Can't install - 'Xcode is not installed..'

[Dominik Reichardt]

Am 04.10.2011 um 08:10 schrieb Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org>:

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> On Oct 3, 2011, at 22:23, Dominik Reichardt wrote:
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>> Can't MacPorts be more precise and write this in the error message?
>> " Xcode is not installed. If you bought it on the AppStore, you only downloaded it. Start "Install Xcode.app" in your applications folder."
>> I know it feels like holding users by the hand but sometimes that better ;)
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> We could do even better than that, if we check for the presence of the Xcode installer.
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> "Xcode is not installed, but the Xcode installer is present. Run the "Install Xcode" program in the Applications folder."
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Yes, I thought of this later as well. I think this would help people a lot, once you bought anything from the Appstore you expect everything to be ready to use after download. No wonder people get caught in this trap. 
*sigh*
It's Apples fault for not taking care of this expectations mismatch, they should just initiate the installer after download (or give some dialog that this is just the installer and it needs to be run first). 

Dom