Git和Xcode：为什么我必须同意Xcode的T＆C才能使用Git？

Question

Git temporarily stopped working after I updated Xcode on my Mac. The message:

"Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges, please re-run as root via sudo."

and then started working once I'd agreed to Xcode's T&Cs and installed the update.

Why, or should I say how, are the two linked?

I installed Git using the install.

Answer 1

Your git binary is provided by XCode (which is an easy way to get many command line tools).

If you don't like this, you can install it manually using Homebrew or similar. If you want to compile it yourself you will need a compiler for that. An easy way is using the one provided by XCode (see a pattern here?).

I've found that for my needs as a cross-platform Java-using-git developer the binaries provided by XCode are fine. This especially since they are automatically updated by Apple over time.

Answer 2

In your terminal, run your git command as sudo

sudo git status

This will give you the option to view/accept the license agreements. Press enter to view it and press space until you get to the bottom. You can then type "agree" to agree to the license agreements. This will get rid of that message and you can use git again.

Answer 3

sudo xcodebuild -license will show you the license text of Xcode.

You have to agree its terms and condition at the end or you can just run the command given below.

sudo xcodebuild -license accept

PS- You are giving access to xcode.