

What is the advisable approach to take here?
Mac install xcode from terminal update#
Here's the complete picture (pardon the pun):Īlthough I am talking in context of macOS Mojave, the question remains the same with regard to previous versions of macOS. Launch the Terminal, found in /Applications/Utilities/ Type the following command string: xcode-select -install A software update popup window will appear that asks: The xcode-select command requires the command line developer tools. when running brew config, the value for CLT: is shown as N/A. Also, from my previous experience, if the Command Line Tools aren't installed separately from Xcode (by running xcode-select -install), they are not detected by Homebrew, i.e. My understanding is that installing Xcode also installs the Command Line Tools. Now, I wish to install Homebrew which requires Xcode Command Line Tools to be installed. Immediately after that I installed Xcode Version 10.0 (10A255) from the Mac App Store. What's the probable reason for this disparity? Will this install Xcode Command Line Tools twice? Or overwrite the existing installation?Īs I understand, Xcode Command Line Tools can be installed without installing Xcode. 43 I performed a fresh install of macOS Mojave 10.14. Thus far I am convinced that the Xcode Command Line Tools are installed. I also ran, gcc and make and bash was able to locate and execute them. Which printed the path for the Developer directory as follows: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/DeveloperĪs suggested in the answer, I also verified the return value by running: Or not?Īs per this answer, I checked if the Command Line Tools are installed by running:


I performed a fresh install of macOS Mojave 10.14.
