Why does Xcode want to update?!

[81Tiger04]

I uninstalled Xcode a couple of months ago and the residual files as well (or at least I thought so). Why am I now receiving a Software Update for Xcode 14.1?

I know it seems like a simple and dumb thing to worry about but it's driving me crazy. I don't understand why it is wanting to update. Nothing should be there in the first place.

 

[casperes1996]

A lot of command line tools installed with Xcode are general development tools. Like the build essentials. Make, clang, swiftc, Python

Have you deleted
/Library/Developer
And the equivalent in user directory?

 

[haralds]

Also ~/Library/Developer

 

[casperes1996]

Also ~/Library/Developer

And the equivalent in user directory?

 

[MisterSavage]

Now I'm wanting to know what the command line tools for Xcode are.

 

[casperes1996]

Now I'm wanting to know what the command line tools for Xcode are.

Well, there's the following Unix/BSD/GNU/Apple-build tools

I also believe xcrun and xcodebuild are included, but xcdebug is just an empty shim that requires the full Xcode to be the active Xcode-select path. It also includes relevant SDKs and header files to build Swift, C, C++, Objective-C against Apple Libraries/Frameworks

 

[casperes1996]

And is required for homebrew

 

[MisterSavage]

Well, there's the following Unix/BSD/GNU/Apple-build tools
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I also believe xcrun and xcodebuild are included, but xcdebug is just an empty shim that requires the full Xcode to be the active Xcode-select path. It also includes relevant SDKs and header files to build Swift, C, C++, Objective-C against Apple Libraries/Frameworks

I never really thought about why Git was on my Mac but that explains it.

 

[81Tiger04]

A lot of command line tools installed with Xcode are general development tools. Like the build essentials. Make, clang, swiftc, Python

Have you deleted
/Library/Developer
And the equivalent in user directory?

I'm pretty sure I did. Is there any way to confirm?

 

[casperes1996]

I'm pretty sure I did. Is there any way to confirm?

Well you can look if those folders still exist.

 

[bogdanw]

Find the Xcode Command Line Tools folder
Use the xcode-select -p command to reveal the location of the Xcode Command Line Tools folder.

https://mac.install.guide/commandlinetools/6.html

 

[81Tiger04]

https://mac.install.guide/commandlinetools/6.html

Done. Command Line Tools are uninstalled. However, I am still getting the same request from the original post to perform an update.

 

[bogdanw]

Close System Preferences and run in Terminal:

softwareupdate -l

Does it appear there too?

 

[81Tiger04]

Close System Preferences and run in Terminal:

softwareupdate -l

Does it appear there too?