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Process not updating when installing runtimes

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
64/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
swift
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start with the xcodes runtimes install {runtime} command and compare its progress handling with the path used when installing Xcode versions. Run the reported xcodes runtimes install "iOS 26.2" case and confirm that console progress updates during the download before it finishes.

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Description

Problem

Wen running xcodes runtimes install {runtime} the progess is not updating in the console although the download is progresing and eventually finishing.

$ xcodes runtimes install "iOS 26.2"
Downloading Runtime iOS 26.2 - Apple Silicon (arm64): 0 %
Finished
Expected behavior

The progress on console is updating, same as when installing xcode versions

Environment

xcodes version 2.0.2

Dominant language
Swift
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