openai/codex · error · io::Error

InvalidInput

InvalidInput

Error message

path is not absolute: {}

What it means

Error "path is not absolute: {}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/utils/absolute-path/src/lib.rs:70

        let expanded = normalize_path_for_platform(&expanded);
        let base_path = normalize_path_for_platform(base_path.as_ref());
        Self(absolutize::absolutize_from(
            expanded.as_ref(),
            base_path.as_ref(),
        ))
    }

    pub fn from_absolute_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
        let expanded = Self::maybe_expand_home_directory(path.as_ref());
        let expanded = normalize_path_for_platform(&expanded);
        Ok(Self(absolutize::absolutize(expanded.as_ref())?))
    }

    pub fn from_absolute_path_checked<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
        let expanded = Self::maybe_expand_home_directory(path.as_ref());
        let expanded = normalize_path_for_platform(&expanded);
        if !expanded.is_absolute() {
            return Err(std::io::Error::new(
                std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
                format!("path is not absolute: {}", path.as_ref().display()),
            ));
        }

        Ok(Self(absolutize::absolutize_from(
            expanded.as_ref(),
            Path::new("/"),
        )))
    }

    pub fn current_dir() -> std::io::Result<Self> {
        Self::from_absolute_path(std::env::current_dir()?)
    }

    /// Construct an absolute path from `path`, resolving relative paths against
    /// the process current working directory.
    pub fn relative_to_current_dir<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> std::io::Result<Self> {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/utils/absolute-path/src/lib.rs:70 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/451f90f9b8a415b9. Report an issue: GitHub.