Mac – Xcode 4 and Snow Leopard

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This is the thing :

  • I have Xcode 4.3 on my MacBook Pro (running Lion)
  • I am stuck with 4.0.2 on my iMac (running Snow Leopard)

Given that I would really like to retain a SnowLeopard-running machine (for development purposes), is there any way I could get anything 4.1 or above, to run on my iMac?

Best Answer

If you have registered for the paid iOS developer program, you should be able to see Xcode 4.2 for Snow Leopard available in the iOS Dev Center.

Here's what I see from a paid account:

Xcode paid developer account

Here's what I see from a non-paid account (there's no Xcode 4.x for Snow Leopard):

Xcode non-paid developer account

This also explains why Xcode is a paid download in the Snow Leopard App Store, but is free in the Lion App Store.

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