[R-SIG-Mac] Which command line tools for XCode 4.2.1

cstrato cstrato at aon.at
Tue Apr 16 21:25:48 CEST 2013


Thank you, but as I have mentioned already: "the Preferences for Xcode 
4.2.1 do not list Command Line Tools in the Install window."

Best regards,
Christian


On 4/16/13 9:20 PM, Roy Mendelssohn - NOAA Federal wrote:
> Hi:
>
> The command line tools can be installed once you have Xcode by stating Xcode, going to "Preference" in the File menu and then there is a "Download" option.  That is where you can install the CLI.
>
> You may have to give a terminal command the first time to point to it once installed - I would shave to look that up - I know this had to be done for Fink.
>
> HTH,
>
> -Roy M.
> On Apr 16, 2013, at 12:13 PM, cstrato <cstrato at aon.at> wrote:
>
>> Dear Simon,
>>
>> On your developer site you mention:
>> "We use Xcode 4.2 but Xcode 3.2 and higher should work as well. Note that you will need Command Line Tools component of Xcode on Mac OS X 10.7 or higher."
>>
>> I am running OS X 10.7.5 and XCode 4.2.1 on my Mac, but have not downloaded the command line tools. My questions are:
>>
>> - why do I need the command line tools?
>>
>> - which version do I need to download from:
>> https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action
>>
>> There are e.g.
>>   - Command Line Tools (OS X Lion) for Xcode - October 2012
>>     (it is not mentioned which version of Xcode)
>>   - Command Line Tools (OS X Lion) for Xcode - November 2012
>>     (Xcode 4.3 is mentioned but it is nor clear if it works with 4.2.1)
>>   - Command Line Tools (OS X Lion) for Xcode - April 2013
>>     (Xcode 4.6.2 is mentioned but it is nor clear if it works with 4.2.1)
>>
>>   (BTW, the Preferences for Xcode 4.2.1 do not list Command Line Tools in the Install window.)
>>
>> - do the Command Line Tools update clang/clang++?
>>
>> The reason for my question is that in order to compile the C++ code in my package with clang I need at least version 3.1 since 3.0 results in an error.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Christian
>>
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