cntrump/extract-xcode-toolchain

a shell script for extract Xcode toolchain from xip

Extract Xcode toolchain

a shell script for extract Xcode toolchain from xip file.

Useage

Download Xcode xip file from: https://developer.apple.com/download/all/

./extract-xcode-toolchain.sh Xcode_11.3.1.xip ~/Documents

Xcode 11.3.1 toolchain will saved at ~/Documents/Xcode_11.3.1.xctoolchain.tar.xz

Install toolchain into installed Xcode.app

if your Xcode.app installed at /Applications/Xcode.app, create a directory with .xctoolchain suffix:

mkdir /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/Xcode_11.3.1.xctoolchain

extract toolchain:

tar -xvf Xcode_11.3.1.xctoolchain.tar.xz \
    -C /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/Xcode_11.3.1.xctoolchain

Using Xcode_11.3.1 toolchain in command line:

$ xcrun --toolchain Xcode_11.3.1 swift --version

Apple Swift version 5.1.3 (swiftlang-1100.0.282.1 clang-1100.0.33.15)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin21.6.0

Install toolchain into macOS

User defined toolchain is installed at /Library/Developer/Toolchains

sudo mkdir -p /Library/Developer/Toolchains/Xcode_11.3.1.xctoolchain

extract toolchain into /Library/Developer/Toolchains/Xcode_11.3.1.xctoolchain

sudo tar -xvf Xcode_11.3.1.xctoolchain.tar.xz \
         -C /Library/Developer/Toolchains/Xcode_11.3.1.xctoolchain

User defined Identifier of toolchain can't have prefix com.apple.*, replace com.apple.dt.toolchain.Xcode_11.3.1 with Xcode_11.3.1:

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set Identifier Xcode_11.3.1" ToolchainInfo.plist

User defined CompatibilityVersion of toolchain should be 2:

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add CompatibilityVersion integer 2" ToolchainInfo.plist

Now, content of ToolchainInfo.plist:

$ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print" ToolchainInfo.plist

Dict {
    CompatibilityVersion = 2
    Identifier = Xcode_11.3.1
}