I’m deploying the new GM Seed 2 image today. We are currently limited by network speeds. We have to deploy the 70gb image to 100s of machines in the data-center each time that we release a new image.
Do you think that installing the command line tools will fix the Ruby headers issue? I’ve given this a try and the headers were not contained in the package.
OK, I’ve gotten to the bottom of the issue with devices. I think it’s a documentation issue.
We install a bunch of SDKs. The devices themselves are part of Xcode. For the Xcode 11.0 image here is what’s installed:
$ xcrun simctl list devicetypes
== Device Types ==
iPhone 4s (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-4s)
iPhone 5 (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-5)
iPhone 5s (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-5s)
iPhone 6 Plus (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-6-Plus)
iPhone 6 (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-6)
iPhone 6s (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-6s)
iPhone 6s Plus (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-6s-Plus)
iPhone SE (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-SE)
iPhone 7 (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-7)
iPhone 7 Plus (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-7-Plus)
iPhone 8 (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-8)
iPhone 8 Plus (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-8-Plus)
iPhone X (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-X)
iPhone Xs (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-XS)
iPhone Xs Max (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-XS-Max)
iPhone Xʀ (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-XR)
iPhone 11 (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-11)
iPhone 11 Pro (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-11-Pro)
iPhone 11 Pro Max (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-11-Pro-Max)
iPad 2 (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-2)
iPad Retina (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-Retina)
iPad Air (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-Air)
iPad mini 2 (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-mini-2)
iPad mini 3 (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-mini-3)
iPad mini 4 (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-mini-4)
iPad Air 2 (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-Air-2)
iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-Pro--9-7-inch-)
iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-Pro)
iPad (5th generation) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad--5th-generation-)
iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-Pro--12-9-inch---2nd-generation-)
iPad Pro (10.5-inch) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-Pro--10-5-inch-)
iPad (6th generation) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad--6th-generation-)
iPad Pro (11-inch) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-Pro--11-inch-)
iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (3rd generation) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-Pro--12-9-inch---3rd-generation-)
iPad mini (5th generation) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-mini--5th-generation-)
iPad Air (3rd generation) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPad-Air--3rd-generation-)
Apple TV (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Apple-TV-1080p)
Apple TV 4K (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Apple-TV-4K-4K)
Apple TV 4K (at 1080p) (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Apple-TV-4K-1080p)
Apple Watch - 38mm (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Apple-Watch-38mm)
Apple Watch - 42mm (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Apple-Watch-42mm)
Apple Watch Series 2 - 38mm (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Apple-Watch-Series-2-38mm)
Apple Watch Series 2 - 42mm (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Apple-Watch-Series-2-42mm)
Apple Watch Series 3 - 38mm (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Apple-Watch-Series-3-38mm)
Apple Watch Series 3 - 42mm (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Apple-Watch-Series-3-42mm)
Apple Watch Series 4 - 40mm (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Apple-Watch-Series-4-40mm)
Apple Watch Series 4 - 44mm (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Apple-Watch-Series-4-44mm)
Apple Watch Series 5 - 40mm (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Apple-Watch-Series-5-40mm)
Apple Watch Series 5 - 44mm (com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.Apple-Watch-Series-5-44mm)
Hi Marc,
Thanks for improving this! I’m new to CircleCi and so have what is probably a basic question: is the build image is re-created raw for every build so we have to create the simulator device+os combination we want for every build?
Yes, we tear down the VM after every job is complete, all jobs start in a fresh VM.
to be honest, I’m not sure if Xcode requires that you create the simulator, or if it will create the simulator for you when you try to run tests on it.