I have installed macOS Ventura – the latest version of macOS – and I would like to have a stable version of Xcode (e.g. 13.4.1) running. However, it says "The version of Xcode installed on this Mac is not compatible with macOS Ventura."
Is there any way to run Xcode on Ventura?
Xcode 14 is required by macOS Ventura. But if, in case you want to use your old version of Xcode (e.g Xcode 13), you can launch it directly from the finder or from the terminal.
To open in finder navigate to:
Applications Folder > Find Xcode App > Right click on the app and
click on Show Package Contents > Open Contents > Open
MacOS > and launch Xcode.
Or
Run the following command in the terminal:
open /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode.
Single-run script to fix the problem
As this problem in principle is the same problem as last year, when we wanted to run Xcode 12 on macOS Monterey, it is worth to check last year's question on the same problem. There, I found this great answer in which a script is proposed that only needs to be run once to fix the problem (allowing a regular opening of Xcode 13, e. g. via double click). The script works by changing the build version of the old Xcode 13 to the build version of the new Xcode 14, thereby tricking the OS.
Before running the script, you need to change the OLD_XCODE and NEW_XCODE variables to the correct path.
#!/bin/sh
set -euo pipefail
# Set the paths to your Old/New Xcodes
OLD_XCODE="/Applications/Xcode-13.4.1.app"
NEW_XCODE="/Applications/Xcode-14.1.0.app" # To get build number
# Get New Xcode build number
OLD_XCODE_BUILD=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleVersion" ${OLD_XCODE}/Contents/Info.plist)
NEW_XCODE_BUILD=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleVersion" ${NEW_XCODE}/Contents/Info.plist)
echo The Old Xcode build version is $OLD_XCODE_BUILD
echo The New Xcode build version is $NEW_XCODE_BUILD
# Change Old Xcode build version to New Xcode
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleVersion ${NEW_XCODE_BUILD}" ${OLD_XCODE}/Contents/Info.plist
# Open Old Xcode (system will check build version and cache it)
open $OLD_XCODE
# Revert Old's Xcode's build version
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleVersion ${OLD_XCODE_BUILD}" ${OLD_XCODE}/Contents/Info.plist
For my future self, when I prematurely upgrade my macOS to the latest version.
Since I'm using Xcode just for a building purposes for my Flutter app and I don't really care about Xcode UI, all I needed to do is:
Download the desired xcode version app from https://xcodereleases.com
Unzip the app and rename it to Xcode-<version>.app
Move it to /Applications directory
Run xcode-select command: xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode-<version>.app
Confirm that the correct Xcode version is selected with xcode-select -p
That's it.
That way I can have multiple Xcode app versions and I can quickly switch between them.
I'm trying to install XCode 10.2 (most recent) through the developer.apple.com download. After downloading the .xip file, I try to open it like many other people have suggested, but it just creates a XCode_10.2.xip.cpgz file. I click on that and it creates an XCode_10. 2 2.xip and the cycle continues.
Because of billing issues, I can't use the app store to download XCode.
You can install upgrades from the terminal without going to app store. If your running Mojave then Xcode 10.2 will run on your machine. If not, then Xcode 10.1 is latest version.
Go to the terminal and type sudo softwareupdate -i -a and press Enter. This will download all application upgrades for your computer; not just Xcode.
Again, don't attempt to upgrade XCode unless you are running Mojave 10.14
How do I get the command-line build tools installed with the current Xcode/Mac OS X v10.8 (Mountain Lion) or later?
Unlike Xcode there is no installer, it's just a bundle.
It looks like all the command line tools are in the bundle, under Contents/Developer, but none of the appropriate environment variables are set to use them.
Is there a script I can run that will set-up my environment to support building from the command line?
Xcode 5.1 and OSX 10.9. (also works with Xcode 5.1.1 + OSX 10.10)
xcode-select --install worked with version 2333, failed with version 2003. So, try xcode-select --install and if that does not work download as described below.
In early February 2014 xcode-select --install has been reporting that "Can't install the software because it is not currently available from the Software Update server". In late February 2014 the command started only displaying help. The solution is to download directly, see "Separate Download" below.
