I have two different Xcode version installed on the same mac (Xcode 4 and Xcode 5). Xcode 4 is in the Applications folder.
So whenever I build any projects from the terminal, naturally it compiles by using Xcode 4. Is there any way to use Xcode 5 (which is in desktop) to build a project from the terminal?
I think the command xcode-select is here for this precise reason.
Usage: xcode-select [options]
Print or change the path to the active developer directory. This directory
controls which tools are used for the Xcode command line tools (for example,
xcodebuild) as well as the BSD development commands (such as cc and make).
Options:
-h, --help print this help message and exit
-p, --print-path print the path of the active developer directory
-s <path>, --switch <path> set the path for the active developer directory
-v, --version print the xcode-select version
-r, --reset reset to the default command line tools path
I had the same problem. I had changed the command-line tools option in Xcode's preferences. Here you can choose which version of Xcode, you wanted to use.
Related
Failed to extract git version from git --version. Instead I see:
xcrun: error: active developer path ("/Users/mcbook/Downloads/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer") does not exist
Use `sudo xcode-select --switch path/to/Xcode.app` to specify the Xcode that you wish to use for command line developer tools, or use `xcode-select --install` to install the standalone command line developer tools.
See `man xcode-select` for more details.
Like all macOS apps, the Xcode app is represented in the file system as a folder, even though in Finder we see it as an icon.
In Xcode’s case its main app folder contains subdirectories that include some command line development tools that are necessary when installing apps that need to be compiled.
When you first run Xcode, it registers the location of this subfolder for you. Unfortunately, it looks like you first ran Xcode when it was still sitting in your Downloads folder, and so all your command line tools are still looking for it there.
I’m assuming that in the mean time you’ve moved Xcode – which, as you’d expect, moves all the application folder’s files and subfolders as well – to your /Applications folder.
You should be able to redirect all your tools to look in the new, correct location by using the following command line command:
sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
In my build system, I am using xcodebuild to build multiple projects.
I want to configure different Xcode installation to be used per project.
I know about sudo xcode-select --switch <path>, but:
This option is system-wide, and might mess up with other parallel
builds.
It requires root, which I prefer to avoid (since it's an automatic build system).
It is not configured internally in the project.
Is there a way to specify the build tools path to use per project?
From the output of xcrun:
The active developer directory can be set using xcode-select, or via the DEVELOPER_DIR environment variable. See the xcrun and xcode-select manual
pages for more information.
E.g. to run xcodebuild with a specific Xcode-installation:
$ DEVELOPER_DIR=/path/to/my/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer xcodebuild
In a bash script:
export DEVELOPER_DIR=/path/to/my/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
xcodebuild
You can probably launch xcodebuild directly from Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin, so modifying the path you will use different Xcode version.
I'm trying to get the mkbundle tool working on Mac OS X 10.7. I installed XCode 5, a handful of different Mono versions, going from v2 to v4. Everytime I try to compile my code I get a
sh: as: command not found
When I try to find this command, its not on my system either. After googling, which is pretty hard as "as" is filtered out for being too generic, I simply cannot find a solution to this. The best resource I can find states its the native compiler of XCode, but I have that installed...
Could someone assist?
You are looking for the Xcode assembler:
> man as
NAME
as - Mac OS X Mach-O GNU-based assemblers
SYNOPSIS
as [ option ... ] [ file ... ]
DESCRIPTION
The as command translates assembly code in the named files to object code.
If no files are specified, as reads from stdin. All undefined symbols in
the assembly are treated as global. The output of the assembly is left in
the file a.out by default.
The program /usr/bin/as is actually a driver that executes assemblers for
specific target architectures. If no target architecture is specified, it
defaults to the architecture of the host it is running on.
Do you have Xcode and it's cmd line tools installed?
> which as
/usr/bin/as
> file `which as`
/usr/bin/as: Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64
Located in Xcode.app:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/../libexec/as/x86_64/as
Xcode cmd-line tools:
Assuming you have installed the 'free' Xcode package via the App store, the cmd line tools can be installed via "xcode-select". Drop into a term window and:
xcode-select --help
Usage: xcode-select [options]
Print or change the path to the active developer directory. This directory
controls which tools are used for the Xcode command line tools (for example,
xcodebuild) as well as the BSD development commands (such as cc and make).
Options:
-h, --help print this help message and exit
-p, --print-path print the path of the active developer directory
-s <path>, --switch <path> set the path for the active developer directory
--install open a dialog for installation of the command line developer tools
-v, --version print the xcode-select version
-r, --reset reset to the default command line tools path
xcode-select --install
Once installed, you will get updates via the App Store
I have a xcode project that was created for osx snow leopard. All it was required to be built was to run
xcodebuild
from the command prompt. I am now trying to build the same project on OS X 10.7 and the following error happens when I run the same command
/Users/repo/trunk/main.c:31:10: fatal error: 'stdlib.h' file not found
What exactly is going on? I tried to follow the instructions from this question but stdlib.h is still missing.
How can I fix this problem?
Likely you are getting bit by the repackaging of everything inside /Applications/Xcode.app starting with Xcode 4.3. In Unix-like installations stdlib.h usually lives in /usr/include and your project likely expects it to be there as it was pre-Xcode 4.3. You can fix this by installing the command line tools, which includes the tools and the associated headers and libraries in their standard location.
The easiest way to install the command line tools is from inside Xcode. In the Xcode Preferences select the "Downloads" pane and then the "Components" tab. Push the "Install" button next to "Command Line Tools".
You need to run xcode-select to tell xcodebuild and xcrun which Xcode you want to use.
See this manpage.
I am interested to know how can I install native assemblar (I think also known as AS) on Mac OSX Lion. Someone suggested that I can use the Xcode to do it but I didn't see any options.Terminal windows is not able to recognize AS as command right now. Can someone provide more insight on this ? I am new to Mac/Unix environment so please provide help accordingly.
If you have Xcode installed, then you have as.There is no option to install specific packages from the Xcode installer.
as should be in /usr/bin/:
ls -l /usr/bin/as
If not, you probably have a problem with your Xcode installation.
Otherwise, also check your PATH environment variable, to ensure /usr/bin/ is in the list.
echo $PATH
If you've installed Xcode 4.3, it doesn't install the command line tools anymore. To get them, you have to launch Xcode, go to Xcode > Preferences... > Downloads tab, then click the 'Download' button for 'Command Line Tools'. You'll need to sign in with an Apple Developer ID.
Using Xcode 4.6 with Command Line Utilities installed
export PATH=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin:$PATH
as will execute along with the other command line utilities.