Opened 2 years ago
Closed 2 years ago
#65876 closed enhancement (worksforme)
Reinstalling the command line tools on Big Sur - Software Update continues to list several outdated versions
| Reported by: | daCaPo | Owned by: | |
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| Priority: | Normal | Milestone: | |
| Component: | wiki | Version: | 2.7.2 |
| Keywords: | CLT, xcode, command-line-tools | Cc: | |
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Description (last modified by ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt))
I followed the steps given on ProblemHotlist#reinstall-clt. Software Update showed several versions of command line tools as outdated, as exptected. After installing/upgrading just the release matching the installed Xcode version, I deleted (and triple-checked!) the file /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress.
However, Software Update still listed four other versions as outdated and insisted on installing them all, contradicting the wiki. Is there some step missing?
Change History (3)
comment:1 Changed 2 years ago by ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)
| Description: | modified (diff) |
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comment:2 Changed 2 years ago by daCaPo
I did not restart the computer, maybe that caused the bug? In the meantime, autoupdate installed all the different versions. As I knew now way how to uninstall selected updates, I deleted and re-installed Xcode completely. After this, there were no more autoupdate issues.
comment:3 Changed 2 years ago by ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)
| Resolution: | → worksforme |
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| Status: | new → closed |
I'll close this then since the way that Software Update works is not something we can influence. If it acts weird again in the future, you can report the problem to Apple.
Last I tried them, the instructions in the wiki were correct.
Do you still see those CLT versions available in software update after restarting your computer?