codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Codex CLI `codex app` command installs `arm64` app on `x86_64` Mac [1 comments, 2 participants]

$ codex app Codex Desktop not found; downloading installer... Downloading installer... % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 184.8M 100 184.8M 0 0 64.21M 0 00:02 00:02 64.11M Mounting Codex Desktop installer... Installer mounted at /Volumes/Codex Installer. Installing Codex Desktop into /Applications... "disk4" ejected. Launching Codex Desktop from /Applications/Codex.app... Opening workspace /Users/erhhung/dev... The application /Applications/Codex.app cannot be opened because it has an incorrect executable format. Error: open -a /Applications/Codex.app /Users/erhhung/dev exited with exit status: 1

$ file /Applications/Codex.app/Contents/MacOS/* /Applications/Codex.app/Contents/MacOS/Codex: Mach-O 64-bit executable arm64

TL;DR

The issue can likely be resolved by ensuring the correct architecture of the Codex Desktop application binary is installed for the Intel Mac.

Guidance

• The error message indicates that the installed Codex Desktop application has an incorrect executable format, suggesting an architecture mismatch.
• The file command output shows that the executable is compiled for arm64, which is not compatible with Intel Macs.
• To verify the issue, check the architecture of the Mac using uname -m or arch command and ensure it matches the expected architecture for the Codex Desktop application.
• Consider downloading the correct version of the Codex Desktop installer that matches the Intel Mac architecture (e.g., x86_64).

Example

No code snippet is provided as it is not necessary for this issue.

Notes

The issue seems to be related to the architecture mismatch between the installed application and the Mac. Ensuring the correct architecture of the application binary should resolve the issue.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Download the correct version of the Codex Desktop installer that matches the Intel Mac architecture (e.g., x86_64), as the current version seems to be compiled for arm64, which is not compatible with Intel Macs.