Xcode Release Notes
About Xcode 7 beta 6
Supported Configurations
Xcode 7 beta 6 requires a Mac running OS X 10.10.4 or later.
Xcode 7 beta includes SDKs for watchOS 2.0, iOS 9 and OS X version 10.11. To develop apps targeting prior
versions of OS X or iOS, see the section “About SDKs and the Simulator” in What's New in Xcode available on
developer.apple.com or from the Help > What's New in Xcode command when running Xcode.
Xcode 6.x has known compatibility issues when run on OS X El Capitan. !It is strongly encouraged that you
use Xcode 7 when running on OS X El Capitan.
Installation
To install Xcode 7 beta, double-click the downloaded DMG file, and drag the Xcode-beta.app file to your
Applications folder.
From within Xcode, you can launch additional developer tools, such as Instruments and FileMerge, using the
Xcode > Open Developer Tool menu. You can keep the additional tools in the Dock for direct access when
Xcode is not running.
Installing Xcode on OS X Server
To use Xcode’s continuous integration service with this Xcode beta, you need OS X 10.10.4 or greater with OS
X Server 4.1 or greater
Once you have installed OS X, OS X Server and Xcode, point OS X Server to this Xcode beta with these
steps:
1. Install the Server app and Xcode
2. Launch Xcode, accept Xcode license agreement and install additional components if necessary
3. Launch the Server app, initialize the server
4. Once Server is initialized, go to the Xcode tab, click on Choose Xcode and select Xcode 7
5. Once Xcode Server is initialized, turn Xcode Service on
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