Installing Xcode 26.2 on macOS Intel actually installed the Silicon version
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Description
I ran this command on an Intel MacBook 2019 with most recent version of macOS (Tahoe 26.2, xcodes 1.6.2):
$ sudo xcodes install 26.2 --directory /opt/xcode/26.2
I was expecting xcodes to get the Universal .xip. Instead, it got the arm64 flavor. Consequently, xcodebuild threw "Bad CPU type in executable". I had to download the correct .xip manually, run xcodes --path=/path/to/manually/downloaded.zip
I read others reporting the opposite: they get the universal .xip on Silicon. Looks like the poles may be reversed, doesn't it?
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Research direction
Start by reproducing sudo xcodes install 26.2 --directory /opt/xcode/26.2 on an Intel Mac and compare the selected Xcode architecture with the behavior reported for Silicon. Use the xcodes --path=/path/to/manually/downloaded.zip entry point as a reference for the expected package, and verify that installation selects a compatible Universal .xip so xcodebuild no longer reports Bad CPU type in executable.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, swift
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 3/5
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- 1-2 days
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- Quiet
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100