Unable to install command line developer tools for "git" - macos

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This answer solved my issue: https://stackoverflow.com/a/73725957/5396995
-> Run xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch on terminal

This is a current problem with the CommandLineTool. I found a solution at this post. So you can manually remove the CommandLineTool with the following command:
sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
At the end you can manually add an older version of the CommandLineTool. Therefore you need to download the version from the apple download page. Otherwise if you get a message that the CommandLineTool can be updated, I would recommend to do this.

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macOS 13 upgraded the xcode git commandline tools always try to find old SDK, even installed git it still claims I need to install

xcodebuild: error: SDK "/Applications/Xcode-beta.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX12.3.sdk" cannot be located.
git: error: Failed to determine realpath of '/Applications/Xcode-beta.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX12.3.sdk' (errno=No such file or directory)
this caused a dead lock, git can not found this path, and it can not be installed, then it ask to install, I installed, it can not foud this path, and it can not be installed.....
what should I do?
CAUTION: This is not a final fix but a quick one that worked for me.
Hi there,
I tried to delete CommandLine Tools and change the path to Xcode but nothing worked.
When you run xcrun --show-sdk-path it'll look for MacOSX12.3.sdk for some reason, the quickest solution now is to make a link and name it MacOSX12.3.sdk by running the following commands:
cd /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs
ln -s ./MacOSX.sdk ./MacOSX12.3.sdk
Cheers!
Running sudo xcode-select --switch /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools at least enabled xcrun --show-sdk-pathto find something instead of throwing an error.
But still it only finds the old MacOSX12.3.sdk

Xcode is not currently available from the Software Update server

I have problems with my macport after update to OS X 10.9.
I try to follow this manual https://trac.macports.org/wiki/Migration to fix them.
But when I install Command Line Tools:
xcode-select --install
I get message
Can't install the software because it is not currently available from
the Software Update server.
Meanwhile I successfully updated my other machine to OS X 10.9. and installed command-line tools with no problems, so they must be available.
What is the problem here?
You can download the command line tools for OS X Mavericks manually from here:
https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action?name=for%20Xcode
For OSX 10.11 or more you can download from here https://developer.apple.com/download/more/.
(The link in the accepted answer doesn't display command line tools for El Capitan (OSX 10.11))
If you are trying this on a latest Mac OS X Mavericks, command line tools come with the Xcode 5.x
So make sure you have installed & updated Xcode to latest
after which make sure Xcode command line tools is pointed correctly using this command
xcode-select -p
Which might show some path like
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
Change the path to correct path using the switch command:
sudo xcode-select --switch /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/
this should help you set it to correct path, after which you can use the same above command -p to check if it is set correctly
I faced same problem of Can't install the software because it is currently not available from the Software Update Server. You may try following steps instead to make the Software Update initiate update for the Command Line Tools.
Check if Command Line Tools Update is mentioned in your list of softwares to be updated by using following command: softwareupdate -l
If Command Line Tools Update is not mentioned in that list, then manually make it part of the list using following command which will create a temporary file: sudo touch /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress
Verify that the list now has the Command Line Tools mentioned by running softwareupdate -l again.
Now, press Cmd+Space to initiate Mac's Spotlight Search. Search for Software Update. Start the Software Update.
That will show you following kind of dialog for installing the Command Line Tools. Install away the update and be merry. :)
Remove the temporary file created in Step 2: sudo rm /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress.
I deleted the command tools directory given by xcode-select -p due to npm gyp error.
xcode-select failed to install the files with the not available error.
I ran the Xcode application and the command tools installed as part of the startup.
npm worked.
However this didn't fully fix the tools. I had to use xcode-select to switch the path to the Developer directory within the Xcode application directory.
sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
MacOS catalina.
I just got the same error after I upgraded to 10.14 Mojave and had to reinstall command line tools (I don't use the full Xcode IDE and wanted command line tools a la carte).
My xcode-select -p path was right, per Basav's answer, so that wasn't the issue.
I also ran sudo softwareupdate --clear-catalog per Lambda W's answer and that reset to Apple Production, but did not make a difference.
What worked was User 92's answer to visit https://developer.apple.com/download/more/.
From there I was able to download a .dmg file that had a GUI installer wizard for command line tools :)
I installed that, then I restarted terminal and everything was back to normal.
I know this is an old post but I also ran into this problem today. I found out that when I executed sudo softwareupdate -l the Command Line Tools were listed as an update, so I installed them using sudo softwareupdate -i -a.
This error can occur if you are using a software update server which doesn't host the required package.
You can check this by running
defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate
and seeing if you have an entry called CatalogURL or AppleCatalogURL
You can point back at the Apple software update server by either removing this entry or using the command
sudo softwareupdate --clear-catalog
And then run the command line tools install again.
I got the same issue on MacOS Catalina.
I think I identified the root cause: I have switched the default Apple ID account and the new one was not activated as a Developer account. When I ran the xcode-select --install command, I got the same error as stated in the issue description.
After reading this post on stackoverflow, I went on https://developer.apple.com/downloads and I was asked to accept Developers terms. I think it enabled my account as a developer one. Then, I tried to run xcode-select --install again and it worked.
The command
xcode-select --install
proposes 3 options: Get Xcode; Not Now; Install.
When I choose to get full Xcode the command finished successfully. It took a while, but this way I was able to complete all macports migration instructions.
Once you get the command line tools loaded as described by Nikos M in his excellent answer above you will need to agree to the gcc license and if you are using ruby gems you may need to link llvm-gcc as gcc-4.2.
If you do not do these the gem install will report "You have to install development tools first." after you have already installed them.
The steps are:
sudo gcc
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/llvm-gcc /usr/bin/gcc-4.2
The gcc must be run once under sudo so Apple can update their license info, you don't need an input file, it will update the license before it checks its arguments. The link is needed so that ruby 1.9 can find the compiler when building certain gems, such as the debugger. This may be fixed in ruby 2.x, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there.
I had to run Xcode.app and agree to the License Agreement
Setup: Brand new MacBook with Mavericks, then brew install and other c/l type things 'just work'.
I solved this by going to the App Store and installing Xcode.
It was a pretty large 11GB install, so this is probably overkill. But, as a last resort, it seems to have solve my issues. In the middle of the installation (well around 10GB), Mac OS told me there was an update to Command Line Tools for Xcode. Performing this installation won't fix anything until Xcode is fully installed.
Once the install is done, it should start working (after you accept the license agreement).
Command + Space
Search for Xcode
Open it and accept license
Then run again from terminal xcode-select --install
Had the same issue and was getting the same error. When i ran xcode-select -p, it gave output as /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools. So that means xcode was already installed in my system. Then i ran steps as given on this answer. After which any command which required xcode ran successfully.

