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Add a small note about fixing actool to generate Assets.car to MacOS troubleshooting section - #6173

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This is just a small addition to the MacOS documentation that relates to generating build assets. I have both CLI tools and full XCode but, the terminal environment attempts to use the CLI tools first by default.

Include instruction on switching to the full XCode installation which actool requires to generate some assets during build

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    • Added guidance for using the correct installation path when Xcode is installed outside /Applications/Xcode.app.
    • Added troubleshooting guidance for Assets.car generation failures when the active developer directory points to standalone Command Line Tools. The guide explains how to select the main Xcode developer directory.

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The macOS build guide adds a note to use the installed Xcode app’s path when Xcode is not located at /Applications/Xcode.app.

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Alternate Xcode installation path
docs/mpress/content/guides/build/macos.md
Adds a note to substitute the installed Xcode app’s path when it is not located at /Applications/Xcode.app.

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The guide explains how to select a full Xcode installation. No material issue remains before merge.

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  • observed — Modified behavior in docs/mpress/content/guides/build/macos.md: Added troubleshooting guidance for actool failures caused by using standalone Command Line Tools: select /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer as the active developer directory.
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In `@docs/mpress/content/guides/build/macos.md`:
- Line 246: Update the Xcode command documentation near the `xcode-select`
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app’s installation path when it is installed elsewhere, preserving the command’s
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