Xcode 5.0.1 and OSX 10.9
With Xcode 5.0.1 and Mavericks 10.9 the command line tool is no longer available through Xcode. Instead they must be downloaded from the Apple Developer Tools site: https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action. This requires signing in with a developer account.
Or via terminal (from the release docs): The Command Line Developer Tools package can be installed on demand using "xcode-select --install” and the installed tools will be automatically updated using Software Update. OS X 10.9 is required for this feature. For earlier versions, continue to use the in-app download in Xcode.
Running the command in terminal produces the following GUI:
Inside Xcode (5.0)
Xcode includes a new "Downloads" preference pane to install optional components such as command line tools, and previous iOS Simulators. To open this pane click the "Xcode" button in the top left of the screen near the Apple logo, then click "Preferences", then click "Downloads".
Xcode 5.0 screenshot:
Xcode 4.x screenshot:
Separate Download
If you do not have Xcode, they are available as a separate download from Apple:
Go to developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action, and sign in with your Apple ID (the download's free). In the pane on the left, search for "command line tools" and choose the package appropriate to your version of OS X. Requires Mac OS X 10.7.3 or later.
If you take a look into "Console" while trying to pull the Command Line Tools, you will find out that there is actually an "unofficial" link to the Mountain Lion Command Line Tools!
So just try:
http://adcdownload.apple.com/ios/ios_simulator__resigned/cltools_mountainliondp2_march12.dmg
Here is my Console log:
01/04/2012 15:41:54.258 Xcode: [MT] DVTDownloadable: Download failed. Downloadable: {
dependencies = (
);
fileSize = 141452226;
identifier = "Xcode.CLTools.10.8";
name = "Command Line Tools";
source = "http://adcdownload.apple.com/ios/ios_simulator__resigned/cltools_mountainliondp2_march12.dmg";
userInfo = {
ActivationPredicate = "$MAC_OS_X_VERSION >= '10.8.0' && $MAC_OS_X_VERSION < '10.9.0'";
InstallPrefix = "/";
InstalledIfAllSHA1SumsMatch = {
"/usr/bin/clang" = 600c35175775a6002452a88f17e00c570cd2e2d0;
};
Summary = "Before installing, note that from within Terminal you can use the XCRUN tool to launch compilers and other tools embedded within the Xcode application. Use the XCODE-SELECT tool to define which version of Xcode is active. Type \"man xcrun\" from within Terminal to find out more.\n\nDownloading this package will install copies of the core command line tools and system headers into system folders, including the LLVM compiler, linker, and build tools.";
"Xcode.SDKs" = (
);
};
version = "1.1.1";
}. Error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3840 "The data couldn’t be read because it has been corrupted." (Encountered unknown ampersand-escape sequence at line 18) UserInfo=0x401bc8e60 {NSDebugDescription=Encountered unknown ampersand-escape sequence at line 18, kCFPropertyListOldStyleParsingError=The data couldn’t be read because it has been corrupted.}
Here are links for Command Line Tools, located at Apple Developer Server. You may need an apple developer (Paid/Premium) account to access them. You can download current (stable and beta) Xcode Tools. (It does not need device verification. Just ensure your macOS and XCode Tool/SDK version while choosing your command line tool)
Xcode 13 RC
Xcode 13 RC
- (Command Line Tool (Xcode 13 RC) - for macOS BigSur +)
Once you've latest command line tool installed in your system, set it from Xcode Menu.
(Xcode Menu Items) Xcode ▶ Preferences ▶ Location ▶ Command Line Tool ▶ Select appropriate command line tool
As of big sur..
sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
sudo xcode-select --install
Thanks homebrew maintainers for putting this helpful messaging in brew doctor
The "unofficial" links are also available at
http://developer.apple.com/downloads/
and 403: Forbidden unless logged in with a qualifying developer account. Free accounts have access to everything except prerelease software and full OS installs. In particular, the command-line tools packages that coincide with the release of Xcode 4.4 (the "July 2012" packages) were posted on July 27, for both Lion and Mountain Lion.
Unlike log files, deep-linking Web pages, and the Xcode Preferences window, this page also links to lots of other useful downloads for free and paid developers alike, including everything else that has been unbundled from Xcode (audio tools, accessibility tools, etc.), OS X kernel debug builds, and release versions of Xcode back to 1.0.
