Xcode 5.0 / iOS 7
- Xamarin Studio 4.1.4, which we have released into the alpha channel, introduces support for Xcode 5.0 and iOS 7.0
- The iOS designer in Xamarin Studio 4.1.4 is compatible with Xcode 5.0 and iOS 7.
- The new APIs introduced in iOS 7 aren't available in Xamarin yet, but we have already started to work on bindings
- Developers who have access to the iOS 7 SDK through Apple's developer program can start using it today with Xamarin by following the Xamarin Studio configuration instructions below
- The next stable release of Xamarin Studio will automatically detect the presence of the iOS 7 SDK, obviating the need to manually configure the IDE. The current Alpha release already has this support.
- Users who do not have Xcode 5 or the iOS 7 SDK installed are unaffected by these changes and can continue using any build from the stable, beta or alpha channel.
OS X Mavericks
- Mono 3.0 is not compatible with OS X Mavericks at the present time. Due to this issue, all Xamarin products in the alpha and beta release channels will not work on Mavericks. We are aware of the issue and are working towards a resolution.
- Xamarin Studio releases from the stable channel will still work on Mavericks.
- Developers who want to use Xamarin.iOS on Mavericks must be aware that it comes with the iOS 7 SDK by default so either:
- Follow the steps on the next section to configure Xamarin Studio to use it; or
- Install Xcode 4.6
- Developers who want to use Xamarin.Android on Mavericks will need to install the following packages from the Android SDK Manager:
- Android SDK Tools (Rev 22.0.1)
- Android SDK Platform-tools (Rev 17)
- Android SDK build-tools (Rev 17)
How to configure Xamarin Studio to use the iOS 7 SDK:
- Install the Xcode 5 and the iOS 7 SDK package from the Apple Developer website
- In Xamarin Studio, open the preference dialog and navigate to the Apple page under SDK Locations
- Change the value of the Apple SDK setting in Xamarin Studio so that it points to the full path of the Xcode 5 app bundle (e.g. /Applications/Xcode5-DP.app)
- As Apple is phasing out gcc in favor of clang, developers will have to add the following flag to the "Additional mtouch arguments" setting on the iOS Build page of their project options: -compiler:clang.
You can keep an eye on this thread for updates. Thanks!