nit: need to run npm install to build the app

[gsabran]

After running sudo ln -s `which npm` /usr/local/bin, I think you need to run npm install from Server to be able to build the app. The later step is not described in the DEVELOPMENT.md

Versions

• Copilot for Xcode: latest
• Xcode: 16.0.0
• macOS: 14.6.1
• Node: v16.10.0

Steps to reproduce

1. Clone the repo
2. Make sure sudo ln -s `which npm` /usr/local/bin has been run
3. Build the app

Screenshots

Logs

env: node: No such file or directory cp: Server/node_modules/@github/copilot-language-server/native/darwin-arm64/copilot-language-server: No such file or directory Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code

[devm33]

From env: node: No such file or directory it looks like node is not installed a global location that the Xcode run script can reach. Maybe try symlinking node as well

sudo ln -s `which node` /usr/local/bin

[gsabran]

For me, running npm install is what solved the issue. I had also run sudo ln -swhich node/usr/local/bin before to be sure that was not the cause.

[devm33]

Yep, npm install is run as part of a custom build script: https://github.com/github/CopilotForXcode/blob/a9ad824d0da3908f06bf90cc3c70b2e0d4c879f1/Copilot%20for%20Xcode.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj#L719

However, the PATH Xcode uses for custom build scripts is fairly bare, hence the need to link things to standard locations like /usr/local/bin

[gsabran]

ACK, then maybe sudo ln -swhich node/usr/local/bin is what I was initially missing.

[devm33]

Makes sense I'll update DEVELOPMENT.md to mention that, thanks!