Can't install Command Line Tool, “xcode-select --install” doesn't work

Question

I don\'t know how to install the Command Line Tools on OSX Mavericks. Or better: I know how to do it (I just did it on another MacBook), but something goes wrong this time.

Answer 1

The probem you're having might be that you have an old version of xcode-select which doesn't have the --install option. I had the same problem, and running xcode-select --version revealed I had version 2003, which is an old one.

What you probably need to do is to restore the original xcode-select system shim that came with your OSX Mavericks, so it will refer correctly to any new xcode or CLT versions you install, instead of being stuck on the old version forever.

This blog post details the problem a bit more: http://magnemg.tumblr.com/post/113251602430/how-to-completely-uninstall-osx-gcc-installer

Here is the torrent with the original OSX Mavericks system shims (extracted from the original installer), so you don't have to download and reinstall the entire OS again: https://archive.org/details/completely_uninstall_osx-gcc-installer

Hope this helps anyone else who might stumble upon this question.