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Comment: more details of CLT receipt bug
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 When the command line tools package is installed, a receipt is generated that can be accessed with `/usr/sbin/pkgutil`.
 When upgrading Xcode, this receipt can be lost even though the command line tools remain installed.
-Without this receipt, MacPorts cannot determine which version of the command line tools package is installed.
+Without this receipt, MacPorts cannot determine which version of the command line tools package is installed, and worse, Software Update will never update the CLTs.
 
 '''Fix:'''[[BR]]
 
-Reinstalling the command line tools package fixes the problem.
+Reinstalling the command line tools package fixes the problem (however future updates will cause it to recur until Apple fixes the bug).
 * Download the command line tools package from the [https://developer.apple.com/download/more/?=command%20line%20tools Apple Developer] site.
 * If the version of the CLT you need is not listed at the developer site, but an older version is, reinstalling that will restore the package receipts. Then just run Software Update to trigger the update to the newer version.
 * Or, on Mac OS X 10.9 or greater, Software Update can reinstall the package:
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