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Create Rosetta Alias Option
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Related: #321 #333 #312
Create an alias to the rosetta version for that Xcode version in /Applications. That way you can run both a Rosetta version and the Apple silicon version.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Can use the command line instead of using Xcodes (re #333 #321)
I work on some applications that only work in Rosetta but would like to use Apple silicon for everything else.
What would you like to see? How would you like it to work?
Have another version of the same Xcode version in the Application folder but the open in rosetta setting is checked. You can't do this with an alias. And a duplicate consumes too much disk space.
Would be great if this was automated and the icon was updated to show that it is rosetta.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the Xcode installation flow that places versions in /Applications. Determine how a Rosetta-enabled version and its icon could be represented without duplicating the installation, then verify that both native and Rosetta launches work.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, swift
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100