Question: Can the event "Create directory..." be removed from the start of targets?

I tried this out a couple of months ago and it was correctly showing the start and stop times of each target.

I just tried again today and for some reason it's reporting all targets starting at the same time.

Each target is now starting with a Create directory Target.framework and Create directory Headers step that happens when the build starts. Then there's a long period of inactivity before the target actually starts building.

As far was I can tell, both builds were done with Xcode 12.5.1 and no build settings have changed that should affect that. But XCLogParser hasn't had an update so it's unlikely to be a cause of the change in behaviour.

Any recommendations for build settings I can look at that could be causing this?

Start by reproducing the reported behavior with Xcode 12.5.1 and inspect the xcactivitylog output around the “Create directory Target.framework” and “Create directory Headers” steps. Done would require determining whether XCLogParser should exclude these events or whether the behavior comes from Xcode build settings, then documenting a clear fix or recommendation.