docs: fix macOS install (Finder Merge silently skips files; use rsync)#212
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Would it be possible to invert the order of the installation guide, please? Although installing PhotoGIMP via the terminal is more convenient, I think it may make things more confusing for most people. Ty for helping PhotoGIMP @mvanhorn |
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As mentioned before, consider making the terminal guide an alternative installation method.
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Summary
Fix macOS install (Finder Merge silently skips files; use rsync).
Why this matters
On macOS (reported on Tahoe with GIMP 3.2, confirmed on Sonoma), following the README's macOS Install steps produces only a changed splash screen and none of the other PhotoGIMP customizations. The root cause, established in the thread by the reporter and three other users, is that macOS Finder's "Merge" of the extracted
3.0folder into~/Library/Application Support/GIMPsilently skips most existing files, so the shortcuts, tool layout, and prefs never get replaced. The reporter found thatrsync -av --ignore-times <src>/ <dest>/from the Terminal reliably copies the contents, and multiple commenters explicitly asked for the rsync method to be added to the README's macOS instructions. TTesting
Changes are scoped to the files named in the fix; added or updated tests where the project has a suite, and matched existing conventions.
Fixes #169