sudo xcodes runtimes install "iOS 15.5"` fails on Apple Silicon
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Description
Describe the bug
sudo xcodes runtimes install "iOS 15.5" fails.
To Reproduce
Run:
sudo xcodes runtimes install "iOS 15.5" --keep-archive
or
sudo xcodes runtimes install "iOS 15.5"
Observed on my M1 machine; verified by my colleague on theirs.
Works just fine on an Intel machine I had access to.
Expected behavior
The simulator runtime should install successfully.
Downloading Runtime iOS 15.5: 100%
Mounting DMG
Installing Runtime
Deleting Archive
Finished
Screenshots
Installing Runtime
Error: Failed executing: `/usr/sbin/installer -pkg
/Users/mc7h/Library/Caches/com.robotsandpencils.xcodes/com.apple.pkg.iPhoneSimulatorSDK15_5.pkg -target /` (1).
Version
- OS: 13.1 (Apple M1 Pro)
- Xcodes: 1.2.0
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Research direction
Start by reproducing sudo xcodes runtimes install "iOS 15.5" on an Apple Silicon Mac, with and without --keep-archive, and inspect the /usr/sbin/installer failure. The issue is done when the iOS 15.5 simulator runtime installs successfully on Apple Silicon as it does on Intel.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, swift
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100