openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

failed to install Codex.app to any applications directory

Error message

failed to install Codex.app to any applications directory

What it means

Error "failed to install Codex.app to any applications directory" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/desktop_app/mac.rs:226

        })?;

        let dest_app = applications_dir.join("Codex.app");
        if dest_app.is_dir() {
            return Ok(dest_app);
        }

        match copy_app_bundle(app_in_volume, &dest_app).await {
            Ok(()) => return Ok(dest_app),
            Err(err) => {
                eprintln!(
                    "warning: failed to install Codex.app to {applications_dir}: {err}",
                    applications_dir = applications_dir.display()
                );
            }
        }
    }

    anyhow::bail!("failed to install Codex.app to any applications directory");
}

fn candidate_applications_dirs() -> anyhow::Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
    let mut dirs = vec![PathBuf::from("/Applications")];
    dirs.push(user_applications_dir()?);
    Ok(dirs)
}

async fn download_dmg(url: &str, dest: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    eprintln!("Downloading installer...");
    let status = Command::new("curl")
        .arg("-fL")
        .arg("--retry")
        .arg("3")
        .arg("--retry-delay")
        .arg("1")
        .arg("-o")
        .arg(dest)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/desktop_app/mac.rs:226 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/d73b10a1e69db0d7. Report an issue: GitHub.