From 839eff13f4ddb99ab39a9eb4afb0ca91a9b53df1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joel Gillman Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2018 15:44:44 -0400 Subject: FAQ: Add MacOS PATH info to Troubleshooting --- doc/faq.asciidoc | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/faq.asciidoc b/doc/faq.asciidoc index 05314ec6f..145f9fcb5 100644 --- a/doc/faq.asciidoc +++ b/doc/faq.asciidoc @@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ Lastly, set your `qt.args` to point to that directory and restart qutebrowser: :restart ---- +Unable to use `spawn` on MacOS.:: +When running qutebrowser from the prebuilt binary (`qutebrowser.app`) it *will +not* read any files that would alter your `$PATH` (e.g. `.profile`, `.bashrc`, +etc). This is not a bug, just that `.profile` is not propogated to GUI +applications in MacOS. ++ +See https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/4273[Issue #4273] for +details and potential workarounds. + My issue is not listed.:: If you experience any segfaults or crashes, you can report the issue in https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues[the issue tracker] or -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf