Xcode development from non-admin user

Oct 09

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When you run an Xcode project from a standard (i.e., non-admin) user, you might be asked to enter credentials of a user in the “Developer Tools group.”

You can fix this by adding the (current) user to the group:

sudo dscl . append /Groups/_developer GroupMembership <current user's username>

You can learn more about dscl (Directory Service command line utility) here.

Checking the download progress of your Mac App Store purchase

Oct 07

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When you purchase something from the Mac App Store, you’ll see a little icon in your dock, but that doesn’t show you the percentage of progress. The icon is small, and the progress bar seems to remain blank for a long time for bigger downloads.

You can get a better idea of the app’s progress in the App Store, itself, by going to the “Purchased” page:

Mac App Store Progress