openai/codex · error · io::Error

path {} has no parent directory

Error message

path {} has no parent directory

What it means

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

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/utils/path-utils/src/lib.rs:124

        };

        let next = match next {
            Ok(path) => path.into_path_buf(),
            Err(_) => {
                return Ok(SymlinkWritePaths {
                    read_path: None,
                    write_path: root,
                });
            }
        };

        current = next;
    }
}

pub fn write_atomically(write_path: &Path, contents: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
    let parent = write_path.parent().ok_or_else(|| {
        io::Error::new(
            io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
            format!("path {} has no parent directory", write_path.display()),
        )
    })?;
    std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
    let mut tmp = NamedTempFile::new_in(parent)?;
    tmp.write_all(contents.as_bytes())?;
    tmp.persist(write_path)?;
    Ok(())
}

fn normalize_for_wsl(path: PathBuf) -> PathBuf {
    normalize_for_wsl_with_flag(path, env::is_wsl())
}

fn normalize_for_native_workdir_with_flag(path: PathBuf, is_windows: bool) -> PathBuf {
    if is_windows {
        dunce::simplified(&path).to_path_buf()

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/utils/path-utils/src/lib.rs:124 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/e902aa77fcdee8ee. Report an issue: GitHub.