Update Xcode 16 RC (16A242) to Xcode 16 (16A242d)

[enricenrich]

Tool name

Xcode

Tool license

Propietary with open-source components

Add or update?

• [ ] Add
• [X] Update

Desired version

16 (16A242d)

Approximate size

No response

Brief description of tool

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URL for tool's homepage

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Provide a basic test case to validate the tool's functionality.

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Platforms where you need the tool

• [ ] Azure DevOps
• [ ] GitHub Actions

Runner images where you need the tool

• [ ] Ubuntu 20.04
• [ ] Ubuntu 22.04
• [ ] Ubuntu 24.04
• [ ] macOS 12
• [ ] macOS 13
• [ ] macOS 13 Arm64
• [X] macOS 14
• [X] macOS 14 Arm64
• [ ] Windows Server 2019
• [ ] Windows Server 2022

Can this tool be installed during the build?

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Tool installation time in runtime

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Are you willing to submit a PR?

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[enricenrich]

Related to this issue: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/10583

Today, Apple released an update for Xcode 16 (16A242d) (ref.), disabling the previous RC version (16A242) from being used to upload builds to App Store Connect.

[sarathrajsrinivasan]

Hi @enricenrich,

We are looking into it. Will keep you posted.

[bgoncal]

Any ETA? Sorry to ask that, I know Apple does not make your life that easy during this period 😅

[erik-bershel]

Hey @enricenrich and @bgoncal!

PR merged. Xcode 16 will be delivered with the next macOS-14 image rollout.

[enricenrich]

Thanks for the update, @erik-bershel. When will be the next macOS-14 image rollout?

[erik-bershel]

When will be the next macOS-14 image rollout?

ASAP. But no promises here. We understand your need and will try to release it out of the schedule.

[yosi199]

thanks guys, am also looking forward for it

[erik-bershel]

Rollout in progress, changes to track: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/pull/10647

[fousa]

Rollout in progress, changes to track: #10647

Any idea what the throughput time is?

[prasanjitsahoo]

Hi @fousa, VM rollout is done.

[BrentMifsud]

thanks for the quick turnaround. The App Store was throwing errors when trying to submit new builds with the release candidate. Hopefully this resolves it.

[Light407]

Updated to XCode 16.0 (also tried 16.1) in our Build Pipeline and getting this error:

xcrun: error: unable to find utility "actool", not a developer tool or in PATH

Any ideas on what this is? Any help really appreciated. 15.4 was working (no code changes). macOS 14 image.

[Light407]

This seems to work for 16.1 but other versions give actool issue:

sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode_16.1_beta_2.app

[erik-bershel]

Hey @Light407!

Try switching Xcode with maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode. I think the issue is hiding in a version switching somehow.

[MatMor]

Hey @Light407, we fighted with the same issue. At the end, this worked on our end: sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode_16.app/Contents/Developer

[jwidmer]

In case anyone else finds themselves here wondering why Xcode 16.0 is not found: We were setting the path for 16.0 in the path as: sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode_16.0.app/Contents/Developer

but for 16.0 the path is just: sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode_16.app/Contents/Developer

Notice Xcode_16.app instead of Xcode_16.0.app

We used: find /Applications/ -name "Xcode*.app" -type d to check the path.

[daltonclaybrook]

@jwidmer FYI, the paths of Xcode installations are documented in the image README files:

https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/macos/macos-15-arm64-Readme.md#xcode