Improve instructions how to fix broken node & corepack homebrew insta…

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apache · Nov 22, 2024 · 2e1ca48 · 2e1ca48
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diff --git a/contribute/document-preview.md b/contribute/document-preview.md
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ brew unlink node@20
 brew install node@20
 # recreate symlinks
 brew link node@20
+# delete broken symlinks in /opt/homebrew/bin
+find /opt/homebrew/bin -type l ! -exec test -e {} \; -delete
 # enable corepack, if the command fails, remove the conflicting files from `/opt/homebrew/bin` and try again
 corepack enable
 ```

diff --git a/preview.sh b/preview.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ show_yarn_installation_help() {
     echo "You will need to activate corepack by running:"
     echo "corepack enable"
     echo "Don't install yarn separately from a package manager. With Homebrew, uninstall any existing yarn installation with 'brew uninstall yarn'"
-    echo "You might have to run 'brew unlink node; brew link node; corepack enable' to fix the installation."
+    echo "You might have to run 'brew unlink node; brew link node; find /opt/homebrew/bin -type l ! -exec test -e {} \; -delete; corepack enable' to fix the installation."
     echo "If 'corepack enable' fails due to file conflicts, remove the conflictings files manually from /opt/homebrew/bin and try again."
 }