Yeah I did hit the install now on the Xcode command tools so I guess I'll just read the articles you pointed out when my brain cooperates. lol!
Thanks for that. Oh and I did n't see a license agreement. I did how ever have to authenticate through which I did and after that it did its thing. we'll see if I did it correctly. Take care and be blessed. On Dec 26, 2012, at 12:08 PM, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sarah and Dónal, > > First of all, both MacPorts and HomeBrew require that you install XCode -- > specifically, now you'll need to manually install the XCode command line > tools when you do the XCode installation. This need to explicitly install the > XCode command-line tools is something that changed starting with XCode > version 4.3 (released by Apple in February 2012, and run as an app instead of > an installer), so if Sarah is reading instructions written up for earlier > installations of MacPorts or, for that matter, of HomeBrew, she won't find > the information needed for how to do this. Both HomeBrew and MacPorts are > command line package managers that allow you to download, install, configure, > and remove additional software for your Mac that you can run from the > Terminal command line. The "package management" aspect means that HomeBrew > and MacPorts will automatically check for dependencies -- so that if the > software package you need to install requires a certain language compiler in > order to run, and that compiler is not on your system, the package manager > will get that as well. > > I suspect Dónal is using his developer's account to access XCode and other > resources, but it's also possible to download this from the Mac App Store: > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835?mt=12 > > In earlier versions of HomeBrew (before XCode version 4.3), you didn't need > to be aware that you were installing XCode because the procedure for > installing the command line tools as part of the package was automatic. Now, > however, any package manager that uses the command line tools -- and that > includes both HomeBrew and MacPorts -- requires you to either do this > installation explicitly or alternatively, if you are registered for a > developer account, you can download just the command line tools for XCode > without having to do the full XCode installation. Here's the current link > for Mountain Lion: > https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action?=Command%20Line%20Tools%20%28OS%20X%20Mountain%20Lion%29# > The same information as a shortened link is: > http://bit.ly/MOosQk > If the above link doesn't work for you, just go to the URL for Apple > Developer downloads: > https://developer.apple.com/downloads > You'll be prompted for you AppleID and password. If you haven't done so > previously, you can register for a free developer account so that you can log > in to these resources. (This isn't the iOS developer account where you pay > $99 a year for access to the pre-releases of iOS; this is just for the Mac, > so you can access resources like the XCode Command Line Tools.) Once you've > registered, you can find the Command Line Tools either by using the link I > gave, or by typing "command line" into the search field. The resulting table > of results will include the .dmg files for multiple versions of the Command > Line Tools for XCode for Mountain Lion and Lion, starting with the latest > version first (version 4.5.2 for Mountain Lion dated November 1, 2012.) In > addition to the Command Line Tools for XCode, this package installs a number > of other useful tools. According the description: > "This package enables UNIX-style development via Terminal by installing > command line developer tools, as well as Mac OS X SDK frameworks and headers. > Many useful tools are included, such as the Apple LLVM compiler, linker, and > Make. If you use Xcode, these tools are also embedded within the Xcode IDE, > and can be installed on your system using the Downloads preferences pane > within Xcode 4.5." > > The other way to get the XCode Command Line Tools without access to a > developer account is to download the XCode app from the Mac App Store. Then, > after you install and open XCode, bring up the preferences menu with > Command-comma. Navigate to the "Downloads" button in the toolbar and select > it (e.g., move to the toolbar and interact, or you may be able to press > Control-F5 to move to the toolbar, then VO-Right arrow or Right arrow (if > QuickNav is on) to the "Downloads" button and press it with VO-Space. Then > press Control-F5 to move from the toolbar to the "Components" tab of > Downloads, which should be selected by default. There's a table of > components that you can install. Make sure that you check the entry for > "Command Line Tools". I leave the entries for iOS Simulators for various > version of iOS unchecked. You also have the option to check the box for > "Check for and install updates automatically". The important step, after > making sure that you've checked "Command Line Tools" in the table, is > navigating to the "Check and Install Now" button and pressing it with > VO-Space. Once you've done this, the Command Line Tools will be on your > computer, and you can proceed with either MacPorts or HomeBrew. > > I think that after you install the XCode Command Line Tools, you may have to > separately accept the terms of use. This is normally part of the XCode > installation -- so you might find that easier. If you get the Command Line > Tools for XCode from the developers account, I think that after installing > them you have to go to Terminal and type in: > sudo xcodebuild -license > > After you hit return there's supposed to be a long license agreement that you > may have to get through by pressing your space bar a few times until you get > to where you can accept the terms by typing "accept" at the prompt. I > haven't done it this way, since the last time I answered this question it was > for someone who didn't have a developer's account, and needed to do this by > downloading. XCode from the Mac App Store. > > If you want to read more about either MacPorts or HomeBrew, here's a recent > MacLife article: > http://www.maclife.com/article/columns/terminal_101_using_macports_and_homebrew > > HomeBrew has many nice packages, but I don't think they have one for NiceCast. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > > On Dec 26, 2012, at 12:56 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: > >> https://trac.macports.org/wiki/InstallingMacPorts >> On Dec 26, 2012, at 5:41 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> you need Xcode tools. I've never heard of the other thing you mention but >> I'll look it up. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> Sarah Alawami. >> >> >> >>> hi Sarah, >>> >>> Not sure if you got a response to this yet, but I'd say two things: >>> >>> firstly, I installed Macports and I don't ever remember using XCode. >>> Secondly, you might consider seeing if the program you want to install has >>> a version which can be installed using HomeBrew. Seems to work better than >>> Macports. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Dónal >>> On 24 Dec 2012, at 22:53, Sarah k Alawami <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello to all. I've read guides on how to install mac ports, how ever I >>>> don't see any of the options they want me to check in the XCode >>>> installation. The reason I want to install mac ports is I want to install >>>> nice cast on this beast. 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