MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown
Update not possible on OS X 10.11 El Capitan
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Description
When trying to check for updates on OS X 10.11 an error is displayed.
Console says:
07.10.15 08:12:36,356 MacDown[*****]: App Transport Security has blocked a cleartext HTTP (http://) resource load since it is insecure. Temporary exceptions can be configured via your app's Info.plist file.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the update check on OS X 10.11 and reviewing the Console error about App Transport Security blocking the HTTP resource. Inspect the app's Info.plist and update-checking entry point; done means the update check completes without the reported error on that OS version.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- desktop, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100