command line tools getting broken/uninstalled on every macOS update

Hi everyone!

Since quite a while (I think it may have started with Catalina) I frequently run into issues for example with npm/*** and other tools and the solution is always the same: download and install the Command Line Tools package. I never remove it, never touch it, but it seems to be broken after every macOS update, no matter how minor. Just now, this is what /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ contained:

total 0
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 74 Sep 21 14:28 python3-config -> ../../Library/Frameworks/Python3.framework/Versions/3.8/bin/python3-config
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 76 Sep 21 14:28 python3.8-config -> ../../Library/Frameworks/Python3.framework/Versions/3.8/bin/python3.8-config

Why does the Command Line Tools package always get removed behind my back?

Regards,

Roland

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