Command Line Tools not working - OS X El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave
MacosMacos SierraOsx ElcapitanMacos High-SierraMacos Problem Overview
I just upgraded from Yosemite to El Capitan (and replicated the problem upgrading from El Capitan to Sierra), and when I try to type for example git status
inside a terminal, I get the following error:
xcrun: error: invalid active developer path
(/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at:
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun
I don't have Xcode installed, never did. Anyone have a solution?
Macos Solutions
Solution 1 - Macos
Found the fix for the problem here.
xcode-select --install
This will bring up a prompt to install the necessary command line tools.
Solution 2 - Macos
If you have issues with the xcode-select --install
command; e.g. I kept getting a network problem timeout, then try downloading the dmg at developer.apple.com/downloads (Command line tools OS X 10.11) for Xcode 7.1
Solution 3 - Macos
In macOS 10.14 this issue may also occur if you have two or more versions installed. If you like xCode GUI you can do it by going into preferences - CMD + ,
, selecting Locations
tab and choosing version of Command Line Tools. Please refer to the attached print screen.
Solution 4 - Macos
I tried the solution xcode-select --install
but it don't help me, I update from Sierra to High and happened this, my solution:
sudo xcode-select --reset
Solution 5 - Macos
Reassigning the path Xcode is configured with worked for me.
sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app
You'll then likely be prompted (after trying a command) to agree to the license agreement.
Solution 6 - Macos
I had the same issue after upgrading to macOS Catalina. This didn't work for me:
xcode-select --install
Downloading and installing Command Line Tools for Xcode 12 did it!
Solution 7 - Macos
For me, after I've removed Xcode, I have to switch active developer path as follows:
sudo xcode-select -s /
Solution 8 - Macos
I just updated to High Sierra and I couldn't just run xcode-select --install
. First, I had to actually install xcode from the app store. Then I ran xcode-select --install
. Then I had to run sudo xcodebuild -license
, agree to the terms, then I could finally run git commands again.
Solution 9 - Macos
Updated to High Sierra 10.13.2
xcode-select --install ALONE did not work for me.
-
Download X-code from app store
-
$xcode-select --install
a. May need to update after install using softwareupdate in command line. $sudo softwareupdate -i "Command Line Tools (macOS High Sierra version 10.13) for Xcode-9.1" -
$sudo xcodebuild -license
Solution 10 - Macos
For Mojave
Uninstall Any old version of Command Line Tools:
sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
Download and Install Command Line Tools 10.14 Mojave.
Solution 11 - Macos
For those also having issues with heroku
command line tools after upgrading, I also had to do the following in my terminal:
xcode-select --install
brew install heroku/brew/heroku
brew link --overwrite heroku
It seems the upgrade to High Sierra messed with my symlinks in addition to forcing me to reinstall xcode tools. I kept getting 'not a directory' errors:
▸ stat /Users/mattymc/.local/share/heroku/client/bin/heroku: not a directory
▸ fork/exec /Users/mattmcinnis/.local/share/heroku/client/bin/heroku: not a directory
Hope that saves someone an hour :)
Solution 12 - Macos
After update to macOS 10.13.3
After updating do macOS 10.13, I had to install "Command Line Tools (macOS 10.13) for Xcode 9.3" downloaded from https://developer.apple.com/download/more/
Solution 13 - Macos
I upgraded mac os to macOS High Sierra - 10.13.3 and faced a similar issue while trying to install watchman (with command - brew install watchman).
ran the command: xcode-select --install, then ran "brew install watchman" - Everything works fine!
Solution 14 - Macos
For the most recent version Mojave version 10.14.1, I use
solved by downloaded from https://developer.apple.com/download/more/ " login by apple id, and download
> Command line tool newest stable version.dmg
That makes everything work
the old answer
xcode-select --install
doesn't work for me.
Solution 15 - Macos
Even if you do xcode-select --install it was not fixing that for me as it showed some network error. The problem was that it could not connect to the app store. I did the following to fix it.
- Open keystore
- Go to system root and select certificates.
- Open digicert high assurance EV.
- Expand the trust section, mark it as never trust.
- Restart system now repeat step 1, 2, 3. and mark the trust policy as back to use system defaults.
Your app store should work now and you should be able to run xcode-select --install