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macOS Catalina: remove /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools #2022

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Expand Up @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ There are three ways to install the Xcode libraries `node-gyp` needs on macOS. P

### I did all that and the acid test still does not pass :-(
1. `sudo rm -rf $(xcode-select -print-path)` # Enter root password. No output is normal.
2. `sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools` # Enter root password. It is OK if this fails.
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-rf should mean the removal shouldn't fail - the only failure will be bad root password, so I think remove that second sentence.

2. `xcode-select --install`
3. If the [_acid test_](#The-acid-test) still does _not_ pass then...
4. `npm explore npm -g -- npm install node-gyp@latest`
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