xcode-select --install: no developer tools were found

Just upgraded my Macbook from OS X 10.10 to 10.11 and updated Xcode through the app store (to version 7.0.1 build 7A1001).

Running

$ sudo xcode-select --install


results in the error:

xcode-select: error: no developer tools were found, and no install could be requested (perhaps no UI is present), please install manually from 'developer.apple.com'.


My path is completely vanilla:

$ echo "$PATH"

/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin

and xcode-select appears to also have its built-in path set correctly:

$ sudo xcode-select -p

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

I tried reinstalling xcode via direct download from https://developer.apple.com/downloads/ with identical results.

I'd be grateful for ideas...

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  • I think what Nan0r is trying to say is: don't be root. That is, run xcode-select as a non-privileged user, and it'll work just fine. That's what I did, though it took me a few days to realize it.

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Hello !

CommandLineTools install from Terminal brings up a popup on your desktop like this:

http://www.mediashow.ro/source/420104

If you try to install with sudo, it using a root account but no x11 instance are open with root account.

If you want to install from terminal, like that:

su - user -c 'xcode-select --install'

or with ssh

ssh -p 22 root@host "su - user -c 'xcode-select --install'"

replace user by a user with active session !


Have a nice day 😉

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