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InvalidData

InvalidData

Error message

Requirements file {} has no parent directory

What it means

Error "Requirements file {} has no parent directory" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/config/src/loader/mod.rs:700

/// If available, load requirements from the platform's system `requirements.toml`
/// location as a requirements layer.
pub async fn load_requirements_toml(
    fs: &dyn ExecutorFileSystem,
    requirements_toml_file: &AbsolutePathBuf,
) -> io::Result<Option<RequirementsLayerEntry>> {
    let requirements_toml_file_uri = PathUri::from_abs_path(requirements_toml_file);
    match fs
        .read_file_text(
            &requirements_toml_file_uri,
            Default::default(),
            /*sandbox*/ None,
        )
        .await
    {
        Ok(contents) => {
            let requirements_parent = requirements_toml_file.parent().ok_or_else(|| {
                io::Error::new(
                    io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
                    format!(
                        "Requirements file {} has no parent directory",
                        requirements_toml_file.as_ref().display()
                    ),
                )
            })?;
            let base_dir = AbsolutePathBuf::from_absolute_path(requirements_parent)?;
            Ok(Some(
                RequirementsLayerEntry::from_toml(
                    RequirementSource::SystemRequirementsToml {
                        file: requirements_toml_file.clone(),
                    },
                    contents,
                )
                .with_base_dir(base_dir),
            ))
        }

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Solutions

1. Ensure the requirements file path has a valid parent directory.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/config/src/loader/mod.rs:700 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/a704aa9ce9c54be3. Report an issue: GitHub.