Re: Safe to remove Xcode?

From	Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject	Re: Safe to remove Xcode?
Date	2016-03-22 11:44 -0500
Message-ID	<dldb2oF3so8U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 2016-03-22 16:30:27 +0000, nospam said:

> In article <dld9inF3giiU1@mid.individual.net>, Lloyd Parsons
> <lloydp211@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> OK, got pan up and running.  So can I just delete the Xcode package and
>> still have pan working?
>> 
>> If so, is it just a drag 'n drop in the trash deletion?
> 
> yes.
> 
>> Reason I ask is that this latest round of updates also included Xcode
>> update.  And that is taking forever.  I don't need Xcode because I have
>> no need to make another app.  To give you an idea of how long it is
>> taking to update, it has been saying '4 minutes left' for the last 30
>> minutes but the indicator has moved a miniscule amount so I know it is
>> still working.
> 
> it's best to install xcode via the developer site rather than the app
> store so you don't have 5 gig updates all the time.

Thanks. I'll keep that in mind if I ever decide I need it again.  I 
don't think I will, but you just never know.
-- 
Lloyd
from the Macbook 12"

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Safe to remove Xcode? Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2016-03-22 11:18 -0500
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    Re: Safe to remove Xcode? Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2016-03-22 11:29 -0500
    Re: Safe to remove Xcode? Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2016-03-22 17:47 +0000
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        Re: Safe to remove Xcode? Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2016-03-26 17:08 -0500
  Re: Safe to remove Xcode? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-03-22 12:30 -0400
    Re: Safe to remove Xcode? Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2016-03-22 11:44 -0500
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