFile.open("test.txt");
if (!inFile) {
cout << "Failure." << endl;
exit(1);
}
getline(inFile, words);
cout << words << endl;
return 0;
}
This program fails every time (as do my others).
Here is my output:
Failure.
Program ended with exit code: 1
Setting a breakpoint at the statement inFile.open("test.txt");, I get:
Printing description of inFile:
(std::__1::fstream) inFile = {
std::__1::basic_iostream<char, std::__1::char_traits<char> > = {
std::__1::basic_istream<char, std::__1::char_traits<char> > = {
std::__1::basic_ios<char, std::__1::char_traits<char> > = {
std::__1::ios_base = {
__fmtflags_ = 4098
__precision_ = 6
__width_ = 0
__rdstate_ = 0
__exceptions_ = 0
__rdbuf_ = 0x00007fff5fbff4f8
__loc_ = 0x00007fff7b718c30
__fn_ = 0x0000000000000000
__index_ = 0x0000000000000000
__event_size_ = 0
__event_cap_ = 0
__iarray_ = 0x0000000000000000
__iarray_size_ = 0
__iarray_cap_ = 0
__parray_ = 0x0000000000000000
__parray_size_ = 0
__parray_cap_ = 0
}
__tie_ = 0x0000000000000000
__fill_ = -1
}
__gc_ = 0
}
std::__1::basic_ostream<char, std::__1::char_traits<char> > = {
std::__1::basic_ios<char, std::__1::char_traits<char> > = {
std::__1::ios_base = {
__fmtflags_ = 4098
__precision_ = 6
__width_ = 0
__rdstate_ = 0
__exceptions_ = 0
__rdbuf_ = 0x00007fff5fbff4f8
__loc_ = 0x00007fff7b718c30
__fn_ = 0x0000000000000000
__index_ = 0x0000000000000000
__event_size_ = 0
__event_cap_ = 0
__iarray_ = 0x0000000000000000
__iarray_size_ = 0
__iarray_cap_ = 0
__parray_ = 0x0000000000000000
__parray_size_ = 0
__parray_cap_ = 0
}
__tie_ = 0x0000000000000000
__fill_ = -1
}
}
}
__sb_ = {
std::__1::basic_streambuf<char, std::__1::char_traits<char> > = {
__loc_ = (__locale_ = 0x00007fff7b718c30)
__binp_ = 0x0000000000000000
__ninp_ = 0x0000000000000000
__einp_ = 0x0000000000000000
__bout_ = 0x0000000000000000
__nout_ = 0x0000000000000000
__eout_ = 0x0000000000000000
}
__extbuf_ = 0x0000000102001000 ""
__extbufnext_ = 0x0000000000000000
__extbufend_ = 0x0000000000000000
__extbuf_min_ = ""
__ebs_ = 4096
__intbuf_ = 0x0000000000000000
__ibs_ = 0
__file_ = 0x0000000000000000
__cv_ = 0x00007fff7b718a40
__st_ = (__mbstate8 = "", _mbstateL = 0)
__st_last_ = (__mbstate8 = "", _mbstateL = 0)
__om_ = 0
__cm_ = 0
__owns_eb_ = true
__owns_ib_ = false
__always_noconv_ = true
}
}
(lldb)
And setting a breakpoint at if(!inFile) ... I get (looks that exact same to me):
Printing description of inFile:
(std::__1::fstream) inFile = {
std::__1::basic_iostream<char, std::__1::char_traits<char> > = {
std::__1::basic_istream<char, std::__1::char_traits<char> > = {
std::__1::basic_ios<char, std::__1::char_traits<char> > = {
std::__1::ios_base = {
__fmtflags_ = 4098
__precision_ = 6
__width_ = 0
__rdstate_ = 4
__exceptions_ = 0
__rdbuf_ = 0x00007fff5fbff4f8
__loc_ = 0x00007fff7b718c30
__fn_ = 0x0000000000000000
__index_ = 0x0000000000000000
__event_size_ = 0
__event_cap_ = 0
__iarray_ = 0x0000000000000000
__iarray_size_ = 0
__iarray_cap_ = 0
__parray_ = 0x0000000000000000
__parray_size_ = 0
__parray_cap_ = 0
}
__tie_ = 0x0000000000000000
__fill_ = -1
}
__gc_ = 0
}
std::__1::basic_ostream<char, std::__1::char_traits<char> > = {
std::__1::basic_ios<char, std::__1::char_traits<char> > = {
std::__1::ios_base = {
__fmtflags_ = 4098
__precision_ = 6
__width_ = 0
__rdstate_ = 4
__exceptions_ = 0
__rdbuf_ = 0x00007fff5fbff4f8
__loc_ = 0x00007fff7b718c30
__fn_ = 0x0000000000000000
__index_ = 0x0000000000000000
__event_size_ = 0
__event_cap_ = 0
__iarray_ = 0x0000000000000000
__iarray_size_ = 0
__iarray_cap_ = 0
__parray_ = 0x0000000000000000
__parray_size_ = 0
__parray_cap_ = 0
}
__tie_ = 0x0000000000000000
__fill_ = -1
}
}
}
__sb_ = {
std::__1::basic_streambuf<char, std::__1::char_traits<char> > = {
__loc_ = (__locale_ = 0x00007fff7b718c30)
__binp_ = 0x0000000000000000
__ninp_ = 0x0000000000000000
__einp_ = 0x0000000000000000
__bout_ = 0x0000000000000000
__nout_ = 0x0000000000000000
__eout_ = 0x0000000000000000
}
__extbuf_ = 0x0000000102001000 ""
__extbufnext_ = 0x0000000000000000
__extbufend_ = 0x0000000000000000
__extbuf_min_ = ""
__ebs_ = 4096
__intbuf_ = 0x0000000000000000
__ibs_ = 0
__file_ = 0x0000000000000000
__cv_ = 0x00007fff7b718a40
__st_ = (__mbstate8 = "", _mbstateL = 0)
__st_last_ = (__mbstate8 = "", _mbstateL = 0)
__om_ = 0
__cm_ = 0
__owns_eb_ = true
__owns_ib_ = false
__always_noconv_ = true
}
}
(lldb)

Answer 1

Short answer is, my project was broken because it was trying to run a project in a path where a previous project already existed. Once I deleted both completely, and started anew, my program worked just fine.
While I made no changes to the original project, I started a new project in the same directory, which then caused all my issues.