Instead of installing the "official" build of the command line tools from Apple, you can also install Kenneth's build from here:
https://github.com/kennethreitz/osx-gcc-installer
It doesn't even require XCode if all you are after is the command line tools.
I recently had to install Xcode command line tools on Mountain Lion over SSH.
Notice: I imagine this process would work identically for any version of Xcode or OSX. Just make sure you get your paths correct.
Here's how I did it...
If you don't have a free Apple developer account, register for one
Login to https://developer.apple.com/downloads
Download the "Command Line Tools for Xcode" appropriate for your version of OSX
For me, that was "Command Line Tools (OS X Mountain Lion) for Xcode - April 2014"
Copy the dmg file to your remote
In the following command, I'm using scp to securely copy the file from my local computer to the remote named remote
$ scp ~/Downloads/command_line_tools_for_osx_mountain_lion_april_2014.dmg remote:Downloads/
ssh to your remote
$ ssh remote
mount the dmg file on the remote
Here, I'm using hdiutil to mount the image
$ hdiutil attach ~/Downloads/command_line_tools_for_osx_mountain_lion_april_2014.dmg
install the package contained in the dmg
Here, installer must be run with sudo because this package needs to be installed on the root file system
$ cd /Volumes/Command\ Line\ Tools\ \(Mountain\ Lion\)
$ sudo installer -pkg Command\ Line\ Tools\ \(Mountain\ Lion\).mpkg -target /
unmount the dmg file
$ hdiutil detach /Volumes/Command\ Line\ Tools\ \(Mountain\ Lion\)
delete the dmg file from the remote; optional
I see no purpose keeping it around, but you can if you want.
$ rm ~/Downloads/command_line_tools_for_osx_mountain_lion_april_2014.dmg
You can automate the installation of Command-Line Tools in bash. I needed to do this when I was automating the developer onboarding setup process.
xcode-select --install && sleep 1
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events"' -e 'tell process "Install Command Line Developer Tools"' -e 'keystroke return' -e 'click button "Agree" of window "License Agreement"' -e 'end tell' -e 'end tell'
Go to developer.apple.com/download/all/ (log in if you're not logged in)
Expand the "View Details" tool tip for "Command Line Tools" of the version you need
Download the .dmg file of those Command Line Tools
Once the .dmg file is downloaded, double click it and install it
If you want to use the version of tools provided in XCode itself you can use xcrun (e.g. xcrun git). From the help at the bottom of the download preference pane:
note that from within Terminal you can use the XCRUN tool to launch
compilers and other tools embedded within the Xcode application. Use
the XCODE-SELECT tool to define which version of Xcode is active.
Type "man xcrun" from within Terminal to find out more.
UPDATED: On Lion 10.7.4 the Command Line Tools are already available from withing XCode. You can get it freely from App Store.
The GCC for OSX won't compile some packages obtained from macports.
https://github.com/kennethreitz/osx-gcc-installer/downloads
By updating my Mac to the latest Mac OS (ie Big Sur), everything broke down to repetition request of installing Xcode-select.
It might seem weird, but I solved the problem by reinstalling & updating to the latest Xcode.
This is just my experience to solve the problem.
try going into Xcode > Preferences... > Downloads and clicking the button with a downward arrow in a circle next to command line tools.
xcode command line tools can be downloaded from here: https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action#
April 2014 version direct download link (for developers who just want to get started right away)
https://developer.apple.com/downloads/download.action?path=Developer_Tools/command_line_tools_os_x_mavericks_for_xcode__april_2014/command_line_tools_for_osx_mavericks_april_2014.dmg
How do I get the command line builds tools installed with Xcode 4.4 / Mac OS X v10.8 (Mountain Lion) or later?
For OS X 10.9, you simply install Xcode. The Command Line Tools are bundled with Xcode. From Technical Note TN2339, Building from the Command Line with Xcode FAQ:
Downloading command-line tools is not available in Xcode for OS X 10.9. How can I install them on my machine?
