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Error when downloading PIL/Pillow for Mountain Lion 10.8.5


When I tried sudo pip install PIL and sudo easy_install PIL, they both gave me the following error.

unable to execute clang: No such file or directory

error: command 'clang' failed with exit status 1

I have tried it with brew install libtiff libjpeg webp littlecms beforehand, and with sudo and without sudo, but every time it gives the exact same error.


Solution

  • Fixed the problem by first installing Xcode from the App Store, then installing Command Line Tools from the Downloads section of Xcode's Preferences screen.

    Then Try these commands:

    % brew install pil
    % easy_install pip
    % pip install pil