Hi,
I cannot connect a first generation iPad running iOS 5.1.1 to XCode 7 Beta.
XCode 7 Beta requires a device running with at least iOS 6.0 or later.
Has support for devices running less than iOS 6.0 been dropped? Or is it just because it's a Beta.
Thanks,
David
From the Xcode 7 Beta release notes (bold is mine)
Xcode 7 has a ENABLE_BITCODE option to embed bitcode in apps, app extensions, and frameworks. The option is turned on by default for iOS and is mandatory for watchOS projects submitted to the store.
Some compiler and linker options are not supported when bitcode is enabled (e.g., -mglobal-merge for clang and -sectalign for linker). Some linker options will result in warnings (e.g., - weak_framework and -weak_libraries). Bitcode builds for iOS also require a minimum deployment target of 6.0. (18447465)
Yes, I have the Enable Bitcode option switched off.
I can build and run my app in the simulators, but I cannot connect hardware that's running less than iOS 6.0.
I'm wondering whether running code (through the debugger) on hardware that has less than iOS 6.0 has been dropped, or whether it's only because it's a Beta.
Regards,
David
Did you ever find an answer to this? There is a company using a lot of iPad 1s with my app and I really need to be able to issue updates.
Not directly, but I've tried generating/exporting an IPA. You can either generate a universal IPA or you can generate one for a specific machine. Unfortunately the first generation iPad is not in the list. This imples Xcode 7 will not generate a compatible IPA for iOS 5.1
I think you'll have to use an older version of Xcode to generate compatible IPA's. This is in turn means you'll probably have to freeze your operating system (not sure if Xcode 6 is compatible with El Capitan) and you won't be able to publish into the App Store after a while. I think you'll be ok to do Ad Hoc/Enterprise deployments though assuming your using an older version of Xcode.
David
Hi David - Thanks for your reply, it was very useful for me!
