Problem:
The `aarch64-unknown-linux-musl` release build was failing at link time
with
`/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lcap` while building binaries that
transitively pull
in `codex-linux-sandbox`.
Why this is the right fix:
`codex-linux-sandbox` compiles vendored bubblewrap and links `libcap`.
In the
musl jobs, we were installing distro `libcap-dev`, which provides
host/glibc
artifacts. That is not a valid source of target-compatible static libcap
for
musl cross-linking, so the fix is to produce a target-compatible libcap
inside
the musl tool bootstrap and point pkg-config at it.
This also closes the CI coverage gap that allowed this to slip through:
the
`rust-ci.yml` matrix did not exercise `aarch64-unknown-linux-musl` in
`release`
mode. Adding that target/profile combination to CI is the right
regression
barrier for this class of failure.
What changed:
- Updated `.github/scripts/install-musl-build-tools.sh` to install
tooling
needed to fetch/build libcap sources (`curl`, `xz-utils`, certs).
- Added deterministic libcap bootstrap in the musl tool root:
- download `libcap-2.75` from kernel.org
- verify SHA256
- build with the target musl compiler (`*-linux-musl-gcc`)
- stage `libcap.a` and headers under the target tool root
- generate a target-scoped `libcap.pc`
- Exported target `PKG_CONFIG_PATH` so builds resolve the staged musl
libcap
instead of host pkg-config/lib paths.
- Updated `.github/workflows/rust-ci.yml` to add a `release` matrix
entry for
`aarch64-unknown-linux-musl` on the ARM runner.
- Updated `.github/workflows/rust-ci.yml` to set
`CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO=thin` for `release` matrix entries (and keep
`fat`
for non-release entries), matching the release-build tradeoff already
used in
`rust-release.yml` while reducing CI runtime.
Verification:
- Reproduced the original failure in CI-like containers:
- `aarch64-unknown-linux-musl` failed with `cannot find -lcap`.
- Verified the underlying mismatch by forcing host libcap into the link:
- link then failed with glibc-specific unresolved symbols
(`__isoc23_*`, `__*_chk`), confirming host libcap was unsuitable.
- Verified the fix in CI-like containers after this change:
- `cargo build -p codex-linux-sandbox --target
aarch64-unknown-linux-musl --release` -> pass
- `cargo build -p codex-linux-sandbox --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
--release` -> pass
- Triggered `rust-ci` on this branch and confirmed the new job appears:
- `Lint/Build — ubuntu-24.04-arm - aarch64-unknown-linux-musl (release)`
npm i -g @openai/codex
or brew install --cask codex
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Quickstart
Installing and running Codex CLI
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- Linux
- x86_64:
codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz - arm64:
codex-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
- x86_64:
Each archive contains a single entry with the platform baked into the name (e.g., codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl), so you likely want to rename it to codex after extracting it.
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