It seems Xcode 13.1 RC requires the unreleased macOS 12. Will this requirement also affect the official release of Xcode 13.1?
Traditionally Apple has always waited until mid-cycle (Feb./Mar.) before releasing an Xcode update that requires the latest macOS.
For example, Xcodes 12.0 through 12.4 on Intel Macs would work on Catalina. It wasn't until Xcode 12.5 that we finally had to all be on Big Sur.
However now it seems Xcode 13.1, which is now in RC, will require us to already be on macOS 12 Monterey. Is that correct or does that requirement only affect Apple Silicon users?
If it does indeed affect Intel Macs as well, this could be a huge blocker for many of us who work within large enterprise and use managed computers. For example, I have to wait until my corporate IT department officially supports the new OS before I can update my Mac to it. It usually takes them three or four months after a new major macOS release to roll out an update to all our Macs, due to the usual delays in how long it takes our anti-malware suppliers and all the validation and testing our IT department performs on the updated system image before major updates.
That means if Xcode 13.1 requires Monterey on Intel Macs, we're going to be blocked from updating to the latest Xcode for quite awhile, which is problematic because (if Xcode 13.1 behaves like all the past updates we've seen) it means we won't be able to debug our app with devices running latest iOS versions.
Please advise, thanks!
