From 8a2f2a5c2b057f62473172dae3e2467afb8db394 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julius Marminge <julius0216@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 18:29:00 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Gate embedded commit hash lookup to packaged desktop builds

- Prefer `T3CODE_COMMIT_HASH` when set
- Return `null` for unpackaged desktop runs instead of reading embedded metadata
---
 apps/desktop/src/main.ts | 15 +++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
index 67bfd39c048f52502167aa3820f21a9aa84a0919..a85fba3219551070a5370b0499c1d6b82245372f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -115,8 +115,19 @@ function resolveAboutCommitHash(): string | null {
     return aboutCommitHashCache;
   }
 
-  aboutCommitHashCache =
-    normalizeCommitHash(process.env.T3CODE_COMMIT_HASH) ?? resolveEmbeddedCommitHash();
+  const envCommitHash = normalizeCommitHash(process.env.T3CODE_COMMIT_HASH);
+  if (envCommitHash) {
+    aboutCommitHashCache = envCommitHash;
+    return aboutCommitHashCache;
+  }
+
+  // Only packaged builds are required to expose commit metadata.
+  if (!app.isPackaged) {
+    aboutCommitHashCache = null;
+    return aboutCommitHashCache;
+  }
+
+  aboutCommitHashCache = resolveEmbeddedCommitHash();
 
   return aboutCommitHashCache;
 }
-- 
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