[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 114766] Webkit r127852 (last build for Snow Leopard) crashes after Safari 5.19 update on OSX 10.6.8

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=114766





--- Comment #8 from bb553 at scn.org  2013-04-20 20:43:44 PST ---
Respectfully, I was pointing out that OS X 10.6.8 Intel is quite in use, why it's quite in use, and that it is being updated by Apple (in terms of security updates, java updates, and Safari updates).

So, the overall situation is that:

OS X 10.4.11 PowerPC* and Intel users do have a functional version of WebKit r81558 engine to use alongside Safari 4.1.3; WebKit-533.21.1-Tiger after install, gives "Safari Version 4.1.3 (4533.19.4, 533+)" when launched and "contains all bugfixes that Apple made to the 533 series of WebKit after the release of Safari 4.1.3, which came with 533.19.4...".

OS X 10.5.8 PowerPC* and Intel users do have:

leopard-webkit - builds of current WebKit frameworks for Mac OS X 10.5 (PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel) - Google Project Hosting
[ https://code.google.com/p/leopard-webkit/ ] 

to run alongside Safari 5.0.6

OS X 10.6.8 Intel users don't have a functional WebKit engine to use alongside Safari Version 5.1.9 (6534.59.8) - unless either an individual user finds or creates a fix, or the next Safari update for OS X 10.6.8 Intel from Apple just happens to fix the issue.

Many longtime Mac users have several older PowerPC machines and a newer Intel CPU machine running side by side (all counted by Apple Corporate as "Intel" CPU users for advertising purposes), so there are clear reasons that users track software compatibility - including web browser engines - for a number of the operating systems they run on multiple hardwares. 

That's a summary of things as things stand as of April 20, 2013, and part of the point of listing the information in a clear fashion is also so that OS X 10.6.8 Intel users won't waste their time downloading WebKit r127852 for Snow Leopard at this time.

*PowerPC users also have an option instead of using Firefox 3.6.28 as an alternative for Safari/Webkit:

TenFourFox: A fork of Mozilla Firefox for the Power Macintosh 
(OS X 10.4.11 Tiger PowerPC and OS X 10.6.8 Leopard UB on PPC) 
[ http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/ ]

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