In OS X 10.9, the Downloads pane of Xcode Preferences does not support
downloading command-line tools. Use any of the following methods to
install command-line tools on your system:
If Xcode is installed on your machine, then there is no need to install
them. Xcode comes bundled with all your command-line tools. OS
X 10.9 includes shims or wrapper executables. These shims, installed
in /usr/bin, can map any tool included in /usr/bin to the
corresponding one inside Xcode. xcrun is one of such shims, which
allows you to find or run any tool inside Xcode from the command line.
Use it to invoke any tool within Xcode from the command line.
...
Xcode Command Line Tools can be installed as a side effect of running git --version in Terminal without Git installed. You will be prompted to install the tools as a requirement for running Git. Apple ships a binary of git with the Command Line tools. This is confirmed on the Git for Mac Download page. This seems like a valid option considering that Homebrew requires the Command Line tools to install Git as well according to another SO post. Otherwise, the previous answers are the most direct methods of install the tools.
I've installed xCode 3.2.6 on my Lion 10.7.2.
After install I can't find the xCode icon to launch it. I've got to know 3.2.6 doesn't support Lion.
However, the worst thing happen when I tried to uninstall it with
sudo /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
Unfortunately uninstall-devtools wasn't there. I'm stuck middle of nowhere.
Does anybody have any idea how to uninstall it and install xCode 4.2?
Following command fire on terminal and remove the all files and folder of xcode
sudo /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
also more information and show log of the uninstal so go refrence link here
If /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools does not exist skip that step.
Delete the /Develop folder if it exists.
Install xCode 4.2. Th eXcode icon will be in /Developer/Applications
The Xcode latest beta is even easier to install, get it if you have access.
If you install Xcode 3 from the GUI on Lion, you'll end up with a bunch of random tools but not the actual Xcode Toolset. In that case, you can use the uninstall-dev-tools located in /Library/Developer/Shared (rather than /Developer/Library).
You can fully install XCode 3 on Lion via the Terminal with the following commands:
export COMMAND_LINE_INSTALL=1
open "/Volumes/Xcode and iOS SDK/Xcode and iOS SDK.mpkg"
careful: if you work in ruby, you better stay with xCode 4.1
I'm confused about this. When I go on the market or try to download 4.2 to get ios5 it says that it is Installed. I check my Xcode in the about section and it says it is running 4.1. I tried this Install Xcode that is in my applications folder assuming maybe it was for the update and it still shows 4.1. How do I update my xcode?
In your Applications folder, there is an app called Install Xcode. Run that to actually install Xcode4.2 after the App Store finishes downloading the upgrade. Weird, unexpected process, I know.
I had the same problem. After reading the answers here I looked for the "Install Xcode.app" file in the /Application directory and it wasn't there. It turns out that I had moved the "Install Xcode.app" bundle out of /Applications after I installed Xcode 4.1 (I didn't think it would be used again). I used Spotlight to remind me where I had moved it to and I ran it again and it updated the files. Now Xcode reports it is at version 4.2 like I expected. This is not at all like any other Apple installs. I wonder why they did it this way.
The App Store doesn't upgrade Xcode 4.1 to Xcode 4.2 for you like it does for all other apps. Instead, it just downloads an installer/upgrader which gets placed in your Applications folder, and proceeds to not tell you anything about it, hoping you can read its mind. To upgrade, you have to do this:
Download the update via App Store.
Manually upgrade by running: /Applications/Install Xcode
Another way to do an upgrade will be to manually remove Xcode 4.x first:
Delete Xcode: $ sudo rm -r /Developer (takes about 20 minutes to finish)
Delete any "Install Xcode" files from your Applications folder.
Download Xcode 4.2 from the App Store.
When finished, install it: Applications ---> Install Xcode
Re-download all Xcode Documents and Components: Xcode ---> Preferences ---> Downloads
That's the most extreme way of doing things. If you added anything to your /Developer folder, you should back it up before running the rm -r command, as that will delete EVERYTHING in it.
Your Xcode preferences will remain in-tact, as they're stored in ~/Library/Application Support/Xcode/ and ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dt.Xcode......plist
follow the instructions given in http://simplecodebits.blogspot.com/2011/10/update-to-xcode-42-in-mac-osx-lion.html