openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

`hdiutil attach` failed with {status}: {stderr}

Error message

`hdiutil attach` failed with {status}: {stderr}

What it means

Error "`hdiutil attach` failed with {status}: {stderr}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/desktop_app/mac.rs:267

    if status.success() {
        return Ok(());
    }
    anyhow::bail!("curl download failed with {status}");
}

async fn mount_dmg(dmg_path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
    let output = Command::new("hdiutil")
        .arg("attach")
        .arg("-nobrowse")
        .arg("-readonly")
        .arg(dmg_path)
        .output()
        .await
        .context("failed to invoke `hdiutil attach`")?;

    if !output.status.success() {
        anyhow::bail!(
            "`hdiutil attach` failed with {status}: {stderr}",
            status = output.status,
            stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
        );
    }

    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
    parse_hdiutil_attach_mount_point(&stdout)
        .map(PathBuf::from)
        .with_context(|| format!("failed to parse mount point from hdiutil output:\n{stdout}"))
}

async fn detach_dmg(mount_point: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    let status = Command::new("hdiutil")
        .arg("detach")
        .arg(mount_point)
        .status()
        .await

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/desktop_app/mac.rs:267 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/3634056619e8a76a. Report an issue: GitHub.