How to build for Mac OS X 10.6 SDK in Xcode versions that don't include it

xcode cocoa sdk build openframeworks
Dimitris picture Dimitris · Mar 8, 2012 · Viewed 12.2k times · Source

My Xcode only allows me to select Mac OS X 10.7 as the earliest Base SDK. Is it possible to install additional base SDKs?

Answer

bakercp picture bakercp · Jul 29, 2012

I found an old version of Xcode 4.3 on one of my backup disks and dragged a copy of:

/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.6.sdk

to:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.6.sdk

It now sits along side the MacOSX10.7.sdk and MacOSX10.8.sdk, which were already there. They came with Xcode 4.4.

I'm running Xcode Version 4.4 (4F250) and OS X 10.8.

After restarting Xcode, remember to go into build settings and set the Base SDK to OS X 10.6 if it defaulted to "Current OS X" and your project requires the 10.6 sdk.

Related questions

confusion of how to make osx app backward compatible & how to test them

after reading the apple SDK guide https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/developertools/conceptual/cross_development/Overview/overview.html I'm still confused of how to make the mac app backward compatible & how to test them properly I have …

Read More
Xcode build failure "Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64"

An Xcode beginner's question: It is my first experience with Xcode 4.6.3. I am trying to write a very simple console program, that searches for paired BT devices and prints them to an NSLog. It builds with the following error: Undefined …

Read More
Hidden Features of Xcode

With a huge influx of newbies to Xcode, I'm sure there are lots of Xcode tips and tricks to be shared. What are yours?

Read More