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Saw the following error when running an npm install which required node-gyp... but could be triggered by anything which requires xcode-select.
xcode-select: error: tool 'xcodebuild' requires Xcode, but active developer directory '/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools' is a command line tools instance
What is the problem?
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No it does not. When Xcode is installed, setting the xcode-select path to Xcode app gives you more features: in particular xcodebuild which is required for making Xcode projects from cmake etc. depending on which is selected using xcode-select. The command line tools will search the SDK for system headers by default.
Note: macOS comes bundled with xcode-select , a command-line tool that is installed in /usr/bin . It allows you to manage the active developer directory for Xcode and other BSD development tools.
Check whether the Xcode command line tools are installed on your Mac: Start Xcode on the Mac. Choose Preferences from the Xcode menu. In the General window, click the Locations tab.
This problem happens when xcode-select developer directory was pointing to /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools when a full regular Xcode was required (happens when CommandLineTools are installed after Xcode)
Solution:
/Applications directory (NOT /Users/{user}/Applications).xcode-select to the Xcode app Developer directory using the following command:sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer Note: Make sure your Xcode app path is correct.
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer /Applications/Xcode-beta.app/Contents/Developer
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