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I just upgraded to Mountain Lion, and now gcc, make, g++, etc. are not found when trying to launch them in Terminal.

So I went to Xcode Preferences, Downloads, and clicked "Install" next to Command Line Tools.

It asked me for my Apple ID, which is weird and unnecessary, but I entered it anyway. Note that I am a registered Mac OS X and iOS developer (so I pay 2x $99 per year).

Much to my surprise, it tells me:

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Um, what?! And why is it asking?

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  • Typically, the tools are installed as part of the Xcode package in /Applications (or wherever else you have the app itself). If you run xcode-select --print-path does it show the correct location for your Xcode?
    – bmike ♦
    Commented Jul 25, 2012 at 18:19
  • @bmike: yes, it shows /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer as expected. The command line tools actually seem to be in /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin, can I just add that to my path? If so, why does Xcode say the Command Line Tools are an additional 115.1 MB?
    – houbysoft
    Commented Jul 25, 2012 at 18:21
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    I believe just the essential tools are bundled now and the full set of command line tools are packaged separately. Also, there is this.... stackoverflow.com/questions/9329243/…
    – bmike ♦
    Commented Jul 25, 2012 at 18:31
  • @bmike: thanks, the stackoverflow answer worked. Still, I'd like somebody to answer the question as it stands. It's unacceptable if Apple really will officially require a special subscription just to get the tools.
    – houbysoft
    Commented Jul 25, 2012 at 18:56
  • Perfect - I don't think it's stupid or unacceptable, but I can see how many might feel that way. My guess is it's unintentional and due to a capacity or server side bug - but only time will tell if this is intended going forward.
    – bmike ♦
    Commented Jul 25, 2012 at 18:58

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It thankfully seems that this was a temporary issue, probably due to the increased load on the Apple servers on Mountain Lion's release day.

I am now able to download the Command Line Tools as before so it seems the issue has gone away.

Alternatively, if you're still having problems, this link worked for me when the "Install" button in Xcode didn't.

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  • Odd - I've installed Xcode on several Mountain Lion macs and not yet needed to enter any Apple ID other than in the App Store to start the download. Glad it's resolved as a temporary issue on the server side nonetheless.
    – bmike ♦
    Commented Jul 26, 2012 at 21:15

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