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Desktop: skip unlaunchable git/gh binaries on PATH

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #114802 on 18 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A macOS bug where an unlaunchable Git binary on PATH causes spawn errors during update checks and gh probes. Fixes involve probing non-Windows git and gh candidates for executability before use.

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#114802 fix(desktop): update check and gh probes skip unlaunchable git/gh on PATH (#114718, salvage #114729)

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/electron/bootstrap-runner-git-binary.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/bootstrap-runner.ts, apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, apps/desktop/electron/select-runnable-binary.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/select-runnable-binary.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/settings/about-settings.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/updates-overlay.tsx, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1

#114725 fix(desktop): probe non-Windows git candidates for executability · superseded by another PR → 35a3f03, #114802, #114718, #114729
#114729 fix(desktop): probe non-Windows git and gh candidates for executability · merged via another change → 35a3f03, #114802, #114718, #114729

Closed issues · 1

Closed#114718[Bug]: macOS 27 Desktop update check fails with spawn Unknown system error -86 (unlaunchable Git on PATH)

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Merged PRs: #114802
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 18 Sep 2026

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