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[Fr] option for Xcode.app symbolic link path

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Description

Tell us how we can improve Xcodes

Add an option to specify the path Xcodes creates the symbolic link in.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I changed the Install path to install each version into/Applications/Xcode Versions/
Using the naming conventional Xcode-x.x.x.app
but the symbolic link is created automatically in the same directory /Applications/Xcode Versions/
when I would like it to be in /Applications/

What would you like to see? How would you like it to work?

under settings > advanced
under the Automatically create symbolic link to Xcode.app option
add a textbox with the default value of /Applications
which can be changed to any valid path
use this path to automatically create the symbolic link in.

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start in Settings > Advanced by locating the existing “Automatically create symbolic link to Xcode.app” option and the code that creates the link. Done means the setting defaults to /Applications, accepts a valid custom path, and creates the symbolic link there.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

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
45/100

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