Of course, I’ve been asked to do some iOS work in Xojo while I only have on hand a machine with Mojave and Xcode 10 beta. Xojo works OK with the former, but won’t even try to compile or even run the simulator with the Xcode beta.
I haven’t tried running Mac OS + Xcode + Xojo in a virtual machine, but I understand that should work for what I need. Can somebody confirm this is a workable solution? I’ll get to downloading X High Sierra and Xcode 9 the meantime, which I assume should work with Xojo 2018r3 for iOS.
I will install Sierra on an external HD, download XCode and boot on that disk (press Option Key at computer start time, once the boot beep appears or before).
Of course, you will have to install Xojos License for that boot HD to be able to compile the application.
[quote=401384:@Christian Schmitz]This can work.
I use a VM for Mojave and Xcode 10.[/quote]
You’re smarter than me Not only am I running Mojave on this thing, but I’m also running the early betas of all of Microsoft Office (including outlook and skype for business), which I use daily for work (and obviously the iPhone is on 10.14 beta as well).
I’m not sure how I got in this situation but I’m not proud and I have to give way too many explanations when software misbehaves at the worst possible times
I thought about using an external disk, but this is a MacBook Air and a VM is faster from the local SSD than booting off the external disk.
I have High Sierra now in Parallels and XCode 9.4 is downloading from the app store (the app store is one of the things that doesn’t work in Mojave). After that I’ll config Xcode and see if Xojo within the VM can “see” it so I can run projects.
Xojo 2018r2 compiling and running in the simulator iOS 11.5 through Xcode 9.4 in a Parallels 13 VM running High Sierra under a Mojave beta install on a MacBook Air 2015
This sounds like an acceptable compromise. I don’t want to boot from the VM but I can run it from an external drive. I’ll test today with an external eSATA to try something and if it works I’ll get an SSD.
I prefer thunderbolt to USB 3, to be honest. But I find the offer of enclosures to be severely lacking. Especially for SSDs (unless I use a standard eSATA one).
I do this for my VM store - I have a 2TB 7200RPM ST2000NX0273 from Seagate installed in a Cooler Master USB 3 desktop dock. The drive’s a bit more expensive, but it’s fast and rock solid.
And if you have USB-C, the Samsung T5 series looks to have really good price / performance, and are really small to carry along with you. And weigh under 2 ounces. Seems like a great way to do VMs if you have a need to travel with them instead of an office desktop dock. I’m currently using SSDs that I pulled out of 2012 MBP upgrades and put in external enclosures. But if I didn’t already own them, I’d look at the T5 for VM storage.
Not only am I running Mojave on this thing, but I’m also running the early betas of all of Microsoft Office (including outlook and skype for business), which I use daily for work (and obviously the iPhone is on 10.14 beta as well).