Appcenter: Add support for Xcode betas (e.g. Xcode 11)
Describe the solution you'd like
I'd like to request support for Xcode betas in the Microsoft-hosted agents. The rationale is that between June and September, iOS/macOS developers will be using Xcode betas to get ready for upcoming iOS/macOS releases, so Xcode beta support is essential to be able to continue using e.g. Azure Pipelines for CI throughout this time period.
Describe alternatives you've considered
The alternative is, of course, to not provide Xcode betas. This means that Azure Pipelines is nearly useless for 1/4th of the year for a lot of iOS/macOS developers.
Additional context
Xcode betas can be installed at the same time as non-beta Xcode versions -- developers just have to xcode-select the right app.
It's also important that later betas are also timely provided as they're made available by Apple because APIs change throughout the beta process, for instance.
Competitors such as Travis have provided beta versions of Xcode in a timely manner in the past.
fernandotcl
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Hi @fernandotcl, we began supporting Xcode betas with Xcode 10 and will continue to add the betas with Xcode 11. We do caution that as these are betas, we do expect some bugs along the way 馃槃 will have this out soon for you to test your build with!
nilofer
on 4 Jun 2019
Thanks for the getting back to me, @nrajpurkar. Is there any chance we could get an estimate of when Xcode 11 will be available? I see it's on the plan for July, but it was also in the plan for June and got bumped.
I'm sure you guys are aware of how time-sensitive this is, but just to reiterate: now is exactly when we need CI as a lot of code changes are happening. Having access to the betas later is very much less valuable.
(Travis already supports Xcode 11, btw.)
fernandotcl
on 10 Jul 2019
Apologies on the delay @fernandotcl. We ran into issues and were seeing several failing builds on the first beta. We weren't happy with shipping a broken experience with the first beta. We've been working through the issues and believe they're almost all resolved at this point. Pending no issues with some final pieces, Xcode 11 beta support should come shortly!
nilofer
on 10 Jul 2019
@fernandotcl and by shortly, I mean it is available now! Happy building 馃槃
nilofer
on 10 Jul 2019
@nrajpurkar If it's available, then why don't I see it in my dropdown?
justintoth
on 28 Aug 2019
@justintoth apologies for not calling out the distinction. We don't support Xamarin Previews and currently Xcode 11 beta support is only available on Xamarin Preview versions. Xcode 11 betas are available for Swift/Obj-C and React Native iOS apps today.
nilofer
on 28 Aug 2019
@nrajpurkar Hi! Given that Xcode 11 is in production release now, do you have an ETA to be available for Xamarin builds?
Thanks
JPSiller
on 30 Sep 2019
@JPSiller yep, we're tracking this in #1096 and was just enabled today!
nilofer
on 30 Sep 2019
@nrajpurkar Awesome thank you!
JPSiller
on 30 Sep 2019
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Hi @fernandotcl, we began supporting Xcode betas with Xcode 10 and will continue to add the betas with Xcode 11. We do caution that as these are betas, we do expect some bugs along the way 馃槃 will have this out soon for you to test your build with!