Select Xcode doesn't work well

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Select Xcode doesn't work well #584

Closed KaiOelfke closed 1 month ago

KaiOelfke commented 1 month ago

Describe the bug Today I had an issue, where I was prompted several times to select Xcode. I don't know why RocketSim can't use something liek xcode-select -p. I manage my selected Xcode with Xcodes. Some days ago it was worse when the prompt kept appearing in multiple windows, which was very obtrusive. I was debugging something and didn't even want to use RocketSim and it interrupted me.

Expected behavior

Ideally, I don't want to do this at all. E.g. for Tuist I don't have deal with that. It checks what Xcode is selected. If I have to do it then I want to be able to do it once. I don't want to do this again, if I don't change my Xcode. I also want to be able to cancel this dialog, if I don't want to do this now.

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OS: macOS Sonoma 14.6.1
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KaiOelfke commented 1 month ago

Today without changing my active Xcode in the last days I ran into this issue again. Even worse selecting Xcode 16 doesn't fix it. The prompt just comes up again. And I can't quit RocketSim to continue working. I can only force kill the process.

AvdLee commented 1 month ago

@KaiOelfke thanks for letting me know! This scenario happens if RocketSim is unable to recognize the Simulator. I'm going to check if we correctly support the Apple Watch shown.

I don't know why RocketSim can't use something liek xcode-select -p.

I wish I could use that, but since I'm in the Mac App Store, this is not possible. That's the difference with other tools like Xcodes and Tuist. However, normally, RocketSim would work by just selecting an Xcode version once, which should be acceptable.

Let me know if that clarifies!

KaiOelfke commented 1 month ago

I definitely was prompted and selected Xcode 16 already multiple times.

I wish I could use that, but since I'm in the Mac App Store, this is not possible.

Ok, I get that. In my opinion you should distribute it outside then as well. Maybe there will be more limitations in the future as a developer tool. My company can't pay via the Mac App Store easily and so got a team license outside anyway on Gumroad.

AvdLee commented 1 month ago

The simulator issue will be fixed in 12.11.9

Ok, I get that. In my opinion you should distribute it outside then as well. Maybe there will be more limitations in the future as a developer tool. My company can't pay via the Mac App Store easily and so got a team license outside anyway on Gumroad.

I've considered distributing outside of the App Store, but:

It's an extra distribution channel to maintain
The App Store Sandboxing is an extra security layer which allows me to sell to more larger companies out of the box
With team licenses, there's no reason for me anymore

The only reason would be unforeseen limitations, like you mentioned, but so far I'm not having these yet 🙏