[CMake] [cmake-developers] Drop support for older Xcode versions?

[Michael Jackson]

What is the oldest version of OS X that CMake actually runs on? I guess 
I would support the last version of Xcode that actually ran on that 
platform. In reality this is probably 10.6.8? But At the next major 
update of CMake (3.5 or 3.6) I would actually draw a line in the sand 
and pump that up to OS X 10.9, 10.8 at the absolute minimum. I think 
that is Xcode 6?

Just my thoughts.

Mike Jackson

> Eric Wing <mailto:ewmailing at gmail.com>
> February 6, 2016 at 6:46 PMvia Postbox 
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> I personally am not using them. My more serious problem is that the
> Xcode projects being generated now are not keeping up with modern
> Xcode and the features that need to be accessible/set. The reality of
> Apple development is you must be on the latest stable Xcode if you
> need to ship apps on the Mac or iOS Store, otherwise Apple can reject
> your app. Their design philosophy, regardless if you agree with it or
> not, is to build with the latest and build against backwards
> compatibility deployment targets, not build with the oldest and pray
> it will work with future changes that couldn't be predicted at the
> time. Their platform, their rules.
>
> So I'm all in favor of dropping legacy platforms if it means
> ultimately helping make the Xcode generator work better for modern
> Xcode. General rule of thumb for Apple development is support the
> latest and -1 version. If you can do more, fine, but don't compromise
> the recent stuff in order to achieve distant backwards compatibility.
>
> -Eric
> Gregor Jasny via CMake <mailto:cmake at cmake.org>
> February 6, 2016 at 5:49 AMvia Postbox 
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> Hello,
>
> I'd like to get your feedback on deprecating or dropping support for
> older Xcode versions. During changes on the Xcode generator it gets
> harder and harder to test against old and very old Xcode versions like 3
> and 4.
>
> Are there still users around for these versions of Xcode?
>
> PS: I'm talking here about the Xcode generator which creates Xcode
> projects, not the Makefile or Ninja generator.
>
> Thanks,
> Gregor

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