Print pretty error when xcodebuild fails due to missing simulator #130286

vashworth · 2023-07-10T21:11:39Z

Starting in Xcode 15, the simulator is no longer included in Xcode and must be downloaded and installed separately.

If you try to run flutter and the simulator is missing, you'll get an error like

xcodebuild: error: Unable to find a destination matching the provided destination specifier:
               		{ id:B1234A5C-67B8-901D-B2CB-FE34F56BDE78 }

               	Ineligible destinations for the "Runner" scheme:
               		{ platform:iOS, id:dvtdevice-DVTiPhonePlaceholder-iphoneos:placeholder, name:Any iOS Device, error:iOS 17.0 is not installed. To use with Xcode, first download and install the platform }

Print a pretty error to make it easier for developers to know what to do.

Part 2 of #129558.

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hellohuanlin · 2023-07-12T22:02:58Z

packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/mac.dart

+}
+
+String? _parseMissingPlatform(String message) {
+  final RegExp pattern = RegExp(r'error:(.*?) is not installed\. To use with Xcode, first download and install the platform');


this seems a bit fragile (e.g. apple updates this string). Is there any error code you can use instead?

Unfortunately no, there's nothing identifiable about it other than the message

Here's examples of the output/xcresult:

https://github.com/flutter/flutter/pull/130286/files#diff-d3f6153fa6dc8bb8da44d3b36e987346a3f92af86eed53babfcd91088f7e0d07R256-R270
https://github.com/flutter/flutter/pull/130286/files#diff-6dbb589bcbf47676289bc9a0c2103a8eef5debc5ee3090f6ab750c8af13a57b6R433

christopherfujino

sorry, i must have imagined i reviewed this but didn't. lgtm

…ator (#130286)" This reverts commit 604010e.

…ator" (#130504) Reverts #130286

…utter#130286) Starting in Xcode 15, the simulator is no longer included in Xcode and must be downloaded and installed separately. If you try to run flutter and the simulator is missing, you'll get an error like ``` xcodebuild: error: Unable to find a destination matching the provided destination specifier: { id:B1234A5C-67B8-901D-B2CB-FE34F56BDE78 } Ineligible destinations for the "Runner" scheme: { platform:iOS, id:dvtdevice-DVTiPhonePlaceholder-iphoneos:placeholder, name:Any iOS Device, error:iOS 17.0 is not installed. To use with Xcode, first download and install the platform } ``` Print a pretty error to make it easier for developers to know what to do. Part 2 of flutter#129558.

…ator" (flutter#130504) Reverts flutter#130286

…ator #130286" (#130506) Reland #130286 with fix. It failed the first time because of a discrepancy between the master branch and my branch (see #130504 (comment) for more info).

…ulator (flutter/flutter#130286)

…ator flutter#130286" (flutter#130506) Reland flutter#130286 with fix. It failed the first time because of a discrepancy between the master branch and my branch (see flutter#130504 (comment) for more info).

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github-actions bot added platform-ios iOS applications specifically tool Affects the "flutter" command-line tool. See also t: labels. labels Jul 10, 2023

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Flutter won't run until iOS 17 simulator is installed with Xcode 15 #129558

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