How can I get dev tools (such as make) for Mac OS X via the command line

Question

I am in a bit of a pickle. I have a few Mac Minis that I am colocating at my ISP and only have shell access (via ssh for example) to administer the boxes. This is fine, but I just realized - after downloading some tar files for a couple of packages I needed - that I don't have the basic dev tools installed (such as make, for compiling source code). Is there a place I can download them from using curl?

Thanks in advance! ~Aki

Answer 1

install xcode off of the Mac OS install media (I think it's the second dvd or cd or whatever, but am unsure). That should do it

Answer 2

Install MacPorts. This will give you all the usual command line tools that you might need.

Answer 3

You can use fink to get yourself a copy of lynx (command line web browser) and then use that to download the OS X developer tools from Apple. Or you could just install a GNU tool chain from Fink iteslf.

Answer 4

You should already have curl (mine is at /usr/bin/curl) which you can use to get the fink or MacPorts downloads. Then go from there.

I'm a fink guy myself. Fink will need the devtools DVD isntalled.