Posts tagged “xcode”
2026
Xcode 26 LLM Markdown Summaries Are Actually Useful for Humans
Xcode 26 has a couple of tech docs that are intended to help LLM’s generate modern solutions to coding problems in Swift, but that also contain valuable info for us human readers.
Auto-Mount Metal Toolchain Using a Launch Service Because Xcode 26 Cannot
Xcode 26 is incapable of compiling Metal shaders on my machine, so I need to help out to mount the appropriate toolchain with a Launch Service
Manually Mount the Metal Toolchain When Xcode Cannot
My computer suffers from Xcode not being able to access the Metal toolchain that is clearly installed on my system. I need to mount the disk image manually to fix this and make the CompileMetalFile error go away.
2025
Using 2 Editors Because Xcode Is Dumb
Xcode 16 doesn’t support working on a Package and a Demo app at the same time. But other editors do.
2023
Ignore Generated Xcode .xcworkspace Files in Git Except Package.resolved
To tell your teammates’ Xcode that packages need to be updated after a pull, check in the resolved packages file from within the Xcode project bundle. Here are git ignore rules to help you with that.
Async XCTest Assertion Helpers
The missing XCTAssert helpers that support async calls: AsyncAssertTrue(try await shouldSucceed())
Swift Package Import in Objective-C Might Just Work
Unbeknownst to me, you can @import Swift Packages in Objective-C files just fine!
2022
2021
How to Fix Mach-O Header Code 0x72613c21 When You Try to Export Your App in Xcode
2019
That Weird Obstable of Interface Builder When You Get Started With iOS Development
Xcode Project Setup to Build, Embed, Codesign, Notarize, and Use the Sparkle XPC Services
Use Shared NSUserDefaults for XPC and Interface Builder Nibs
2018
Put Test Files Next to Production Code for Better Discoverability?
2016
2015
Don't Build on El Capitan Without Checking App Transport Security
Make Custom Debug Build Configurations Play Nicely With CocoaPods