Xcode via mac apps hit and miss

Jamf have a made a guide here: Deploying Xcode on managed devices

we use a VPP token.

Install Xcode via the App Store installer in JAMF.  That’s the best way.

If you’re putting it on devices where users don’t have admin creds to agree to the TOS, then you can use something like this to get around it:

#############################
#	 Users to dev group	    #
#############################
/usr/sbin/dseditgroup -o edit -a everyone -t group _developer

#############################
#  Enable developer mode    #
#############################
/usr/sbin/DevToolsSecurity -enable

#############################
#   Accept Xcode license    #
#############################
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/xcodebuild -license accept

That’s what we do (@Chubs).  You need a good solid network connection, because Xcode is freakin’ huge.  If it croaks in the middle, it’s just a trail of tears...