Get Xcode 5 to warn about new API calls

Question

There was a method for Xcode 4.x:

#define __AVAILABILITY_TOO_NEW __attribute__((deprecated(\"TOO NEW!\"))) __attribute__((weak_import))

#if __IPHONE_OS_VERS         


        

Answer 1

As of Xcode 5.0 it is not possible to get warnings from new API calls by redefining macros.

Redefining a macro does show up in autocompletion and preprocessed preview (Assistant Editor > Preprocess) but does not trigger a warning despite using deprecate or unavailable keywords.

Xcode 5.0.1+ does show a warning so both __AVAILABILITY_INTERNAL__IPHONE_X_X and NS_AVAILABLE_IOS can now be redefined as mentioned in the question and @borrrden answer.

Code available as a Gist and as a library:

#define __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_SOFT_MAX_REQUIRED __IPHONE_5_0

#ifndef __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_SOFT_MAX_REQUIRED
    #define __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_SOFT_MAX_REQUIRED __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED
#endif

#if __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_SOFT_MAX_REQUIRED < __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED
    #error You cannot ask for a soft max version which is less than the deployment target
#endif

#define __NBU_AVAILABILITY_STARTING(version) __attribute__((deprecated("Only available in iOS " version "+"))) __attribute__((weak_import))

#if __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_SOFT_MAX_REQUIRED < __IPHONE_2_0
    #undef  __AVAILABILITY_INTERNAL__IPHONE_2_0
    #define __AVAILABILITY_INTERNAL__IPHONE_2_0 __NBU_AVAILABILITY_STARTING("2.0")
    #define __NBU_APICHECK_2_0(_ios)            __NBU_AVAILABILITY_STARTING("2.0")
#else
    #define __NBU_APICHECK_2_0(_ios)            CF_AVAILABLE_IOS(_ios)
#endif

#if __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_SOFT_MAX_REQUIRED < __IPHONE_2_1
    #undef  __AVAILABILITY_INTERNAL__IPHONE_2_1
    #define __AVAILABILITY_INTERNAL__IPHONE_2_1 __NBU_AVAILABILITY_STARTING("2.1")
    #define __NBU_APICHECK_2_1(_ios)            __NBU_AVAILABILITY_STARTING("2.1")
#else
    #define __NBU_APICHECK_2_1(_ios)            CF_AVAILABLE_IOS(_ios)
#endif

//...

#if __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_SOFT_MAX_REQUIRED < __IPHONE_7_0
    #undef  __AVAILABILITY_INTERNAL__IPHONE_7_0
    #define __AVAILABILITY_INTERNAL__IPHONE_7_0 __NBU_AVAILABILITY_STARTING("7.0")
    #define __NBU_APICHECK_7_0(_ios)            __NBU_AVAILABILITY_STARTING("7.0")
#else
    #define __NBU_APICHECK_7_0(_ios)            CF_AVAILABLE_IOS(_ios)
#endif

#undef  NS_AVAILABLE_IOS
#define NS_AVAILABLE_IOS(_ios)                  __NBU_APICHECK_##_ios( _ios )

#undef  __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED
#define __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED(_osx, _osxDep, _ios, _iosDep)            __AVAILABILITY_INTERNAL##_ios

#undef  __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED_MSG
#define __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED_MSG(_osx, _osxDep, _ios, _iosDep, _msg)  __AVAILABILITY_INTERNAL##_ios