It is not possible to know everything, but it is quite accessible to learn something new everyday. Recently I decided to upgrade my Xcode on my Mac laptop, I sent installed Xcode into trash. I went to Apple Store to download a new one and found that there is no Xcode dmg files, but Xcode xip files instead. In that moment I had no idea what xip files were, but currently I know. An xip file is analog of zip file which can be digitally signed for integrity. In the same time xip is the name of Mac OS X tool, which can be used to create or extract a digitally signed xip archives:
|
# xip Usage: xip [options] –sign Usage: xip --expand |
So currently Apple Store does present different versions of Xcode in xip format:
How to install Xcode from xip file? First download Xcode xip file, the file size is several Gigabytes so it may take a few minutes. When download is completed, copy xip file to /Applications directory, otherwise Xcode will be installed in the directory, where Xcode xip file is located. It is not big deal to have Xcode in different directory than /Application/Xcode.app, but you need to specify different Xcode.app active developer directory after installation using xcode-select tool, for example:
|
# sudo xcode-select --switch /Users/someuser/Downloads/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer |
There are two ways to install Xcode from GUI interface just double click on Xcode xip file or form terminal using xip tool, first copy downloaded Xcode xip file into /Applications directory:
|
# cd /Applications # xip --expand Xcode_10.2.1.xip xip: signing certificate was "Software Update" (validation not attempted) xip: expanded items from "/Applications/Xcode_10.2.1.xip" # ls -l total 11855872 drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 96 Apr 5 20:33 Xcode.app -rw-r–r–@ 1 root staff 6055660727 Aug 16 11:04 Xcode_10.2.1.xip # xcode-select -p /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer |
When installation is completed delete Xcode xip file:
|
# rm Xcode_10.1.xip |
To install command line developer tools (g++, lldb, swift) run the following command from terminal:
|
# sudo xcode-select --install |
xip -x ~/Desktop/Xcode_9.2.xip
xip: signing certificate was “Software Update” (validation not attempted)
xip: error: The archive “Xcode_9.2.xip” does not come from Apple.
I have an error!
I suspect that signing certificate for this xip file has been expired. Probably you downloaded Xcode_9.2.xip file quite time ago. Try download it again or change or system date. The situation like yours is discussed there:
https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/125108
Thank you, finally something clear and well explained!
Don’t forget to make sure you ‘sudo xcodebuild -license accept’ after the xcode-select -p
coomand.