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[Package Issue]: OpenAI.Codex
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Description
### Please confirm these before moving forward
- [x] I have searched for my issue and not found a work-in-progress/duplicate/resolved issue.
- [x] I have not been informed if the issue is resolved in a preview version of the winget client.
### Category of the issue
Other
### Brief description of your issue
It seems like this package installs a dependency that is not needed by OpenAI Codex.
Additional Package: BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC
```yaml
# Created with komac v2.13.0
# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/winget-manifest.installer.1.10.0.schema.json
PackageIdentifier: OpenAI.Codex
PackageVersion: 0.63.0
InstallerType: zip
NestedInstallerType: portable
Commands:
- codex
ReleaseDate: 2025-11-21
Installers:
- Architecture: x64
NestedInstallerFiles:
- RelativeFilePath: codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe
PortableCommandAlias: codex
InstallerUrl: https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.63.0/codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip
InstallerSha256: 37ADC6BC142A9A422A50F55A2B6E474B91D65EF4FE850D312BDEDFDB63D7C38F
Dependencies:
PackageDependencies:
- PackageIdentifier: BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC
- PackageIdentifier: Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64
- Architecture: arm64
NestedInstallerFiles:
- RelativeFilePath: codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe
PortableCommandAlias: codex
InstallerUrl: https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.63.0/codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip
InstallerSha256: 70B4F8EB1E0B9340C6EBDECBD7286A297DE4B5D40FB046FAFC84DAF293DD3E13
Dependencies:
PackageDependencies:
- PackageIdentifier: BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC
- PackageIdentifier: Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.arm64
ManifestType: installer
ManifestVersion: 1.10.0
```
### Steps to reproduce
Run:
```powershell
winget install --id OpenAI.Codex --source winget
```
### Actual behavior
Output you will see:
```powershell
PS R:\source> winget install --id OpenAI.Codex --source winget
Found Codex CLI [OpenAI.Codex] Version 0.63.0
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
This package requires the following dependencies:
- Packages
BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC
Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64
(1/1) Found RipGrep MSVC [BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC] Version 15.1.0
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Downloading https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/download/15.1.0/ripgrep-15.1.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip
██████████████████████████████ 1.72 MB / 1.72 MB
Successfully verified installer hash
Extracting archive...
Successfully extracted archive
Starting package install...
Command line alias added: "rg"
Successfully installed
Downloading https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.63.0/codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip
██████████████████████████████ 16.2 MB / 16.2 MB
Successfully verified installer hash
Extracting archive...
Successfully extracted archive
Starting package install...
Command line alias added: "codex"
Successfully installed
```
### Expected behavior
Should only install the correct version of OpenAI's Codex CLI
### Environment
```raw
PS R:\source> winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.12.350
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.7171
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.27.349.0
Winget Directories
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Logs %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\Diag…
User Settings %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\sett…
Portable Links Directory (User) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portable Package Root (User) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root (x86) C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Installer Downloads %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
Configuration Modules %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Configuration\Modules
Links
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Privacy Statement https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
License Agreement https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale
Admin Setting State
--------------------------------------------------
LocalManifestFiles Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions Disabled
DefaultProxy Disabled
```
### Screenshots and Logs
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Locate the OpenAI.Codex manifest and inspect the installer dependency declarations shown in the issue. Run the provided winget install command before and after the change; done means the Codex CLI installs without the BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC dependency while retaining the required architecture-specific runtime dependency.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- yaml
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100