Re: Virtual Instances and XCode
Re: Virtual Instances and XCode
- Subject: Re: Virtual Instances and XCode
- From: Alex Zavatone <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:40:46 -0500
Just a plain install.
One benefit of this approach is that you can get an OS that you like working in a VM. Then just duplicate the VM when a new OS or version of Xcode comes out and make the changes there without worrying about either of them screwing up your workflow or exposing your production system to any changes.
I've got at least three VMs that I use and since Safari is a memory pig, I do all my surfing from my main OS, and just run Xcode and the simulator in the VM with 5 GB of RAM.
It's key to make sure that you have this on a fast drive or SSD. Makes a massive difference.
If you have a load of RAM, you can create a RAM disk and move your user and Xcode install to the RAM drive. I can get 4 second builds and instant launches with a read/write speed of about 3.5 GB/s.
I have my dev project folder rsynched to a slower drive and that in turn is rsynched to a 16 TB redundant backup.
In any case, a fast SSD or a Thunderbolt GRAID is more than good enough. Xcode hits the disk a lot. Speeding up disk access allows you to do interative builds and develop faster.
Just my 2 cents.
Cheers.
On Dec 26, 2013, at 2:21 PM, Patrick Cusack wrote:
> Thanks. I'm just getting into this today. I have to set aside a whole day to upgrade my computer. Was the install of 10.6.8 a plain install from a disc or was it a hacked version of OSX?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Patrick
>
> On Dec 26, 2013, at 10:21 AM, Alex Zavatone wrote:
>
>> Yeah. Run VMware Fusion and install 10.6.8 and an earlier version of Xcode in the VM.
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>> Works like a charm.
>>
>> Share a folder on main hard drive that is not on the VM. Call this your 10.6.8 Dev folder. Log on to it from the VM, and save the project there, so that if the VM ever craters, all your material is safe.
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>> I've been using this method for over a year.
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>> If you run off an SSD, it's no problem.
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>> I've got 16 GB of RAM on my 17" MBP and I give the VM 5 GB of RAM.
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>> Please feel free to ask any questions on this approach.
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>> Cheers,
>>
>> - Alex
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>> On Dec 26, 2013, at 12:37 PM, Patrick Cusack wrote:
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>>> I just purchased a new macbook pro. I will still need to do some development for 10.6. My initial approach is to use a vm of Lion on my new macbook. Has anyone found an elegant solution to this issue?
>>>
>>> Happy Holidays,
>>>
>>> Patrick
>>
>
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