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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Where to download the older versions of XCode for older Mac OS Xes?
Date: 28 Sep 2015 05:03:10 GMT
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Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
> In article <d6rrg4Fbdg0U5@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> 
>> It doesn't appear you need Xcode for that - just the command-line tools.
> 
> Wrong.  You need BOTH.  

From the instructions, there is no need to run Xcode since everything is
compiled on the command line.

> The command-line tools are extra and won't run 
> without Xcode.  They use the same license.  Or you can waste your time 
> and only download the command-line tools, try it, and then wait for the 
> 3GB download for Xcode.

That's certainly not the case with 10.9 and later:

<http://osxdaily.com/2014/02/12/install-command-line-tools-mac-os-x/>

I figured since Apple provides a stand-alone installer for the command line
tools for Mountain Lion, perhaps you could install just that. Perhaps
that's an incorrect assumption.

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