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Xcode Command Line Tools do not require developer account anymore #425

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sebroeder opened this issue Feb 17, 2015 · 3 comments
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Xcode Command Line Tools do not require developer account anymore #425

sebroeder opened this issue Feb 17, 2015 · 3 comments

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@sebroeder sebroeder commented Feb 17, 2015

The information in https://github.com/middleman/middleman-guides/blame/master/source/basics/install.html.markdown#L15-L17 is outdated. (At least) since OS X 10.9 one can install the Command Line Tools without a Apple Developer account directly from the command line with:

xcode-select --install

This will display the following dialog:

Dialog offering installation of Xcode or Command Line tools

Should we propose this mechanism as the default installation method for both Xcode and Command Line Tools? If yes, should we provide additional information for older systems?

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@tdreyno tdreyno commented Feb 17, 2015

Does xcode-select exist without installing Xcode?

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@sebroeder sebroeder commented Feb 17, 2015

Does xcode-select exist without installing Xcode?

Yes. Starting with OS X 10.9 (I think, have to validate this in a VM) Apple installed some shims in /usr/bin that trigger dialogs like the one above to install Xcode/Command Line Tools, Java, etc. on demand. In the background it uses Apple Software Update to install this stuff. This works on every OS X 10.9.x and 10.10.x system out of the box.

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@tdreyno tdreyno commented Feb 18, 2015

Great! Lets update the docs.

@tdreyno tdreyno closed this in 4f654fd Dec 20, 2015
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