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I have XCode 4.0.2 for Snow Leopard installed. Is that the latest version available for Snow Leopard?
Is Apple pushing us to upgrade to Lion to get a version newer than 4.0.2. I see that XCode 4.2 is available for Lion.
David.
Mac Pro Quad-core, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Also, 20" iMac 2x2GHz and 15" MacBook Pro 2x2.4GHz
Fresh link today in the iOS Dev Center...
Xcode 4.2 for Snow Leopard
I can't find it in the iOS Dev Center. Is it only available to paid registered developers?
Can you provide a link to the page?
Thanks,
David.
Don't say you got in if you're not a paid developer.
Only paid devs can get into the Dev Center... Log in and it's right there. If you got in, you'd see it. Links won't help as they're behind the login.
I can "get in" to the dev center. As a non-paying developer I've always downloaded XCode from there. I can see the Lion version of XCode 4.2:
But not, the Snow Leopard version.
This information might be useful for those who are not members of the $99/year iOS Developer Program. I am not a member, I have Snow Leopard, and I purchased Xcode 4.0 for $5 from the Mac App Store in March 2011. Just for fun I searched the app store for Xcode. As expected, the only search result is Xcode 4.2 with stated minimum requirement 10.7 (Lion). I am curious why it even shows Snow Leopard users the active Free button that implies I can download it. I don't know how the app store works but I assume it would not let me install this on 10.6 Snow Leopard.
But the Purchased view shows Xcode for Snow Leopard. I noticed the button on the right showed Update rather than Installed. Clicking the item name to find details including the version number shows Your request could not be completed. I decided to update in hopes this would be 4.2. I deleted Install Xcode from my Applications folder, restarted the App Store, then pressed the Update button. 1.77GB later I have Install Xcode in my Applications folder, preview shows version 4.2 (used to show 4.0.2),
The installer just finished running, I now have Xcode 4.2 build 4C199. About Xcode.pdf in the Developer folder starts with Developer tools for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and iOS 5. So this is clearly not exactly the same as Xcode 4.2 for Lion. It does include the iOS 5 SDK, LLVM 3.0, etc. Not sure what is different in the Lion build.
I tried the exact same steps, except that my App Store does not show "Xcode for Snow Leopard". It was there yesterday before I started this thread but it disappeared and hasn't returned. I have restarted App Store, try to download the Xcode for Lion version (if fails, it needs 10.7), but nothing works. I searched the App Store for "XCode for Snow Leopard" and it returns no results.
Maybe it will come back if enough developers bring this to Apple's attention.....
>Maybe it will come back if enough developers bring this to Apple's attention.....
'developers' that have paid to join one of the programs have access via the Dev Center, so I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.
The development tools have been free (or nearly so, $4.99 is almost free) for 11 years. Just because I don't pay the $99.00 doesn't mean I'm not a 'developer'. I only work on a few small applications and even $99.00 is hard to justify for that.
You can outline what you think of yourself in any manner you like, but you're arguing with Apple, not me.
Well I figured out what happened. I have XCode 4.0.2 installed. In the App Store I must have clicked on the "X" next to XCode for Snow Leopard which removes the purchased app from being listed in the App Store. The hint from Liessur999 above made me think that the purchased app must still be available. I used the App Store -> Store -> View My Account menu item to view my account. The account now keeps track of "hidden" applications. XCode for Snow Leopard was listed there. I clicked the box to unhide that app, went back to the app store and it was available. I then followed the steps that Liessur999 listed and XCode 4.2 was downloaded and installed.
So, I guess Apple does consider those of us that don't pay the $99.00, developers..... 🙂
What is the latest version of XCode for Snow Leopard?
