Critical WebKit Bug Causing Eclipse Plugin Crashes on MacOS

[taldekar]

A severe WebKit bug in MacOS (security issue so not accessible to everyone) is currently causing frequent crashes in Eclipse plugins that utilize the standard SWT Browser Widget, including the Amazon Q Plugin. This issue affects multiple Eclipse-based development environments and tools.

Current Status:

• Apple has been notified and is actively working on a fix.
• No immediate solution is available at the plugin level, including for the Amazon Q Plugin.

Workaround:
If you encounter this issue, follow these steps:

• After a crash occurs, locate and open the crash report.
• In the crash report, find the Identifier value (e.g., epp.package.jee).
• Open Terminal and run the following command, replacing <app id> with the Identifier you found:

defaults write <app id> WebKitUsesPageCachePreferenceKey -int 0

Note: This workaround may need to be reapplied after certain system updates or if you reinstall the affected application.

For the latest updates, please refer to the GitHub issue tracker. Thank you for your patience.

[breedloj]

The above guidance should no longer be relevant. Changes within the plugin were introduced with #506 to reduce or eliminate the incidence of these issues.