“Xcode 2.3 is Ready”

Apple has released Xcode 2.3.

You may even be able to get it now if you're patient. It's freakin' huge. 915 Megabytes. (Those darn universal binaries!)

Version 2.3 includes two major changes and a bunch of little changes. The big ones are DWARF support for debugging, and Distributed Network Builds for those who have dedicated build farms. DWARF looks very promising... DNB not so much for my needs.

Xcode 2.3 introduces support for the DWARF debugging format in GCC and the Xcode debugger. Because the DWARF format eliminates duplication of debugging symbols, Xcode builds using DWARF often take up significantly less space on disk and in memory while providing even greater debugging fidelity. For the users of Xcode, this will mean lowered system requirements to build large projects, as well as noticeable improvements in the debugging experience itself.

Pretty cool. They cite some performance improvements, too. I wonder how fast I'll be able to build Frontier/Conversant now. ;-)