Hi,
First post here and hoping I can get some definitive answers that I haven't yet been able to find with searching the forums.
Some previous posts I found were from 2014 so I am not sure the info within them would still apply.
Coming from a strong VB background I have been familiarising myself with B4X, firstly with B4A.
I have liked the experience and have had no problems testing code produced on 3 different Android devices.
But I now but want to try some code for IOS with B4I.
I really don't currently have much (read any) cash to spare, so I want to be sure I can do this as cheaply as possible.
I have an Ipad Mini 2 with IOS Version 12.5.7 and I am looking to get a used Mac Mini for building and deploying code to that, but not having to spend $99 on the Apple Developer Licence.
So, questions are:
1) What currently is the oldest version of a Mac Mini (HW and SW) that can successfully build code using the latest release of B4I (that I have yet to buy) but would like to avoid the extra cost of the hosted build version if possible at this time. Note I have been looking at a couple of 2012 and 2014 Mac Mini models on Ebay which I could just about afford.
2) Can I definitely build, install and then run stand-alone, an App on the Ipad Mini 2 (IOS Version 12.5.7) without needing an Apple Developer Licence but just using a suitable local Mac Mini?
I don't need to be able to upload Apps to App Store at this point, which I believe needs builds done with a quite recent versions of XCode and Mac OS(?)
Many thanks in advance for any help.
First post here and hoping I can get some definitive answers that I haven't yet been able to find with searching the forums.
Some previous posts I found were from 2014 so I am not sure the info within them would still apply.
Coming from a strong VB background I have been familiarising myself with B4X, firstly with B4A.
I have liked the experience and have had no problems testing code produced on 3 different Android devices.
But I now but want to try some code for IOS with B4I.
I really don't currently have much (read any) cash to spare, so I want to be sure I can do this as cheaply as possible.
I have an Ipad Mini 2 with IOS Version 12.5.7 and I am looking to get a used Mac Mini for building and deploying code to that, but not having to spend $99 on the Apple Developer Licence.
So, questions are:
1) What currently is the oldest version of a Mac Mini (HW and SW) that can successfully build code using the latest release of B4I (that I have yet to buy) but would like to avoid the extra cost of the hosted build version if possible at this time. Note I have been looking at a couple of 2012 and 2014 Mac Mini models on Ebay which I could just about afford.
2) Can I definitely build, install and then run stand-alone, an App on the Ipad Mini 2 (IOS Version 12.5.7) without needing an Apple Developer Licence but just using a suitable local Mac Mini?
I don't need to be able to upload Apps to App Store at this point, which I believe needs builds done with a quite recent versions of XCode and Mac OS(?)
Many thanks in advance for any help.