Failed to install command line tools on OSX Mavericks
I tried to install the command line tools on Mavericks following the steps in this very useful post
> xcode-select --install
but after a few short seconds I get the message
This seems wrong. Does anyone know how to solve this problem?
Whenever I navigate to the page that @Nikos M. is suggesting
I get this message
I followed @Rich's suggestion and I was able to download the package and install it which I wasn't able to do before, but I've found that I still don't have access to a lot of the commands that I should like arp
or diskutil
just to name two that I've encountered recently.
Solution 1:
Install them from here. You must be a registered developer.
Other solution is: in xcode click Xcode>Open Developer Tool>More Developer Tools
This should then take you to a link which will require a developer Apple ID sign in. From there, you'll be redirected after authenticating to https://developer.apple.com/download/more/ where you can manually download and install the Command Line Tools.
Solution 2:
The tools are still free, but xcode-select --install is no longer supported.
To install the latest command-line developer tools from https://developer.apple.com,
- Applications -> App Store -> Search -> XCode -> Install ... install XCode if you don't have it.
- Open XCode and close any pop-ups
- Go to the Xcode menu > Open Developer Tool > More Developer Tools... this opens the correct website.
- Find the newest version, download the dmg and install the package. The filename you're looking for is similar to "Command Line Tools (OS X 10.9).pkg"
Solution 3:
I had this problem for months and finally found the solution.
The problem was: I had installed it before and removed it manually. (I had problems with the bundled git. It was not the smartest move to do this.)
What i didn't remove were the files
/var/db/receipts/com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables.bom
/var/db/receipts/com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables.plist
Delete them, run xcode-select --install
-> no error anymore
At least it worked for me. Hope it is helpful for somebody.
Solution 4:
I get that "Your Session has Expired" message when I try to download from within the Chrome browser. If I navigate to the site with Safari and sign in with my developer credentials then the Command Line Tools dmg downloads without a problem. I do not have a paid developer account either, btw.