Command Line Tool - Error - xcrun: error: unable to find utility "xcodebuild", not a developer tool or in PATH

Question

I am getting this error while building the SwiftJSON framework to the Some Xcode project through Carthage Dependency Manager.

Sivaramaiahs-Mac-mini:GZipDemoApp vsoftMacmini5$ carthage update --platform iOS

*** Fetching GzipSwift

*** Fetching SwiftyJSON

*** Checking out GzipSwift at "3.1.1"

*** Downloading SwiftyJSON.framework binary at "3.1.3"

*** xcodebuild output can be found in /var/folders/7m/y0r2mdhn0f16zz1nlt34ypzr0000gn/T/carthage-xcodebuild.apLXCc.log

A shell task (/usr/bin/xcrun xcodebuild -project /Users/vsoftMacmini5/Desktop/GZipDemoApp/Carthage/Checkouts/GzipSwift/Gzip.xcodeproj CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED=NO CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY= CARTHAGE=YES -list) failed with exit code 72:

xcrun: error: unable to find utility "xcodebuild", not a developer tool or in PATH

Tow

Answer 1

I solved that problem by setting the Command Line Tools in Xcode. Go to:

Xcode > Preferences > Locations

And select the command line tool from the dropdown. If you have only one version of Xcode installed, there should be only one option. If you have several versions of Xcode, then you must choose the one you need.

Update (added image for reference)

Calliope

It didnt even have anything set by default for me when I looked at that setting until I set it to xCode X – Brescia

Thank you, I don't know why it was unselected, maybe after install carthage, and selecting my version like in the image. – Vivisectionist

Thank you for posting this. I wonder if it's an issue with people on brand new machines. – Ectoderm

Had to do this for 10.3 on Catalina. – Neath

Thank you, my setup : Catalina 10.15.7 with Xcode 10.1 – Malanie

Answer 2

The simplest fix is from CLI:

sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

(this should be path to your Xcode.app)

By the way this can happen even if you have only one version of Xcode . It happens when you instal homebrew before the first Xcode installation (which makes sense because you may want to install Xcode through mas install 497799835 and mas needs homebrew).

Harshman

sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer; sudo xcode-select -s /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools – Forehanded

This worked for me – Perky

This should be the selected answer. This is correct and tells you why it's correct. – Tennant

thanks worked for my flutter project too... – Remunerate

Answer 3

Following command worked for me

sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

Ennius

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