Installing Git separately from Github for Mac

I've installed Github for Mac.
I've realised that I need to get to the command line to do some stuff.
There is an option in Guthub for Mac to install a command line. All this seems to do is create an alias called Github in /usr/local/bin that points back to the Github for Mac application.
Double clicking it opens a terminal window and then Github for Mac.
Any ideas how to get Git to work in a command line?
Its a relatively clean version of Lion OS X
Git is included in the command line tools package provided by Apple that can be downloaded at https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action
It is also included with Xcode, which can be downloaded from either the Mac App Store or from the above link.
Assuming you'd rather not install either of these you can also obtain Git by downloading it from http://git-scm.com/downloads
Hope that helps.
https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git#platform-mac
Should walk you though installing it.
I highly recommend installing Homebrew, which does a great job of keeping up with the latest git releases.
Once Homebrew is installed, it's as simple as:
brew install git
Note that, from May 2013, you now have with "GitHub for Mac" both:
the GUI
the CLI (Command-Line Interface)
See the blog post "Installing Git from GitHub for Mac"
you can now easily install Git for use on the command line, without needing to download any separate packages.
Even the git updates are taken care for you:
And whenever we update the version of Git included with GitHub for Mac, you'll get the changes automatically – no work required on your part!
you may notice some changes to the Preferences window.
On the newly renamed "Advanced" tab, simply click "Install Command Line Tools".
You'll be prompted for an administrator password so that Git can be installed into /usr/local/bin, and then you should very shortly see that it succeeded:
GitHub app create many links in /usr/local.
Use this command to find all link files from GitHub.
ls -l $(find /usr/local -type l) | grep GitHub.app | awk '{ print $9}'
then rm them.
PS: GitHub also created some directories that cause error when run brew link git,
e.g. /usr/local/share/git-core, /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl.
You should remove them carefully.

