Does xcode5 CI supports other platforms? like Andriod, cross platform(sencha, appcelarator)

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Does xcode5 CI supports other platforms? like Andriod, cross platform(sencha, appcelarator)

Hi,

1) Just i want to know xCode5 CI(Continious Integration) supports other platform like Andriod , Crossplatform(sencha, appcelarator)

Example: i have andriod project, Can i run the Continious Integration set up with Xcode5?

2) Does it support large no of build tools? like, Different development teams use a different set of tools, test frameworks, and so on

Example: codecoverage tool,

3) What are the advantages of using Xcode5 CI over Jenkins CI

Regards,

Venkatesh

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Dec 6, 2013 2:37 AM

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Dec 6, 2013 3:02 AM in response to venkatesh guttal

Dear Venkatesh,

You have asked your question on a Server forum whereas Xcode is really a developer tool and the conversation is more suited to the developer forum. However,

1) Xcode is only useful for developing for Mac OS and iOS. Technically it can compile code for other platforms like Android using the standard compiiler but it's not really designed for that and I wouldn't recommend starting a project that way.

2) Xcode is an IDE but it comes with (free) developer tools like the ones you mentioned, for unit testing, diagnosis of processor and memory usage, corruption testing, instrument testing and other purposes. Also included is a simulator for iOS devices so you can debug your iOS code for all the different devices without needing examples of them all.

3) For Mac OS and iOS, the combination of Xcode and Xcode Server has more and better tools than Jenkins, but, as answered in (1) it's useless for other platforms.

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