Unable to execute /usr/bin/xcrun simctl install... when deploying a Delphi app on iOS simulator

Question

I'm trying to set up an environment for releasing iOS apps.

On my Windows PC I use RAD Studio 10.2 Update 3 and I created a new Delphi app from one of the samples.

On my Mac I have XCode 8.2, iOS 10.0 Simulator, PAServer 19.0 (running).

In RAD Studio I override "PLATFORM" environment variable with value "iOSSimulator" (in my HP PC it is used). I defined a connection profile to the Mac and it works. I added iPhoneSimulator 10.2 (it is the only one proposed) to the SDKs.

When I run the application in RAD Studio it fails after some time in the deployment phase with this dialog message (I obfuscated the IP):

Unable to launch process on '123.123.123.123' using the parameters from the 'Mac VM di XCodeClub' profile.

The following error was returned: 'Unable to execute '"/usr/bin/xcrun" simctl install "/Users/xcodeclub/PAServer/scratch-dir/bluish-...VM di bluish/MasterDetailApplication.app"' (Error 117)

Usage: simctl install <device> <path>

'

What is the problem? A missing file, an incorrect invocation of simctl...?

If I change target to OS X (adding the SDK and changing "PLATFORM" to "OSX32") it works.

Answer 1

I ran into the exact same problem yesterday and after extensive trial and errors, I found that the default iOS Simulator installed when installing Xcode was not supported by Delphi, thus generating that error due to missing compatible SDK.

Since I use Delphi 10.3.1 Rio which supports up to iOS 10.3.2, I used Xcode/Components to install just that and voila, all solved.

In your case I suggest you to find out supported versions of iOS Simulator first, or simply choose some older versions and work your way forward :)

Hope I have helped.