Fink: developer tools not found

RHG · 02-06-2012, 08:09 PM

I'm installing Fink on a new machine, running Lion. I have Xcode 4.1 installed. Nonetheless when I run the command "bootstrap" to install I get the message:

Checking cc... not found.
ERROR: There is no C compiler on your system. Make sure that the Developer
Tools are installed.

I made sure that /Developer/usr/bin is in my path, set in ~./bash_profile, but perhaps not accessed by the bootstrap program. The Fink install FAQ is not only unhelpful, but rude, saying:

"Read the docs next time. To compile packages from source, you must install the Developer Tools, which among other stuff contains the C compiler, cc."

dmacks · 02-06-2012, 09:27 PM

That check appears to verify that /usr/bin/cc exists and is an executable program. It has nothing to do with things in /Developer and definitely does not care about your shell dotfiles.

RHG · 02-06-2012, 09:59 PM

okay, there's no /usr/bin/cc, but there is a /Developer/usr/bin/cc, which is where the Xcode installer put it.

hayne · 02-07-2012, 12:15 AM

Googling around re this issue, I see some reports that suggest either/or:
- some versions of the Developer Tools don't install stuff under /usr as they apparently as supposed to
- doing an uninstall of the Developer Tools and then a reinstall may fix the problem
(I recall some issues in the past where an uninstall of the old version of Developer Tools was necessary to avoid problems)

acme.mail.order · 02-07-2012, 02:57 AM

When you installed Developer Tools, did you check the box to install the UNIX Development package as well?

If not, go and do that now.

RHG · 02-07-2012, 07:21 AM

Do I have to uninstall first to install the UNIX development package?

acme.mail.order · 02-07-2012, 07:23 AM

No - unless you have run software update. Then you might have to change your install options.

RHG · 02-09-2012, 08:24 AM

@acme, This time I installed from the App Store, and I don't remember being given any options or choices of boxes to check when it installed. You say "go and do that now," but in the preferences window, I see no place to choose it. I've Googled a little and found nothing.

pinin · 03-04-2013, 08:46 AM

You have to install the "Command line tools".
In Xcode 4.6 (the latest) go to Preferences/Downloads and you can find them.

Hope this will help. It worked for me.

02-06-2012, 08:09 PM	#1
RHG Triple-A Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 104	Fink: developer tools not found I'm installing Fink on a new machine, running Lion. I have Xcode 4.1 installed. Nonetheless when I run the command "bootstrap" to install I get the message: Checking cc... not found. ERROR: There is no C compiler on your system. Make sure that the Developer Tools are installed. I made sure that /Developer/usr/bin is in my path, set in ~./bash_profile, but perhaps not accessed by the bootstrap program. The Fink install FAQ is not only unhelpful, but rude, saying: "Read the docs next time. To compile packages from source, you must install the Developer Tools, which among other stuff contains the C compiler, cc."

02-07-2012, 12:15 AM	#4
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 31,956	Googling around re this issue, I see some reports that suggest either/or: - some versions of the Developer Tools don't install stuff under /usr as they apparently as supposed to - doing an uninstall of the Developer Tools and then a reinstall may fix the problem (I recall some issues in the past where an uninstall of the old version of Developer Tools was necessary to avoid problems) __________________ hayne.net/macosx.html

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02-06-2012, 09:27 PM	#2
dmacks All Star Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 677	That check appears to verify that /usr/bin/cc exists and is an executable program. It has nothing to do with things in /Developer and definitely does not care about your shell dotfiles.

02-06-2012, 09:59 PM	#3
RHG Triple-A Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 104	okay, there's no /usr/bin/cc, but there is a /Developer/usr/bin/cc, which is where the Xcode installer put it.

02-07-2012, 02:57 AM	#5
acme.mail.order League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tokyo Posts: 6,057	When you installed Developer Tools, did you check the box to install the UNIX Development package as well? If not, go and do that now.

02-07-2012, 07:21 AM	#6
RHG Triple-A Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 104	Do I have to uninstall first to install the UNIX development package?

02-07-2012, 07:23 AM	#7
acme.mail.order League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tokyo Posts: 6,057	No - unless you have run software update. Then you might have to change your install options.

02-09-2012, 08:24 AM	#8
RHG Triple-A Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 104	@acme, This time I installed from the App Store, and I don't remember being given any options or choices of boxes to check when it installed. You say "go and do that now," but in the preferences window, I see no place to choose it. I've Googled a little and found nothing.

03-04-2013, 08:46 AM	#9
pinin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1	You have to install the "Command line tools". In Xcode 4.6 (the latest) go to Preferences/Downloads and you can find them. Hope this will help. It worked for me.