xai-org/grok-build · error

grok update failed with {}

Error message

grok update failed with {}

What it means

Error "grok update failed with {}" thrown in xai-org/grok-build.

Source

Thrown at crates/codegen/xai-grok-update/src/auto_update.rs:859

            // stderr must be null, not piped: `.status()` does not drain
            // pipes, so if the child writes more than the OS pipe buffer
            // (~16 KB macOS / ~64 KB Linux) to stderr (e.g. download
            // progress bars), the child blocks on the write while the
            // parent blocks on waitpid — deadlocking both processes.
            // With `panic = "abort"`, the blocked child eventually
            // receives SIGABRT.
            cmd.stdin(Stdio::null())
                .stdout(Stdio::null())
                // inherit, not piped: the TUI is already restored so the
                // parent's stderr fd is a normal terminal. inherit lets
                // the child's diagnostic output reach the user. piped +
                // status() would immediately close the read end → EPIPE
                // → panic → SIGABRT (signal 6) under panic=abort.
                .stderr(Stdio::inherit());
            // No detach: the child must stay in the foreground process group so Ctrl+C cancels it with the parent; the atomic install protocol makes mid-download kills safe.
            let status = cmd.status().await?;
            if !status.success() {
                anyhow::bail!("grok update failed with {}", status);
            }
            Ok(None)
        }
        UpdateRunMode::NonBlocking => {
            cmd.stdin(Stdio::null())
                .stdout(Stdio::null())
                .stderr(Stdio::null());
            // Detach = new session (Ctrl+C isolation), not handle abandonment:
            // the child is still ours to wait() on.
            xai_grok_tools::util::detach_command(&mut cmd);
            #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)] // the caller owns the returned handle
            let child = cmd.spawn()?;
            Ok(Some(child))
        }
    }
}

/// Resolve the grok binary path for re-execution after an update.

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/codegen/xai-grok-update/src/auto_update.rs:859 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of xai-org/grok-build@bc7f02eddd (2026-08-31). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ae9f166b36ba7be5. Report an issue: GitHub.