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GrumpyMelon
GrumpyMelon

Reputation: 313

How to verify compatibility of older Xcode on newer MacOS in terminal without opening it

When I was using MacOS 12.5.1, I found out that older version(e.g. 11.3) of Xcodes can't be opened. It's icon became a banned image and can be opened neither by double click nor 'open' cmd in terminal. enter image description here

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So I want to know how to verify Xcode in terminal? Use 'open' cmd is an option but if the target app is available, it will be opened which I don't expect to happen.

I found there is a "Minimum system version" in /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Info.plist, but no "Max system version". In my case I wanna to know which older verison of xcode is unavailable on new MacOS. Any help will be appreciated!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 119

Answers (1)

James Risner
James Risner

Reputation: 6102

Use the excellent Go64 application from St. Clair Software. When you load it and scan, you can then see programs that will not work on your system clearly marked with a strike thru circle: scan

Upvotes: 0

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