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Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 4137] Solution for "Wireshark does not work under Mac OS X

Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 10:51:19 -0800 (PST)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4137

--- Comment #2 from Chris Maynard <christopher.maynard@xxxxxxxxx> 2010-12-01 10:51:13 PST ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> So: this is to document the solution for bug 3969 ("rm -rf ~/.fontconfig"). 
> But WHEN does this solution/workaround have to be applied?  Presumably not
> every time any one on a Mac installs Wireshark.  Maybe just the first time on
> 10.6[.*]?

If unsure exactly when, it could be left as, "Try *this* if it fails"?

> Is the Read me first document really the right place?

Where else?  README.macos?  Add a new section to the User Guide for,
"Installing Wireshark on MAC"?  What are MAC users likely to look at?

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