Command Line Tools not working - OS X El Capitan,

Question

I just upgraded from Yosemite to El Capitan (and replicated the problem upgrading from El Capitan to Sierra), and when I try to type for example git status inside a terminal, I get the following error:

xcrun: error: invalid active developer path
 (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at:
 /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun

I don't have Xcode installed, never did. Anyone have a solution?

Answer 1

I upgraded mac os to macOS High Sierra - 10.13.3 and faced a similar issue while trying to install watchman (with command - brew install watchman).

ran the command: xcode-select --install, then ran "brew install watchman" - Everything works fine!

Answer 2

For me, after I've removed Xcode, I have to switch active developer path as follows: sudo xcode-select -s /

Answer 3

In macOS 10.14 this issue may also occur if you have two or more versions installed. If you like xCode GUI you can do it by going into preferences - CMD + ,, selecting Locations tab and choosing version of Command Line Tools. Please refer to the attached print screen.

Answer 4

For Mojave

Uninstall Any old version of Command Line Tools:

sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools

Download and Install Command Line Tools 10.14 Mojave.

Answer 5

I tried the solution xcode-select --install but it don't help me, I update from Sierra to High and happened this, my solution:

sudo xcode-select --reset

Answer 6

I just updated to High Sierra and I couldn't just run xcode-select --install. First, I had to actually install xcode from the app store. Then I ran xcode-select --install. Then I had to run sudo xcodebuild -license, agree to the terms, then I could finally run git commands again.