openai/codex · error

bubblewrap is not available in this build. Notes: - ensure t

Error message

bubblewrap is not available in this build.
Notes:
- ensure the target OS is Linux
- libcap headers must be available via pkg-config
- bubblewrap sources expected at codex-rs/vendor/bubblewrap (default)

What it means

Error "bubblewrap is not available in this build. Notes: - ensure the target OS is Linux - libcap headers must be available via pkg-config - bubblewrap sources expected at codex-rs/vendor/bubblewrap (default)" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/bwrap/src/main.rs:33

                .unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("failed to convert argv to CString: {err}"))
        })
        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
    let mut argv_ptrs = cstrings
        .iter()
        .map(CString::as_c_str)
        .map(CStr::as_ptr)
        .collect::<Vec<*const c_char>>();
    argv_ptrs.push(std::ptr::null());

    // SAFETY: We provide a null-terminated argv vector whose pointers remain
    // valid for the duration of the call.
    let exit_code = unsafe { bwrap_main(cstrings.len() as libc::c_int, argv_ptrs.as_ptr()) };
    std::process::exit(exit_code);
}

#[cfg(all(target_os = "linux", not(bwrap_available)))]
fn main() {
    panic!(
        r#"bubblewrap is not available in this build.
Notes:
- ensure the target OS is Linux
- libcap headers must be available via pkg-config
- bubblewrap sources expected at codex-rs/vendor/bubblewrap (default)"#
    );
}

#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
fn main() {
    panic!("bwrap is only supported on Linux");
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/bwrap/src/main.rs:33 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of openai/codex@339751715c (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b598e9bccd69076a. Report an issue: GitHub.