Gradle should detect when Xcode is missing
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Description
When only the Xcode Command Line Tools are installed, presumably via `xcode-select --install` when the user most likely installed Homebrew or similar, Gradle fail with a cryptic error:
```
:compileTestSwift FAILED
xcrun: error: unable to lookup item 'PlatformPath' from command line tools installation
xcrun: error: unable to lookup item 'PlatformPath' in SDK '/'
```
In this case, `xcode-select -p` returns `/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools` vs `/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer` when Xcode is installed.
### Expected Behavior
Compiling Swift code without Xcode installed should give a meaningful error.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the compileTestSwift failure with only the Xcode Command Line Tools installed, then inspect how the build checks xcode-select -p and handles the xcrun error. Done means compiling Swift without Xcode produces a meaningful error instead of the cryptic PlatformPath failure.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, swift
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100