Apple Requirements (GeneXus 17 Upgrade 5 or prior)

Requirements vary if you want to prototype using GeneXus Project Navigator or compile your app.

Requirements when using Knowledge Base Navigator

No special requirements are needed when using a device with the GeneXus Project Navigator to prototype.

If you want to use F5 (Run) from GeneXus IDE, you will have to register your devices using the GeneXus Account (Associated Smart Devices tab in the account configuration) from the device.

Requirements for compiling your app

Necessary components are available on the Apple Developer website.

Supported OS versions by the generated applications

• To run compiled applications, devices with iOS 9 or higher are required.
• To run the Knowledge Base Navigator, devices with iOS 10 or higher are required.
• There is no "maximum" OS version supported for a given GeneXus upgrade. Generated applications will still function in OS versions released after the release of the GeneXus upgrade. However, new features of these newer OS versions will require a new GeneXus upgrade release to be fully supported.

Notes

• In requirement tables, the "-" symbol means there is no recommendation or requirement in particular for that component.
• After installing Xcode:
  • open it. Xcode usually installs additional components while opening it for the first time
    • If you do not this you may get compilation errors
  • check that Xcode -> Preferences -> Locations -> Derived Data -> Advanced -> Build locations is not set to "Legacy"
• For KBs compiled with previous GeneXus (and Xcode) versions, before compiling, it is recommended doing the following:
  • Delete the content of ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData (for each user of the mac that is about to compile code)
  • Delete the folder “build” that is in ~/Documents/Projects/<KB_NAME>/<ENVIRONMET_NAME>/<MAIN_NAME>
• GeneXus is not compatible with Ruby Version Manager (RVM).SAC #46543.
• From macOS Monterey, only Xcode 13 or higher can be officially installed. This prevent the user to execute applications generated with GeneXus 17 Upgrade 5 or prior. There is an unofficial mechanism that allows to execute older versions of Xcode in macOS Monterey and is explained in this article HowTo: Compiling apps using Xcode 12.5 or prior in macOS Monterey

See Also

• Apple platform
• Deployment and Prototyping in the Apple Platform
• Prototyping My Application on My Mac
• Apple - FAQ and Common Issues