iOS multiple versions of Xcode

[zoran]

Is it possible to have multiple versions of Xcode on one OSX system?

 

[firewood]

Yes. I typically have the release version of Xcode in the systems Applications directory and a renamed beta version in a temp directory. There's no Xcode beta available in the developer portal now, so I only have one version of Xcode on my main system, but that's not typical.

If you want to run old versions of Xcode, it helps to keep around a bootable partition on your SSD or HD which has the old version of OS X on which that version of Xcode was released. So I have one of those partitions as well, in case I need to support a custom app for ancient iOS 6.x and 4.x devices, such as the iPhone 3GS and 1G.

Very old release versions that did not install in /Applications did not support running multiple versions very well, as they over-wrote each other. In that case, a separate bootable partition is also useful. But I don't keep those ones around any more.

 

[zoran]

So you are saying that Xcode only works for the specific system that is installed, is that right? For instance, if i have Yosemite only the Yose Xcode version can be installed, no other, correct?

 

[firewood]

So you are saying that Xcode only works for the specific system that is installed, is that right? For instance, if i have Yosemite only the Yose Xcode version can be installed, no other, correct?

The Release Notes for each version usually specify which OS X or macOS is required. Whether older OS X versions are supported or not is different for different versions of Xcode. The current Xcode release runs under 2 macOS versions. Later releases might not.

 

[zoran]

Where can i find specs on what OSX is supported for each Xcode version?

 

[firewood]

Check the Release Notes for each version. Hunt on Apple’s dev site for those Notes. Good Luck.

 

[PhoneyDeveloper]

There's a table on the wikipedia page for Xcode that shows the macOS version required.