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Install Mac OS X 10.6 SDK on newer Xcode

Install Mac OS X 10.6 SDK on newer Xcode

Update: https://github.com/phracker/MacOSX-SDKs hosts the direct SDK folders already extracted.


  1. Go to https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action and download Xcode 4.3.3
  2. After downloading mount the DMG file and navigate to Xcode.app
  3. Open the application by clicking Show Package Content
  4. Navigate to /Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs
  5. Copy the MacOSX10.6.sdk folder
  6. Navigate to /Applications/XCode.app and click Show Package Content
  7. Navigate to /Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs
  8. Paste the copied MacOSX10.6.sdk folder
  9. Restart Xcode

Mac OS X 10.6 SDK should now be available for selection and building.

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zfogg commented Dec 5, 2020

how about for MacOSX10.16.sdk tho

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