XcodesOrg / XcodesOrg/XcodesApp

mac alias instead of unix symlink

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Description

Tell us how we can improve Xcodes

First off, thank you for your great work on this app, it saved me a lot of time so far!

It seems the symlink Xcode.app created when activating the option in your settings is an actual symlink to the folder and not an alias to the mac app. If it were an alias, it could be search by alfred or searchlight, for example. Which would be very helpful as I tend to try to open my currently active Xcode a lot of the times just to have to navigate through the search results in alfred.

Best regards,
Martin

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Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by locating the settings path that activates the Xcode.app link and inspect how it creates the link on macOS. Confirm the resulting item is discoverable by Alfred or Spotlight as the active Xcode app.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, swift
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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