Install Git separately from Xcode

Firstly apologies if this is a really simple question but Git is absolutely brand new to me. Basically I've been dabbling with a bit of iOS development for a little while and now have a project idea that I want to start working on and for the first time I'm planning on putting this into source control.
Now I know Xcode 4 has some Git integration but I've spotted a couple of posts that suggest the integration isn't that great and it's better to do it the command line way.
So, I've been following instructions here http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-Installing-Git and I've downloaded version 1.7.10.3 for Mac and ran the install.
However when I run git --version I get version 1.7.4.4 which is the version that was installed with Xcode I assume?
My question is, how do I make use of my new version 1.7.10.3? The plan is to learn to use Git via command tools and set up a central repository on a server I have at home, then have local copies on my laptop.
As I say I'm really new to this, so a quick step by step idiots guide would be helpful. I have searched and tried to find details here and on google but other than the suggestion to use Git outside of Xcode I've not found out exactly how to do it.
Any advice, or links to a decent tutorial that covers this would be very much appreciated.
Update:
I've changed the path to the new path in .bash_profile (/usr/local/git/bin) and now get git version 1.7.7.5 (Apple Git-26). This still appears to be the wrong version (although this could be me being dense). I downloaded the installer for OSX from the above link. Should I be doing something else. I want to play around with the command line tools so I can get a proper understanding
Update 2:
I'm now also trying MacPorts as recommended in the article. This seems to be downloading a lot more than just Git though
Xcode installs git in /Applications/Xcode.app/... but if you run 'Install Command Tools' then git gets installed also in /usr/bin/git. Xcode uses its private version in Xcode.app. If you installed git in /usr/local/git/bin then you need to include that directory in your PATH. You should have a .bashrc file (or equivalent for whatever shell you are using). Add
PATH=/usr/local/git/bin:$PATH # your shell might use different syntax.
to that file 'rc' file.
Also, note that Xcode would allow you to accomplish your goal of setting up a remote at home while maintaining a local copy on your laptop. Go to the Xcode 'organizer' and click 'repositories'. There you will find all your machine's Git repositories. Choose one, select the 'remotes' folder and then '+' to add your home remote. I use Xcode this way.
Credits goes to #GoZoner for the answer. I'm just summing up everything.
Download official git installer from : http://git-scm.com/download/mac
Install and add its directory to your path :
echo "PATH=/usr/local/git/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.bash_profile
source ~/.bash_profile
The best way is:
step 1:
Install homebrew on your mac this is the official website Homebrew homepage
From a Terminal prompt:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
step 2:
From a terminal prompt
brew install git

