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rescripting on Feb 1, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple is open sourcing Swift Build

This isn’t true, you can get the next version of Swift by downloading a pkg installer from https://www.swift.org/install/macos/

You can get it bundled with Xcode as well if you’d like, but it’s not necessary.

tempodox on Feb 1, 2025 [–]

But you cannot run the product on an iDevice and a build for Mac Catalyst isn't even possible. “Bundled with Xcode” is very much necessary.

madeofpalk on Feb 1, 2025 | [–]

Swift isn't the one being held hostage, it's iOS development.

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