I am new to iOS development. I've recently stumbled upon the new objective-c collection-literals syntax on an article, and I would like to be able to use this newer version of the language. How can I install the newest version of the apple llvm compiler without having to install xCode's newest version?
You can get LLVM separately from Xcode at llvm.org, though you may find some of the new features don't work well without IDE and framework support.
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My main confusion comes from these products seem to each have their own release versions and sometimes, these versions get mixed up and thus, making it very hard to know which version of build tools you are using.
Xcode is Apple's app for making apps for Apple's platforms: macOS, iOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Each version of Xcode ships with a version of the SDK for Apple's platforms, including macOS. The site Xcode Releases shows the SDKs that ship with each version of Xcode.
The Command Line Tools package is for people who want access to compilers and other developer tools but don't need Xcode. If you have Xcode installed, you don't need to install the Command Line Tools package because it's part of the Xcode installation.
I'm not sure what is confusing you. I looked at Apple's downloads site, and each version of Xcode has a corresponding Command Line Tools package. You may want to edit your question and add more details as to what's confusing you.
Did anyone try to add Intel Fortran Compiler to the latest XCode (version 8.3.2)? I can't find the compiler on the list. I tried to re-install the compiler entirely, linking it again to the XCode location, but nothing helped. Any idea why this happens? (I was also unable to run the simple code via terminal on Mac with the ifort command, seems like it can't link the libraries location, even though I updated the environmental variables)
The beta test compiler release notes do indicate that Xcode 8.2 is the latest supported version, as it is for the 2017u2 released compiler. Intention to offer an update 2 of the beta has been mentioned. Each minor update to Xcode apparently requires specific modifications and testing of Intel compilers.
My current version of xcode is 4.0, which doesn't support iOS 5. However, when I tried to download the latest version, 4.4, it said I needed to upgrade to lion.
I'm wondering if I can download a less recent version of xcode. My current os version is 10.6.8; would I be able to use xcode version 4.3.3?
No.
If I remember correctly, Xcode 4.2 was the last version you could run without Lion.
At https://connect.apple.com/ you are able to download the entire dmg for Xcode, even for older versions, but you must be registered as an Apple developer.
Recently i've installed Snow Leopard and xCode 3.2.5 with iOS SDK 4.2
And now i need to add previous sdk version (3.1.2) that was in my Leopard. I have mac-partition with old OS. What is the best way to do such migration? I have iphone_sdk_3.1.2_with_xcode_3.1.4_leopard_9m2809 image. When i launch it, it offers to install developer tools wich includes xCode of erlier version.
a little addition to my question. if I set iphone_sdk_3.1.2_with_xcode_3.1.4_leopard_9m2809 that does not give me an option NOT to install xCode 3.1, will I get an downgrade from xCode 3.2.5 to 3.1.2?
My guess is that the following link will help you in installing OLDER SDK (Device/Simulator) in order to test iphone apps on OLDER versions (for example my iPhone 2G works only up to 3.1.3)
http://chris-fletcher.com/2010/08/28/howto-install-iphone-sdk-2-0-3-1-for-xcode-3-2/
I'd like to start testing iOS4.2 so I downloaded xcode 3.2.5 and iOS4.2 beta SDK. Unfortunately, I think it installed over my previous xcode 3.2.4 and SDK 4.1. Short of downloading 3.2.4 and 4.1 and installing to another directory, is there a way to get the 4.1 SDK into 3.2.5 and compile both SDK versions?
Thanks!
Seems like with the release of iOS 4.2, Apple is going to want 4.2 to reign king. At least with Xcode 3.2.5 GM, the only SDK included is 4.2.
You can have two versions of Xcode installed though - when choosing what optional things you want to uninstall, uncheck everything and change the location Xcode installs to (it defaults to /Developer). I was able to get 3.2.5 (can compile against 4.2) and 3.2.4 (everything else) running and working on the same machine. This will allow you to have both the 4.2 and 4.1 SDKs on the same machine.
Good luck!