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doc: suggest xcode-select --install

If you don't have the full Xcode installed, the command-line tools are
all you need.

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13264
Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/6449
Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/9215
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
v6.x
Gibson Fahnestock 8 years ago
committed by Myles Borins
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@ -82,13 +82,12 @@ Prerequisites:
* Python 2.6 or 2.7
* GNU Make 3.81 or newer
On macOS, you will also need:
* [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/download/)
- You also need to install the `Command Line Tools` via Xcode. You can find
this under the menu `Xcode -> Preferences -> Downloads`
- This step will install `gcc` and the related toolchain containing `make`
* After building, you may want to setup [firewall rules](tools/macosx-firewall.sh)
On macOS you will need to install the `Xcode Command Line Tools` by running
`xcode-select --install`. Alternatively, if you already have the full Xcode
installed, you can find them under the menu `Xcode -> Open Developer Tool ->
More Developer Tools...`. This step will install `clang`, `clang++`, and
`make`.
* You may want to setup [firewall rules](tools/macosx-firewall.sh)
to avoid popups asking to accept incoming network connections when running tests:
```console

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