macOS desktop PATH and binary resolution fixes
Cluster 48158 · apps/desktop. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #69696 on 17 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.
The short answer
- Known?
- Yes. 4 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #69696. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
- Tracker
- The maintainers' tracker marks this
resolved, deciding PR #69696. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- Nothing open on GitHub.
These members address how the macOS desktop app resolves executable paths, including Homebrew PATH and login-shell PATH, particularly before and during backend spawning. The work spans both bug fixes and a ported feature for GUI launch environments.
Open issues0
Open PRs0
Fixes on record
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#69696 feat(desktop): resolve login-shell PATH for GUI launches (port of cline/cline#12429)
files:
apps/desktop/electron/main.ts,apps/desktop/electron/shell-path.test.ts,apps/desktop/electron/shell-path.ts
2 PRs closed without merging
From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1 · other 1
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#48158desktop: macOS resolvers ignore Homebrew PATH before backend spawn
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Pairwise link density
0.50: the share of item pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36.1.00means every pair is linked.
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- Subsystem
- apps/desktop
- Merged PRs
- #69696
- Closed issues
- 1
- Attempts
- 2 PRs closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 17 Aug 2026