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fix(host): run Tailscale through its real path #703

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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions apps/host/src/tailnet.ts
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/** The tailnet is the team: it says who a peer is and which machines can host channels. */
import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
import { existsSync, realpathSync } from "node:fs";
import { isIP } from "node:net";
import { homedir } from "node:os";
import { join } from "node:path";
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function executable(): string | undefined {
const path = Bun.which("tailscale", { PATH: process.env.PATH });
if (path) return path;
// Tailscale.app's binary crashes when run through a symlink such as /usr/local/bin/tailscale.
if (path) return realpathSync(path);
if (process.platform !== "darwin") return;
return ["/Applications", join(homedir(), "Applications")]
.map((dir) => join(dir, "Tailscale.app", "Contents", "MacOS", "Tailscale"))
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