Embarcadero has released a hotfix for Delphi XE6 which allows you to use the IOS Simulator 7.1 with XCode 6. If you are running Delphi XE7 there is a similar hotfix for you here. The issue is what currently XE6 will not publish apps to the IOS 8.0 Simulator so until a hotfix is available that allows you to do that you will be able to use this hotfix to use the IOS 7.1 Simulator. Personally I think it is easier to just do all of your testing in Win32 and then do final deployment testing on an actual IOS device. I guess if you don’t have an IOS device this is one of the only ways to test an IPA file however. You can check out the full read me for the hotfix below:
Hotfix for deploying iOS applications built with Delphi XE6 to the iOS 7.1 simulator
With Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio XE6, we support deploying applications to iOS devices running both iOS 7 and iOS 8 out of the box. For deploying to the iOS Simulator with Delphi XE6, we currently support deploying to the iOS 7.1 simulator, and are actively working on enabling support for the iOS 8 simulator.
If you checked the Mac preferences setting to automatically download and install new versions of your Mac applications in the background, then Xcode automatically updated to the newest version (6.0.1) on your Mac, assuming you previously had Xcode installed on your machine.
Below are the steps to use the iOS 7.1 simulator while also being able to deploy to both iOS 7 and iOS 8 devices. Once you have applied this fix, you will be able to deploy to the iOS 7.1 simulator and devices running either iOS 7 or iOS 8. We will provide another update when iOS 8 simulator support is enabled.
Install instructions:
Step 1: Ensure you have the iOS 7.1 Simulator installed
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a. Start Xcode 6.0.1 on your Mac (found in your Applications folder)
b. Select the Xcode menu at the top and choose Preferences
c. Select the Downloads tab and under Components, select iOS 7.1 Simulator and click the Download glyph to the right of it. This will install the iOS 7.1 Simulator if you don’t already have it on your system
Step 2: Update PA Server using the provided files
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a. paserver and sim6x must be copied to the Mac computer. You can copy them to your users download directory (~/Downloads).
b. Once these files are to the Mac computer, run the following commands via the Terminal. You can open the Terminal by going to Applications and selecting Utilities.
Assuming the files are in your users download directory (~/Downloads)....
c. sudo mv /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/paserver /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/paserver.bak
sudo mv /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/sim51Â /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/sim51.bak
sudo mv /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/simulator-exec /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/simulator-exec.bak
d. sudo cp ~/Downloads/sim6x /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS
sudo cp ~/Downloads/paserver /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS
sudo cp ~/Downloads/sim51 /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS
sudo cp ~/Downloads/simulator-exec /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS
e. sudo chown root /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/sim6x
sudo chown root /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/paserver
sudo chown root /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/sim51
sudo chown root /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/simulator-exec
f. sudo chgrp wheel /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/sim6x
sudo chgrp wheel /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/paserver
sudo chgrp wheel /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/sim51
sudo chgrp wheel /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/simulator-exec
g. sudo chmod 755 /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/sim6x
sudo chmod 755 /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/paserver
sudo chmod 755 /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/sim51
sudo chmod 755 /Applications/PAServer 14.0.app/Contents/MacOS/simulator-exec
Step 3: Update iPhoneOS 8.0 SDK
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a. On your Windows machine, copy iPhoneOS8.0.defaultsdkpaths to C:Program Files (x86)EmbarcaderoStudio14.0bin
b. If the iPhoneOS 8.0 SDK has been defined previously, you need to delete and re-create this SDK (see Tools | Options | SDK Manager)
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Head over and download the Delphi XE6 XCode 6.0 Hotfix for the IOS 7.1 Simulator from Embarcadero.