Unable to get MacPort functionality after installing Xcode 4.3

I am having trouble getting MacPorts to function properly. I just installed OSX Lion 10.7.3 I downloaded and installed MacPorts first, and then after reading the requirements, I downloaded Xcode4.3 from the App Store, and then installed it. I launched Xcode and it looks to be operational and functional. However when I attempted to port with MacPorts, it gave me this error message(excerpt):
Warning: xcodebuild exists but failed to execute
Warning: Xcode does not appear to be installed; most ports will likely fail to build.
I followed the advice from:
How do i install additional packages for Xcode on OSX Lion to allow MacPorts to work
and installed command_line_tools_for_xcode from the Preferences within Xcode. I closed Xcode, and again got the errors:
$ sudo port install libsocketsPassword:
Warning: xcodebuild exists but failed to execute
Warning: Xcode does not appear to be installed; most ports will likely fail to build.
---> Computing dependencies for libsockets
---> Dependencies to be installed: openssl zlib
---> Extracting zlib
Error: Couldn't determine your Xcode version (from '/usr/bin/xcodebuild -version').
Error:
Error: If you have not installed Xcode, install it now; see:
Error: http://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.xcode.html
Error:
Error: Target org.macports.extract returned: unable to find Xcode
Error: Failed to install zlib
Log for zlib is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_archivers_zlib/zlib/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: openssl zlib
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
I am uncertain where to go next with this. How do i trouble shoot my Xcode and MacPort interface?
In theory this should work if you have Xcode4.3 installed (in /Applications):
$ sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/
(And you've installed the optional command line tools)
Everything will start working fine after installation of "Command Line Tools for Xcode" package.
You can get it from here: https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action#
Please see the MacPorts migration instructions for Xcode 4.3.
The instructions are pretty involved. You need to run xcode-select to set a new tools path, update developer_dir in macports.conf (as described by Henk Poley), re-install MacPorts (ouch), and finally uninstall and re-install all of your ports (double ouch).
Edit: libpvx still wouldn't install after the above. Two extra steps were required:
sudo ln -s /Developer /
sudo ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs /SDKs
YMMV if you have different ports installed!
Also in /opt/local/etc/macports/macports.conf change the line with developer_dir to point to / instead of /Developer.
After
sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app
I also had to run
sudo xcodebuild -license
and accept the licence
Here is a solution that has worked for me:
Install Command Line Tools for Xcode
Xcode -> Preferences -> Downloads
Help MacPorts find the right Xcode folder
sudo /usr/bin/xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app
Create symbolic links for clang compilers as they now live elsewhere
sudo ln -s `which clang` /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/
sudo ln -s `which clang++` /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/
Try using trunk, there's no release supporting Xcode 4.3 yet.
Setting the developer path in /opt/local/etc/macports.conf works for me,
developer_dir /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain
since most of the compilers are stored there now instead of /usr/bin under Developer.
None of this works for me. Wait for macports to release a new version that officially supports XCode 4.3+
sudo mv /usr/bin/xcodebuild /usr/bin/xcodebuild.old
sudo ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/xcodebuild /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Starting with Xcode 4.3, the command-line build tools are not installed by default. Launch Xcode, open the Preferences, and go to the Downloads tab. From there you should have an option to install the command-line tools.
You can also download them from the web here: https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action
Disclaimer: I haven't installed Xcode 4.3 yet. I have only read about it on the web.
As of 27/2/2012, the official suggestion from MacPorts seems to be to not use XCode 4.3 and instead use 4.1 through 4.2.1, which can be downloaded from Apple.
There is a bug ticket which might be useful to follow the evolution of this.
Incidentally, and as reported in my comment #11 in that bug report, I am able to build ports without warnings by using the 2 most sane-looking suggestions found in this question: sudo /usr/bin/xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer and changing developer_dir in /opt/local/etc/macports/macports.conf to /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain
I have macports installed without admin/root privileges, so I was unable to test the xcode-select answers. However, I observed that Pall Melsted's answer worked, but not initially. What I found out was that I had not accepted the Xcode 4.5 license agreement!
If you have just installed Xcode for the purposes of macports, and you haven't accepted the Xcode license yet, you might get the error presented by the original post. When I checked my Xcode version using /usr/bin/xcodebuild -version, I was given the prompt to read and accept the license. After doing so, and after having made the changes suggested by Pall to the macports.conf developer_dir, it all works now.
As alternative: you can make downgrade of Xcode to 4.2.1 version. DMG of Xcode 4.2.1 placed here: https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action
After this MacPorts became works fine for me.
This is fixed in MacPorts 2.0.4.
To upgrade:
Download MacPorts 2.0.4 from the install site or run sudo port selfupdate.
Run the MacPorts migration described here to reinstall all ports. This is painful but required to get back to a working state.
You should definitely run sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app like everyone here says, that'll fix many problems, but certainly not all.
Afaik, all the remaining problems exist within the configuration information for various packages. You might simply reinstall MacPorts as described in the migration instructions, but I found another solution.
You should begin finding all effected port files using commands like grep /Developer/ ..., after executing sudo bash and cd /opt/local naturally.
You should identify all effected ports by using port provides ..., which I piped through sed and sort | uniq. You could simply reinstall all these ports using either port -n upgrade --force ... or separate port uninstall ... and port install ... commands.
I recommend using one large port -n upgrade --force ... command to avoid duplicate rebuilds of dependencies, using the separate uninstall and install commands afterwards.
There are of course various ports for which /Developer exists only inside text config files, meaning you can fix them manually with sed -i -e 's/\/Developer//g' ..., but you cannot do so with binaries obviously.
I'm afraid you must at minimum rebuild all your Python and Perl installations, making this upgrade an ideal time to clean out packages that depend upon older versions, ala python26 and perl5.8.
There are several technically effected ports I decided against rebuilding like fuse4x-kext, who contained /Developer inside Library/Extensions/fuse4x.kext/Contents/MacOS/fuse4x but hasn't prevented sshfs from working correctly.
I had initially installed xcode 3.2.2, after which I installed 4.3. When I ran the xcode-select, I still got the same error about no xcode project in /Applications. I then dug into the /usr/bin/xcodebuild script and found out that this was working correctly, and another instance of xcodebuild (the one installed with xcode 4.3, not the one in /usr/bin) was being run and returning the error:
xcodebuild: error: The directory /Applications does not contain an Xcode project.
It seems the /usr/bin/xcode-select does not work for xcode 4.3, (it's compiled so you can't really see why it's not working). Strings doesn't give any clues. Good thing osx has strace.. oh wait.
Anyways, the best I could do was modify /opt/local/etc/macports.conf
and uncomment the line containing the path to the xcode installation. That seems to fix my problem for the most part.

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