However, depending on the version(s) of Xcode you have and your system, the automatic command-line installer may not work properly. I think you can also trigger the download by running 'xcode-select -install'. You may also be able to automatically download and install them by attempting to run something like git. You can find the command line tools the 'other downloads' section of the developer centre. If you are a die-hard UNIX programmer and never intend to write any software other than for your specific Mac, then you can install the command line tools and that will give you the /usr/include that you expect. I suggest you stick with that unless you have an urgent need to update.

If I recall correctly, that was the last build that still supported Mountain Lion, the most stable of all recent OS versions. Xcode gets significant changes each release so I really don't remember how command-line tools worked in Mavericks and Xcode 5.1.1. Depending on your situation, that may be fine, bad, or useless. The GCC you think you are running is Clang pretending. You should be aware that Apple hasn't included GCC for some time. There is even a download specifically for Xcode 5.1.1 on Mavericks: Command Line Tools for OS X Mavericks - April 2014.dmgĪpple specifically says that Xcode 6.1.1 will run on Mavericks. There, you will see all of the command-line tools. From Xcode 7 > Xcode > Open Developer Tool > More Developer Tools.

I was unable to find a link to the download page from the developer site itself. Apple used to say which version was for which operating system but they seem to have stopped doing that as of Xcode 6.2.Īs VikingOSX mentioned, they have really jacked around the developer site. I don't know which version of Xcode you should run for Mavericks. With Apple, you stay up-to-date or go home.

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