openai/codex · error · io::Error

packaged defaults config file {} has no parent directory

Error message

packaged defaults config file {} has no parent directory

What it means

Error "packaged defaults config file {} has no parent directory" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/config/src/loader/mod.rs:156

        strict_config,
        cloud_config_bundle,
    } = options.into();
    let packaged_defaults_layer = if let Some(file) = &overrides.packaged_defaults_path {
        let config = layer_io::read_config_from_path(
            fs,
            file,
            /*log_missing_as_info*/ false,
            strict_config,
        )
        .await?
        .ok_or_else(|| {
            io::Error::new(
                io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
                format!("packaged defaults config file {} not found", file.display()),
            )
        })?;
        let base_dir = file.as_path().parent().ok_or_else(|| {
            io::Error::new(
                io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
                format!(
                    "packaged defaults config file {} has no parent directory",
                    file.display()
                ),
            )
        })?;
        ConfigLayerEntry::new(
            ConfigLayerSource::PackagedDefaults { file: file.clone() },
            resolve_relative_paths_in_config_toml(config, base_dir)?,
        )
    } else {
        let file = AbsolutePathBuf::from_absolute_path(std::env::current_exe()?)?;
        let raw_toml = include_str!("../../defaults.toml");
        let config = toml::from_str(raw_toml).map_err(|error| {
            io::Error::new(
                io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
                format!("invalid embedded packaged defaults; this is a Codex build error: {error}"),

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Solutions

1. Fix the packaged defaults path to live inside a valid directory; this is a packaging/build error.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/config/src/loader/mod.rs:156 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/645106efaf81cd65. Report an issue: GitHub.