Tag Archives: Xcode

I’ve changed my mind about Xcode snapshots

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Steven Fisher

In the recent past, I’ve mocked Xcode’s snapshots. They were sluggish and not especially reliable. I’d like to say they were inefficient, too, but the truth is that they were so slow and so unreliable I never bothered to find … Continue reading →

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An imaginary conversation with Xcode 4 regarding snapshots

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Steven Fisher

Xcode: Hey… Me: Yeah? Xcode: You want to enable snapshots yet? Me: No. Xcode: I’m just asking. Me: No. Xcode: They’re good for you, you know. Me: I’m sure they are, but see, I’ve already backed up my project. In … Continue reading →

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How to bring back Xcode 4′s Welcome screen

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Steven Fisher

If you’ve turned off Xcode 4′s welcome screen, there’s two ways to turn it back on. Open Xcode. Choose Welcome to Xcode from the Window menu. Check Show this window when Xcode launches. Alternatively, you can turn it back on … Continue reading →

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How to detect iOS hardware, simulator, or Mac from Greg Parker: TargetConditionals.h. (I’ve used this chart several times since it was posted, but I haven’t linked to it before.)

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Steven Fisher | Comments Off

Xcode tip: Renaming files shared by projects

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Steven Fisher

What if you want to rename a file that’s used in multiple Xcode projects? Well, previously I’d rename the file in one project, then open each project in series and correct broken references. But I discovered today that this is … Continue reading →

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Better Xcode warnings through .xcconfig files

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Steven Fisher

Peter Hosey posted a list of warnings he turns on. Here’s the warnings I turn on. It’s mostly the same list. Rather than set these per project, I have a .xcconfig file I add to my project. I then base … Continue reading →

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The secret to enjoying Xcode

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Steven Fisher

One of the things that made me like Xcode more and become more efficient with it is realizing that while all coders are insane, me and Xcode’s designers are insane in different ways. By that, I mean that aside from … Continue reading →

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Xcode and iPhone OS 3.0.1

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Steven Fisher

To get Xcode 3.1.3 working with iPhone OS 3.0.1, you’ll need to teach Xcode how to target iPhone OS 3.0.1. Xcode will automatically recognize iPhone OS 3.0.1 and look for a new SDK at a set path. The problem is … Continue reading →

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Apple’s developer documentation website is horrible

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Steven Fisher

Isn’t anyone at Apple even mildly embarrassed about how poor the ADC search results are? Like everyone other Mac developer (at least, those not using a seed… no comment otherwise), I’ve been bit by the Mac OS X 10.5.7 bug … Continue reading →

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Setting up Subversion 1.5 on Xcode. (Instructions are for Collabnet build, but you can use MacPorts build instead by replacing the path /opt/subversion/lib/ with /opt/local/lib/.)

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Steven Fisher | Comments Off