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#53839: fix: don't start an app instance when a helper is executed without --type

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Created: Sep 11, 2026, 7:46:55 PM
Merged: Sep 11, 2026, 10:17:45 PM
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Target: 45-x-y

Backport of #53831

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Notes: Fixed helper executables on macOS starting a second app instance when launched without a process type, for example through child_process.fork() with the runAsNode fuse disabled; fork() now throws in that configuration.

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#53831: fix: don't start an app instance when a helper is executed without --type
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codebytere
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Sep 11, 2026, 7:46:29 PM
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