Problem with installing libxml2 with non-functional xcodebuild

[konstantinkrut@…]

If I do

sudo port install libxml2

answer is

Warning: xcodebuild exists but failed to execute
Warning: Xcode does not appear to be installed; most ports will likely fail to build.
--->  Computing dependencies for libxml2Error: Unable to execute port: can't read "build.cmd": Failed to locate 'make' in path: '/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin' or at its MacPorts configuration time location, did you move it?
To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Please remember to fill in the Port field and cc the maintainer.

As the error message says, you don't appear to have a complete Xcode install. This is required as per the ​install page.

[konstantinkrut@…]

I actually have it fully installed and working. Can we make more detail diagnostic? Thanks.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

So /usr/bin/xcodebuild and /usr/bin/make exist and work for you outside of MacPorts?

[konstantinkrut@…]

Hm. Don`t know how to check if that works but both of them are existing.

[0xced (Cédric Luthi)]

Have you tried to install another port?

[konstantinkrut@…]

No.

[konstantinkrut@…]

Sorry, I have tried to install libxslt. The same problem.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Replying to konstantinkrut@…:

Hm. Don`t know how to check if that works but both of them are existing.

This will serve as a basic check that they can execute at all:

/usr/bin/make -v
/usr/bin/xcodebuild -version

While you're at it, you might as well show us the output of:

port version
uname -a
sw_vers

[konstantinkrut@…]

The output was that I dont have Xcode installed. I decided to reinstall and that resolved the problem. It turned to be that I didnt have "UNIX Development" installed. There is an option during Xcode installation. Thanks for your help!

[robertoschwald (Robert Oschwald)]

Just to add additional info:

If you have installed Xcode 4.2.x and the unix command line tools but still receive the error message:

/usr/bin/xcodebuild -version Error: No developer directory found at /Developer. Run /usr/bin/xcode-select to update the developer directory path.

Then you need to switch manually to the new Xcode install dir in /Applications:

sudo /usr/bin/xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app