How can I get Xcode working on my Mac Sierra (10.12.6)

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Aid19801 picture Aid19801 · Jul 18, 2018 · Viewed 84.4k times · Source

I seem to have gotten stuck in MacOS / Xcode purgatory.

I'm on OS Sierra/10.12.6.

When I try to update, I get a warning, that there's an issue with upgrading vs DisplayLink and so it cannot be done.

That directly conflicts with Xcode which (as of now, on App Store) only works on 10.13.2 or later.

I cannot find a place to download an earlier version of Xcode. I cannot upgrade to High Sierra.

How can I get this happening?

Answer

alrodi picture alrodi · Jul 18, 2018

You can get it here at this URL: https://developer.apple.com/download/more/ to download a version of Xcode you want. Specifically, get 9.2. This is the recent version that works with mac OS Sierra.

Edit: Xcode 9.2.1 is no longer an available version. 9.2 works.

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