MacPorts XCode Installation

[Michele Venturi]

I have made a script to install the right version of Xcode

https://gist.github.com/dardo82/1a68666175e84ebfb3d03fc4b75a3609


It requires the xcodes command that can be found here

https://github.com/RobotsAndPencils/xcodes

Maybe it should be packaged as a new port,it is useful...

Accepting the license can also be automated if needed.

Il mar 8 mar 2022, 03:21 raf <macports at raf.org> ha scritto:

> On Tue, Mar 08, 2022 at 01:13:36PM +1100, macports at raf.org wrote:
>
> > > Il lun 7 mar 2022, 12:38 Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> ha
> scritto:
> > >
> > > > On Feb 26, 2022, at 12:04, Haren Samarasinghe wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > After reading the installation guide [1], quite a few people that
> I've
> > > > introduced MacPorts to have thought that a full XCode installation is
> > > > required. They're uncertain of doing this due to the large amount of
> space
> > > > it requires.
> > > > >
> > > > > In reality, I'd say that the majority of ports only require the
> command
> > > > line tools. In the scenarios where XCode is required for a port, the
> user
> > > > is normally alerted to this.
> > > > >
> > > > > I was planning on changing the docs [1][2] to show that XCode isn't
> > > > required, but I wanted to first check whether this would be an
> acceptable
> > > > change.
> > > >
> > > > Yes that's a good idea.
> > > >
> > > > If the port you're installing (and its dependencies) are available as
> > > > binaries, you do not need Xcode and you do not need the command line
> tools.
> > > > MacPorts will just install the binaries. MacPorts will probably print
> > > > warnings about Xcode and/or CLT being missing but in this case they
> can be
> > > > ignored.
> > > >
> > > > If the port (or its dependencies) are not available as binaries,
> you'll
> > > > probably need either Xcode or the command line tools. If you don't
> have
> > > > them installed, you'll get warnings, and then probably a build
> failure.
> > > >
> > > > Some ports need Xcode to build. These are (hopefully) marked with
> > > > "use_xcode yes". If you try to install such a port and you do not
> have
> > > > Xcode installed, MacPorts will tell you to install it.
> >
> > On a related note, the other day I was on my brother's
> > 10.14 mac, and I needed to migrate its macports from
> > a version for 10.13. There are instructions at
> > https://guide.macports.org/#installing.xcode that say:
> >
> >   2.1.1. Install Xcode on OS X 10.9 or Later
> >   Download the latest version of Xcode from the Apple developer
> >   website or get it using the Mac App Store.
> >
> > But the latest version of XCode is incompatible with 10.14,
> > and the Mac App Store won't install it (or any other version).
> > So those instructions might need an update.
> >
> > https://trac.macports.org/wiki/Migration says:
> >
> >   Install the latest version of Xcode that is compatible with your OS.
> >   Open the Xcode application once after installation and follow any
> prompts.
> >
> > But it links to the page above, not to a page showing
> > the latest compatible versions of XCode for each macos
> > version.
> >
> > I'm sure I've seen such a list in the past, but can't
> > remember where it is, and I can't seem to find it today.
> > Is it somewhere prominent and I'm just not finding it?
> > It would be great if either of the above pages linked to it.
> >
> > Ah, this has a great compatibility chart:
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xcode#Xcode_11.x_(since_SwiftUI_framework)
> >
> > I know this thread is about letting people know that XCode
> > isn't always needed, but I think the instructions for getting
> > the right XCode for old macos systems could be better too.
> >
> > cheers,
> > raf
>
> I think is the page I originally saw:
>
>   https://xcodereleases.com/
>
> cheers,
> raf
>
>
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