openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

`codex update` is not available in debug builds. Install a r

Error message

`codex update` is not available in debug builds. Install a release build of Codex to use this command.

What it means

Error "`codex update` is not available in debug builds. Install a release build of Codex to use this command." thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs:886

                .iter()
                .map(crate::wsl_paths::normalize_for_wsl)
                .collect();
            std::process::Command::new(&command_path)
                .args(&normalized_args)
                .status()?
        }
    };
    if !status.success() {
        anyhow::bail!("`{cmd_str}` failed with status {status}");
    }
    println!("\n🎉 Update ran successfully! Please restart Codex.");
    Ok(())
}

fn run_update_command() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
    {
        anyhow::bail!(
            "`codex update` is not available in debug builds. Install a release build of Codex to use this command."
        );
    }

    #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
    {
        let Some(action) = codex_tui::get_update_action() else {
            anyhow::bail!(
                "Could not detect the Codex installation method. Please update manually: https://developers.openai.com/codex/cli/"
            );
        };
        run_update_action(action)
    }
}

fn run_execpolicycheck(cmd: ExecPolicyCheckCommand) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    cmd.run()
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs:886 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/88fc3388b6bc6383. Report an issue: GitHub.