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The question in my mind is what they will do with Xcode for OSX Lion. I don't use Xcode itself, but I always install it to get the tools and libraries I need t

by zerohp 16y ago

The question in my mind is what they will do with Xcode for OSX Lion. I don't use Xcode itself, but I always install it to get the tools and libraries I need to compile other software. If Lion requires users to pay $5 to get the necessary dependencies to build other free software tools, this will be a step back from the status quo.

noarchy 16y ago
Xcode has normally shipped with OS X install DVDs (though a lot of folks download it anyway, as this gets you the latest version). I'm wondering if they'll ship it with Lion. I'm guessing that they will not.
- ptomato 16y ago
  I bet they will, just like they're shipping Facetime with Lion.
  - noarchy 16y ago
    It would offer a bit of an incentive for anyone thinking of upgrading to Lion. Why not throw in the IDE? I'm just not sure that they will.
    - ptomato 16y ago
      They did with all previous versions of Xcode, I don't see why they'd stop now.
- girasquid 16y ago
  I've got one of the new Macbook Airs, and they definitely didn't ship any sort of developer tools on the little installer USB that came with it - all I got was an OS X installer. If that's any indication, it sounds like Xcode won't be getting bundled with installation media anymore.
- yrashk 16y ago
  not shipped with mac book airs