[Freeswitch-users] Major change to macOS Xcode/CLT requirements

[Seven Du]

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On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 3:24 AM, Mario <mario_fs at mgtech.com> wrote:

> FYI for macOS folks running FreeSWITCH:
>
> Homebrew made major changes in the last few weeks that affect the
> installation instructions for FreeSwitch on macOS. It also affects Homebrew
> update/upgrade functions. I updated 3 pages of the macOS wiki and the MacOS
> FreeSwitch Installer, macFI. A brief summary:
>
> Homebrew always required the full Xcode instead of the standalone Apple
> Command Line Tools. That is now the opposite…
>
> When Apple updated Xcode it didn’t always provide the correct version of
> CLT for the previous macOS. For instance, 10.13 and 10.12 use Xcode 9.2,
> but 9.2 may install the CLT for 10.13 on 10.12 meaning the CLT was for
> building 10.13 apps. Homebrew would detect this as a showstopper. This has
> happened a couple of times, and that’s why we sometimes had to use an older
> Xcode for a macOS that was not the latest to build FreeSwitch. This didn’t
> just affect FreeSwitch but some Homebrew formulas.
>
> So…. The Homebrew folks decided to fix this once and for all: Now, when
> Homebrew is installed, it looks for the correct CLT. If the latest Xcode
> (9.2) is already installed on the latest macOS (10.13), nothing needs to
> happen because the CLT that is part of Xcode is already installed and
> correct. If Homebrew does not detect the CLT, it will locate them online,
> download and install the correct version for the macOS running!
>
> The big benefit is that if you don’t need Xcode you will save about 4GB of
> space, and of course it takes a lot less time installing FreeSwitch from
> scratch.
>
> Again, the wiki and macFI are updated, I tested them on 10.13, 10.12,
> 10.11, and 10.10.
> Mario G
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