xcode-select: error: tool 'xcodebuild' requires Xcode

Question

I am trying to migrate my Angular application from v4.4.6 to v14.0.4. I have conducted the following steps successfully :

 % rm -rf node_modules
 % npm update --loglevel verbose
 % npm install --loglevel verbose
 % nvm install 8.9.4
 % nvm use 8.9.4
 % nvm alias default 8.9.4
 % npm uninstall -g @angular/cli
 % npm install -g @angular/[email protected] --loglevel verbose
 % npm install --save-dev @angular/[email protected] --loglevel verbose

But once I tried to run the following command line, I got this error :

 % NG_DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK=1 npx @angular/[email protected] update @angular/[email protected] --loglevel verbose
 xcode-select: error: tool 'xcodebuild' requires Xcode, but active developer directory '/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools' is a command line tools instance
 
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py", line 16, in <module>
 sys.exit(gyp.script_main())
 File "/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 545, in script_main
 return main(sys.argv[1:])
 File "/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 538, in main
 return gyp_main(args)
 File "/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 523, in gyp_main
 generator.GenerateOutput(flat_list, targets, data, params)
 File "/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py", line 2170, in GenerateOutput
 part_of_all=qualified_target in needed_targets)
 File "/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py", line 817, in Write
 mac_bundle_deps, extra_outputs, part_of_all)
 File "/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py", line 1453, in WriteTarget
 lambda p: Sourceify(self.Absolutify(p)))
 File "/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 809, in GetLdflags
 archs = self.GetActiveArchs(self.configname)
 File "/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 420, in GetActiveArchs
 xcode_archs_default = GetXcodeArchsDefault()
 File "/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 118, in GetXcodeArchsDefault
 xcode_version, _ = XcodeVersion()
 File "/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 1265, in XcodeVersion
 version = re.match(r'(\d\.\d\.?\d*)', version).groups()[0]
 AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'groups'
 gyp ERR! configure error 
 gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
 gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:336:16)
 gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
 gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:214:7)
 gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:198:12)
 gyp ERR! System Darwin 21.3.0
 gyp ERR! command "/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/bin/node" "/Users/userx/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.4/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
 gyp ERR! cwd /Users/userx/.npm/_npx/22018/lib/node_modules/@angular/cli/node_modules/fsevents
 gyp ERR! node -v v8.9.4
 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
 gyp ERR! not ok 

I double checked xCode and have found it already installed on my mac.

For info :

% ng --version
 _ _ ____ _ ___
 / \ _ __ __ _ _ _| | __ _ _ __ / ___| | |_ _|
 / △しろさんかく \ | '_ \ / _` | | | | |/ _` | '__| | | | | | |
 / ___ \| | | | (_| | |_| | | (_| | | | |___| |___ | |
 /_/ \_\_| |_|\__, |\__,_|_|\__,_|_| \____|_____|___|
 |___/
 
Angular CLI: 6.2.9
Node: 8.9.4
OS: darwin x64
Angular: 4.4.7
... animations, common, compiler, compiler-cli, core, forms
... http, language-service, platform-browser
... platform-browser-dynamic, router, tsc-wrapped
Package Version
------------------------------------------------------
@angular-devkit/architect 0.8.9
@angular-devkit/core 0.8.9
@angular-devkit/schematics 0.8.9
@angular/cli 6.2.9
@schematics/angular 0.8.9
@schematics/update 0.8.9
rxjs 5.5.12
typescript 2.4.2

Any idea how to fix this issue please.

Answer 1

Found the solution to my problem finally :

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

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