Xcode 7.3.1 is available on the Mac app store

[0x0]

That's a really long time to patch that critical git 2.7.4 vulnerability. Have they even patched the openssh UseRoaming bug yet?

Using only Apple tools to interface with foreign git repositories on the internet is a high risk sport these days (weeks (months))...

[jeremyhu]

Upstream fixed the issue a couple days before Xcode 7.3 was released (and didn't even have their story straight about what version actually contained the fix). The fix was available in the 7.3.1 beta less than a month later, so I'm not sure where you get "months" from there.

As for the OpenSSH issues you mention (CVE-0216-0777 and CVE-0216-0778), those were fixed in OS X 10.11.4 months ago.

[larrik]

As someone who hasn't used XCode in a while, why is this release news-worthy?

[askyourmother]

Holy multi-GB download Batman!

How do developers on slow and metered connection deal with this?

[rbritton]

Not on that kind of connection, but I can rarely successfully download something that large from the App Store on the first attempt. I've found it far better to get from the tools area of the developer member center.

[regnet]

I see 235 MB

http://i.imgur.com/ZuxebCJ.png

[boticus_prime]

For those with slow or unreliable connections, you may want to take a look at this Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/osx/comments/3nc6ol/could_any_one_e...

It Explains how to use wget to download Xcode...which will allow you to stop and resume the download if needed.

[Philipp__]

I have never ever in my life downloaded XCode with full Bandwidth. It always takes ages to download, despite fast internet download speed. :(

[mwfunk]

How do developers on a slow and metered connection download OS updates? Surely that's 100x worse.

[grav]

Will the Mac App Store download only the diff?

[tomku]

It did for me, was about 235mb.

[b123400]

Glad that the XLIFF file import bug is fixed

[58028641]

Why is this interesting? It looks like any other Xcode update.