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"xcode-select --install" grabs only the command line utilities included with Xcode (git, swift, clang, python3.8, etc), and it's only 400MB on my machine. That
by easton 5y ago
"xcode-select --install" grabs only the command line utilities included with Xcode (git, swift, clang, python3.8, etc), and it's only 400MB on my machine. That command has been there for a while, since Leopard or so, and Homebrew prompts you to run it before you continue with installing brew.
- TomatoTomato 5y agoJust typing `git` works too
- pkulak 5y agoMacports still says to download xcode in full first: https://guide.macports.org/#installing.xcode https://guide.macports.org/#installing.xcode Any idea why that is? Is it out of date?
- saagarjha 5y agoIt’s not required, unless you decide to install something that needs it. Most packages don’t need it at all these days.