could not determine ios sdk version

The problem

error: Could not determine iOS SDK version

info: [debug] Error: Command failed: /bin/sh -c xcrun --sdk iphonesimulator --show-sdk-version

at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:744:12)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:110:17)
at maybeClose (child_process.js:1008:16)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:1080:5)

info: [debug] Responding to client with error: {“status”:33,“value”:{“message”:“A new session could not be created. (Original error: Command failed: /bin/sh -c xcrun --sdk iphonesimulator --show-sdk-version\n)”,“cause”:{“killed”:true,“code”:null,“signal”:“SIGTERM”,“cmd”:“/bin/sh -c xcrun --sdk iphonesimulator --show-sdk-version”},“isOperational”:true,“killed”:true,“code”:null,“signal”:“SIGTERM”,“cmd”:“/bin/sh -c xcrun --sdk iphonesimulator --show-sdk-version”,“origValue”:“Command failed: /bin/sh -c xcrun --sdk iphonesimulator --show-sdk-version\n”},“sessionId”:null} info: <-- POST /wd/hub/session 500 10039.177 ms - 525

error: Failed to start an Appium session, err was: Error: Command failed: /bin/sh -c xcrun --sdk iphonesimulator --show-sdk-version

Environment

• Appium version with issue: 1.4.13 and i updated to 1.5.3 to check if it is solved
• Last Appium version that did not exhibit the issue (if applicable): NA
• Desktop OS/version used to run Appium: OS X el Capitan 10.11.5
• Node.js version (unless using Appium.app|exe): v0.12.0
• Mobile platform/version under test: ios 9.3
• Real device or emulator/simulator: simulator iphone5 9.3
• Appium CLI or Appium.app|exe:

Details

I am trying to run my maven tests on a simulator and at times it wouldn’t launch and give me this error i tried different solutions provided in previous answers like checking “use native instruments libarary” in the advanced ios tab, or check “use external nodejs binary” in developer settings, or resetting the simulator or restarting my machine and at times it works but this time i did all these and it still gives the same error Can you please explain to me what is the reason for this error and what is the correct way to solve it?

[reply2sagar]

Execute 2 commands sudo /usr/bin/xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer xcrun --sdk iphonesimulator --show-sdk-version

Second command should retun the version of SDK. Then restart appium. This solved my problem

[BoazWarshawsky]

The problem solved for me by doing these 2 commands:

sudo /usr/bin/xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer xcrun --sdk iphonesimulator --show-sdk-version

Like mentioned above.