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Photoshop installer aborts with exception Symbol not found: _OBJC_CLASS_$_WebPreferences

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#895 opened on Nov 27, 2020

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Description

Expected Result Installer to run correctly and show the gui to begin installation.

Actual Result Installer never started, it crashed with the abort message.

Steps To Reproduce

  1. Download Adobe Photoshop CC 019.
  2. Mount the dmg file.
  3. Run the install script.

System Information Running Ubuntu 20.04 on Dell XPS 9570

Software Version
Linux Kernel 5.4.0-54-generic
Darling 1d3b09970856d58d12867f4ee5b9b1bf84cd05c2

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Research direction
Investigate why the symbol OBJC CLASS $ WebPreferences is not found in the WebKit framework. Check the macOS version compatibility and the WebKit framework path used by Darling.
Tech stack
objective c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
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macOS developmentlinker
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