Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of WebKitNightlyElCapWorkaround


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Oct 20, 2015 11:30:46 AM (9 years ago)
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timothy@apple.com
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  • WebKitNightlyElCapWorkaround

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    55=== Steps ===
    661. Print out this page or load it up on a different device for reference.
    7 2. Reboot the machine you want to apply the workaround to with the //Option// key held down.
    8 3. Select the //10.11-Recovery// disk and click the arrow to continue booting.
    9 4. When the //Mac OS X Utilities// window appears, select the //Utilities// menu in the menubar and pick //Terminal//.
    10 5. In the //Terminal// window, type: `cd /Volumes && ls -l`
    11 6. Find the name of your main boot partition, it is usually something like //Macintosh HD//.
    12 7. Type: `cd "Macintosh HD"` (or whatever name your boot partition is called).
    13 8. Type: `mkdir -p "Library/Application Support/Apple/Safari"`
    14 9. Then type: `cp "Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/SafariForWebKitDevelopment" "Library/Application Support/Apple/Safari/SafariForWebKitDevelopment"`
    15 10. Finally type: `ln -sf "/Library/Application Support/Apple/Safari/SafariForWebKitDevelopment" "Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/SafariForWebKitDevelopment"`
    16 11. Now you can select //Restart// from the  menu.
     72. Reboot the machine you want to apply the workaround to with the //Command// and //R// keys held down. (See [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314 About OS X Recovery])
     83. When the //Mac OS X Utilities// window appears, select the //Utilities// menu in the menubar and pick //Terminal//.
     94. In the //Terminal// window, type: `cd /Volumes && ls -l`
     105. Find the name of your main boot partition, it is usually something like //Macintosh HD//.
     116. Type: `cd "Macintosh HD"` (or whatever name your boot partition is called).
     127. Type: `mkdir -p "Library/Application Support/Apple/Safari"`
     138. Then type: `cp "Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/SafariForWebKitDevelopment" "Library/Application Support/Apple/Safari/SafariForWebKitDevelopment"`
     149. Finally type: `ln -sf "/Library/Application Support/Apple/Safari/SafariForWebKitDevelopment" "Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/SafariForWebKitDevelopment"`
     1510. Now you can select //Restart// from the  menu.
    1716
    1817The WebKit nightlies should work as expected after you restart. This workaround will persist and not interfere with future software updates, so there is no need to revert it later.