openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

helper not found next to current executable or under {RESOUR

Error message

helper not found next to current executable or under {RESOURCES_DIRNAME}: {}

What it means

Error "helper not found next to current executable or under {RESOURCES_DIRNAME}: {}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/helper_materialization.rs:187

}

fn cached_helper_path(cache_key: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
    let cache = HELPER_PATH_CACHE.get_or_init(|| Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
    let guard = cache.lock().ok()?;
    guard.get(cache_key).cloned()
}

fn store_helper_path(cache_key: String, path: PathBuf) {
    let cache = HELPER_PATH_CACHE.get_or_init(|| Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
    if let Ok(mut guard) = cache.lock() {
        guard.insert(cache_key, path);
    }
}

fn sibling_source_path(kind: HelperExecutable) -> Result<PathBuf> {
    let exe = std::env::current_exe().context("resolve current executable for helper lookup")?;
    bundled_executable_path_for_exe(&exe, kind.file_name()).ok_or_else(|| {
        anyhow!(
            "helper not found next to current executable or under {RESOURCES_DIRNAME}: {}",
            exe.display()
        )
    })
}

pub(crate) fn bundled_executable_path_for_exe(exe: &Path, file_name: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
    let find = |exe: &Path| {
        let dir = exe.parent()?;
        let direct_candidate = dir.join(file_name);
        if direct_candidate.is_file() {
            return Some(direct_candidate);
        }

        if dir.file_name() == Some(OsStr::new(BIN_DIRNAME))
            && let Some(package_dir) = dir.parent()
        {
            let package_resource_candidate = package_dir.join(RESOURCES_DIRNAME).join(file_name);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/helper_materialization.rs:187 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/8b79b70faec0c041. Report an issue: GitHub.