Xcode 8 removes the ability to run plugins

Originator:neilburchfield
Number:rdar://28469789 Date Originated:07/25/2016
Status:Duplicate/27447585 Resolved:
Product:Xcode Product Version:8.0
Classification: Reproducible:YES
 
Summary:
There is a thriving plugin community for Xcode (http://alcatraz.io/) which produced many plugins that make everyone's lives better.

That thriving community is in danger of dying out due to Xcode 8's refusal to run 3rd party plugins.

I appreciate that there is a new, native Xcode extensibility SDK.  However that SDK is extremely limited it what it can do.  Most of the plugins in Alcatraz can't be ported to it.

I, and many other developers (as can be attested here https://github.com/alcatraz/Alcatraz/issues/475) would like a way to re-enable the old plugin system, without having to resort to disabling OS-wide security protections.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Xcode 8
2. Fail.

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