In the first update since Apple decided to make Xcode free for all users in the Mac App Store, Apple has released Xcode 4.1.1 to address an issue with the installation process.
During the install of Xcode, the user is prompted to quit iTunes. With the installation bug, however, even after a user had quite iTunes, the install still wouldn’t proceed unless they manually stopped the “iTunesHelper” service in OS X.
Apple has now addressed the behavior with a small delta update for Xcode that simply patches the installer. Users who have already successfully installed XCode 4.1 no not need to install this update.
If you don’t yet have Xcode, note that you need to be running OS X Lion to install it, but it is available now (Free, Mac App Store). The official release notes can be found below.
What’s New in Version 4.1.1
This is a delta update to Install Xcode.app that fixes the “Installation Alert” to quit iTunes. You do not need to re-run the installer if you already have Xcode 4.1 for Lion successfully installed, as the included tools are unchanged in this update.
Xcode 4.1.1 remains a free download in the Mac App Store, but does require OS X Lion.
