diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
index 13e698858..637e60d19 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
@@ -966,16 +966,40 @@ struct cmSourceFilePathCompare
 };
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void
+struct cmCompareTargets
+{
+  bool operator () (std::string const& a, std::string const& b) const
+  {
+    if (a == "ALL_BUILD")
+      {
+      return true;
+      }
+    if (b == "ALL_BUILD")
+      {
+      return false;
+      }
+    return strcmp(a.c_str(), b.c_str()) < 0;
+  }
+};
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool
 cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateXCodeTargets(cmLocalGenerator* gen,
                                            std::vector<cmXCodeObject*>&
                                            targets)
 {
   this->SetCurrentLocalGenerator(gen);
   cmTargets &tgts = this->CurrentMakefile->GetTargets();
+  typedef std::map<std::string, cmTarget*, cmCompareTargets> cmSortedTargets;
+  cmSortedTargets sortedTargets;
   for(cmTargets::iterator l = tgts.begin(); l != tgts.end(); l++)
     {
-    cmTarget& cmtarget = l->second;
+    sortedTargets[l->first] = &l->second;
+    }
+  for(cmSortedTargets::iterator l = sortedTargets.begin();
+      l != sortedTargets.end(); l++)
+    {
+    cmTarget& cmtarget = *l->second;
     cmGeneratorTarget* gtgt = this->GetGeneratorTarget(&cmtarget);
 
     // make sure ALL_BUILD, INSTALL, etc are only done once
@@ -992,7 +1016,12 @@ cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateXCodeTargets(cmLocalGenerator* gen,
     if(cmtarget.GetType() == cmTarget::UTILITY ||
        cmtarget.GetType() == cmTarget::GLOBAL_TARGET)
       {
-      targets.push_back(this->CreateUtilityTarget(cmtarget));
+      cmXCodeObject* t = this->CreateUtilityTarget(cmtarget);
+      if (!t)
+        {
+        return false;
+        }
+      targets.push_back(t);
       continue;
       }
 
@@ -1000,7 +1029,7 @@ cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateXCodeTargets(cmLocalGenerator* gen,
     std::vector<cmSourceFile*> classes;
     if (!cmtarget.GetConfigCommonSourceFiles(classes))
       {
-      return;
+      return false;
       }
     std::sort(classes.begin(), classes.end(), cmSourceFilePathCompare());
 
@@ -1227,6 +1256,7 @@ cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateXCodeTargets(cmLocalGenerator* gen,
 
     targets.push_back(this->CreateXCodeTarget(cmtarget, buildPhases));
     }
+  return true;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2940,7 +2970,7 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateGroups(cmLocalGenerator* root,
+bool cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateGroups(cmLocalGenerator* root,
                                           std::vector<cmLocalGenerator*>&
                                           generators)
 {
@@ -2983,7 +3013,7 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateGroups(cmLocalGenerator* root,
       std::vector<cmSourceFile*> classes;
       if (!cmtarget.GetConfigCommonSourceFiles(classes))
         {
-        return;
+        return false;
         }
       // Put cmSourceFile instances in proper groups:
       for(std::vector<cmSourceFile*>::const_iterator s = classes.begin();
@@ -3016,6 +3046,7 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateGroups(cmLocalGenerator* root,
         }
       }
     }
+  return true;
 }
 
 cmXCodeObject *cmGlobalXCodeGenerator
@@ -3136,7 +3167,7 @@ cmXCodeObject* cmGlobalXCodeGenerator
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator
+bool cmGlobalXCodeGenerator
 ::CreateXCodeObjects(cmLocalGenerator* root,
                      std::vector<cmLocalGenerator*>&
                      generators)
@@ -3217,7 +3248,10 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator
   this->MainGroupChildren->AddObject(resourcesGroup);
 
   // now create the cmake groups
-  this->CreateGroups(root, generators);
+  if (!this->CreateGroups(root, generators))
+    {
+    return false;
+    }
 
   cmXCodeObject* productGroup = this->CreateObject(cmXCodeObject::PBXGroup);
   productGroup->AddAttribute("name", this->CreateString("Products"));
@@ -3417,7 +3451,10 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator
     {
     if(!this->IsExcluded(root, *i))
       {
-      this->CreateXCodeTargets(*i, targets);
+      if (!this->CreateXCodeTargets(*i, targets))
+        {
+        return false;
+        }
       }
     }
   // loop over all targets and add link and depend info
@@ -3446,6 +3483,7 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator
       }
     }
   this->RootObject->AddAttribute("targets", allTargets);
+  return true;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3632,8 +3670,10 @@ cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::OutputXCodeProject(cmLocalGenerator* root,
       }
     }
 
-  this->CreateXCodeObjects(root,
-                           generators);
+  if (!this->CreateXCodeObjects(root, generators))
+    {
+    return;
+    }
   std::string xcodeDir = root->GetMakefile()->GetStartOutputDirectory();
   xcodeDir += "/";
   xcodeDir += root->GetMakefile()->GetProjectName();
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.h
index 9d7b784ad..8d7cfaf6d 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ private:
                                      cmSourceGroup* sg);
   cmXCodeObject* CreatePBXGroup(cmXCodeObject *parent,
                                 std::string name);
-  void CreateGroups(cmLocalGenerator* root,
+  bool CreateGroups(cmLocalGenerator* root,
                     std::vector<cmLocalGenerator*>&
                     generators);
   std::string XCodeEscapePath(const char* p);
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ private:
   std::string ExtractFlag(const char* flag, std::string& flags);
   // delete all objects in the this->XCodeObjects vector.
   void ClearXCodeObjects();
-  void CreateXCodeObjects(cmLocalGenerator* root,
+  bool CreateXCodeObjects(cmLocalGenerator* root,
                           std::vector<cmLocalGenerator*>& generators);
   void OutputXCodeProject(cmLocalGenerator* root,
                           std::vector<cmLocalGenerator*>& generators);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ private:
   cmXCodeObject* CreateXCodeSourceFile(cmLocalGenerator* gen,
                                        cmSourceFile* sf,
                                        cmTarget& cmtarget);
-  void CreateXCodeTargets(cmLocalGenerator* gen,
+  bool CreateXCodeTargets(cmLocalGenerator* gen,
                           std::vector<cmXCodeObject*>&);
   bool IsHeaderFile(cmSourceFile*);
   void AddDependTarget(cmXCodeObject* target,