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MarshallOfSound

#50154: fix: correct parsing of second-instance additionalData

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MarshallOfSound
Created: Mar 9, 2026, 12:59:03 PM
Merged: Mar 9, 2026, 9:22:57 PM
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Target: 41-x-y

Backport of #50119 to 41-x-y.

See that PR for details.

Notes: Fixed an issue where additionalData passed to app.requestSingleInstanceLock on Windows could be truncated or fail to deserialize in the primary instance's second-instance event.

Released in v41.0.0

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#50119: fix: correct parsing of second-instance additionalData
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MarshallOfSound
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Mar 8, 2026, 5:39:13 PM
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