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iOS install xcode: only choice is to install in HD

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maya90

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Feb 16, 2011
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xcode installation creates a "Developer" dir.. I want this dir to be at same level as "Application" folder is.. but when installing only choice is HD, it does not let you navigate to where in HD you want Xcode to be installed... how can I tell it to install it where I want it please...

it says here
http://www.macworld.com/article/46286/2005/08/installxcode.html

that "Developer" folder is created at same level where "Applications" folder is, but this is not the case, it created it at root of HD...

thank you...
 
Why is this a problem for you? You do realize you can make a sym link from wherever you wish the folder was to wherever the folder really is, right?

In terminal...

cd /whereever/you/wantDeveloperToBe
ln -s /Developer Developer

hope this helps...
 
maya90 said:
xcode installation creates a "Developer" dir.. I want this dir to be at same level as "Application" folder is.. but when installing only choice is HD, it does not let you navigate to where in HD you want Xcode to be installed... how can I tell it to install it where I want it please...

it says here
http://www.macworld.com/article/46286/2005/08/installxcode.html

that "Developer" folder is created at same level where "Applications" folder is, but this is not the case, it created it at root of HD...

thank you...
Click to expand...

solved -- disregard pls.. thank you..
 
maya90 said:
that "Developer" folder is created at same level where "Applications" folder is, but this is not the case, it created it at root of HD...
Click to expand...

Hmmm is your Applications folder not at the root of the HD?
 
There are multiple Applications folder (depending on the number of accounts on the machine). One is at the HD's root level (for applications that all users can access) and one in each user's home directory (for their own applications). Xcode is normally installed in /Developer alongside the root /Applications folder. To install Xcode in a directory other than the default /Developer, you must specify a new <Xcode> directory name on the "Custom Install" pane (useful for when wanting to install a beta alongside a released Xcode), as seen in the Xcode Readme file.
 
The Apple installer sucks bad when you want to install somewhere that it does't want you to install. In the document "About Xcode and iOS SDK.pdf" there is a section called Custom Install: Step-by-Step that shows how to do it.
 
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