macOS 15.4 + Xcode 16.x – Breakpoints completely broken, LLDB crashes
Just upgraded to macOS 15.4 and started running into a serious issue with breakpoints in Xcode 16.2 (also tested 16.1 and 16.3). Basically, whenever a breakpoint is hit, Xcode fails with this error:
Couldn't find the Objective-C runtime library in loaded images. Message from debugger: The LLDB RPC server has crashed. You may need to manually terminate your process. The crash log is located in ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports and has a prefix 'lldb-rpc-server'. Please file a bug and attach the most recent crash log.
After this, the build just stops, no breakpoint is hit, and no stack trace is shown. Debugging becomes completely unusable.
I’ve confirmed this happens consistently across multiple Xcode versions after upgrading to macOS 15.4. Seems like the update broke something deep in the debugger/LLDB internals.
Workaround
The only way I’ve been able to get around it is to run the app on a physical device instead of the simulator. That seems to avoid the crash (for now).
Saw a few threads mentioning that macOS 15.5 Beta might fix this issue—but unfortunately, I can’t install betas due to company policy.
Just wanted to put this out there in case others are seeing the same thing, or have found a better workaround. Also curious if Apple is aware or if anyone’s had luck filing a radar.
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Developer Tools & Services
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