https://manzanita.run/guides/ Practical guides for running macOS and iOS CI on GitHub Actions: Xcode pinning, queue times, iOS simulators, Swift Package Manager caching, and migrating to Manzanita. en Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:37:09 -0000 https://manzanita.run/guides/macos-latest-xcode-version/ https://manzanita.run/guides/macos-latest-xcode-version/ How to find the Xcode version behind macos-latest, why it changes without a commit, and the runs-on patterns that pin Xcode on GitHub-hosted and Manzanita runners. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0000 https://manzanita.run/guides/github-actions-macos-queue-times/ https://manzanita.run/guides/github-actions-macos-queue-times/ The three kinds of wait behind a queued macOS job on GitHub Actions: concurrency limits, shared pool demand, and VM boot. How to measure each and what actually shortens them. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0000 https://manzanita.run/guides/xcode-26-github-actions/ https://manzanita.run/guides/xcode-26-github-actions/ A checklist for moving a macOS or iOS pipeline to Xcode 26 on GitHub Actions: runner label, Swift 6.3 warnings, simulator runtimes, xcodebuild flags, and keeping an Xcode 16 fallback lane. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0000 https://manzanita.run/guides/ios-simulator-github-actions/ https://manzanita.run/guides/ios-simulator-github-actions/ Why the first simulator boot on a fresh macOS runner is slow, which runtime and device Manzanita prewarms, how to name destinations that survive image updates, and how to run older iOS versions. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0000 https://manzanita.run/guides/spm-cache-github-actions-macos/ https://manzanita.run/guides/spm-cache-github-actions-macos/ A working actions/cache configuration for SwiftPM checkouts and DerivedData on macOS runners, what to key on, what not to cache, and how it behaves on ephemeral Manzanita VMs. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0000