Macos14.8、15.7 Update Breaks Tmpdir Environment Variable
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A recent MacOS update broke the TMPDIR environment variable, causing issues with certain applications, and the community is discussing the impact and potential workarounds.
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By the way, `/usr/bin/shortcuts list` hasn't worked since macOS14.7.5!
Half a year has passed, and Apple has still not fixed it. (on macOS14.7.6、14.7.7、14.7.8、14.8)