gemini-cli - 💡(How to fix) Fix The CLI doesn't fall back to the system's ripgrep installation when the bundled one is missing

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What happened?

The CLI doesn't fall back to the system's ripgrep installation when the bundled one is missing

What did you expect to happen?

To use Ripgrep installed system wide.

Client information

  • CLI Version: 0.42.0
  • Git Commit: 68e2196d5
  • Session ID: fdc40bec-bf35-4174-94eb-c134377aad76
  • Operating System: darwin v25.2.1
  • Sandbox Environment: no sandbox
  • Model Version: gemini-3-flash-preview
  • Auth Type: oauth-personal
  • Memory Usage: 284.3 MB
  • Terminal Name: iTerm2 3.6.10
  • Terminal Background: #282828
  • Kitty Keyboard Protocol: Supported

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