I have a compiler crash that has occurred a few times, but I haven’t found a simple way to reproduce it. I’m also not really sure whether to file this as a compiler bug or sbt bug, so any advise there is kindly appreciated.
I think it’s related to switching Scala versions, at least that’s when it’s occurred. Then when gradually removing code to find a minimal sample, it suddenly stopped crashing. Undoing the removes did not re-introduce the crash, however. When the crashes were occurring, switching to the previously working Scala version, without changing the code, did not remove the crash. Neither did running clean
in sbt.
The annoying bit with reproducing it is that switching Scala versions no longer triggers the crash for me. I’m not sure how the caching works in sbt, but maybe some cache invalidation doesn’t work properly the first time upgrading a project to a new Scala version? I upgraded from 3.0.0 to 3.0.1-RC1 and then to 3.0.1-RC2.
So yeah, unfortunately I don’t have much help to offer for reproducing the issue, but I thought I’d give some context at least.
Here’s the error message: dotty.tools.dotc.core.Denotations$StaleSymbol: stale symbol; method apply#27824 in module class ParseErr$, defined in Period(1..53, run = 2), is referred to in run Period(9..9, run = 3)
Where ParseErr
is defined like this:
case class ParseErr(s: String, start: Option[Int] = None, end: Option[Int] = None)
object ParseErr {
def apply(s: String, tok: Token): ParseErr = ParseErr(s, Some(tok.pos), Some(tok.end))
}
This is the stack trace:
Summary
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Denotations$StaleSymbol: stale symbol; method apply#27824 in module class ParseErr$, defined in Period(1..53, run = 2), is referred to in run Period(9..9, run = 3)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Denotations$SingleDenotation.staleSymbolError(Denotations.scala:955)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Denotations$SingleDenotation.bringForward(Denotations.scala:754)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Denotations$SingleDenotation.toNewRun$1(Denotations.scala:803)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Denotations$SingleDenotation.current(Denotations.scala:877)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Symbols$Symbol.recomputeDenot(Symbols.scala:122)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Symbols$Symbol.computeDenot(Symbols.scala:116)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Symbols$Symbol.denot(Symbols.scala:109)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Symbols$.toDenot(Symbols.scala:494)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.SourceLanguage$.apply(TypeErasure.scala:28)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Denotations$SingleDenotation.signature(Denotations.scala:602)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Types$NamedType.sigFromDenot(Types.scala:2112)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Types$NamedType.currentSignature(Types.scala:2101)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Types$NamedType.disambiguate(Types.scala:2218)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Types$NamedType.memberDenot(Types.scala:2241)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Types$NamedType.computeDenot(Types.scala:2209)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Types$NamedType.denot(Types.scala:2168)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Types$NamedType.computeSymbol(Types.scala:2123)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Types$NamedType.symbol(Types.scala:2118)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Types$Type.termSymbol(Types.scala:582)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.typer.Inliner$$anon$1.apply(Inliner.scala:804)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.typer.Inliner$$anon$1.apply(Inliner.scala:800)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeTypeMap.mapType(TreeTypeMap.scala:72)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeTypeMap.transform(TreeTypeMap.scala:105)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1333)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeTypeMap.transform(TreeTypeMap.scala:142)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform$$anonfun$1(Trees.scala:1437)
[error] scala.collection.immutable.List.mapConserve(List.scala:472)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1437)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1333)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeTypeMap.transform(TreeTypeMap.scala:142)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1327)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeTypeMap.transform(TreeTypeMap.scala:142)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1335)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeTypeMap.transform(TreeTypeMap.scala:142)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1333)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeTypeMap.transform(TreeTypeMap.scala:142)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeTypeMap.transform(TreeTypeMap.scala:122)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1341)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeTypeMap.transform(TreeTypeMap.scala:142)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.typer.Inliner.inlined(Inliner.scala:846)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.typer.Inliner$.inlineCall(Inliner.scala:153)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining$InliningTreeMap.transform(Inlining.scala:86
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform$$anonfun$1(Trees.scala:1437)
[error] scala.collection.immutable.List.mapConserve(List.scala:472)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1437)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1333)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transform(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:120)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining$InliningTreeMap.transform(Inlining.scala:94
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1333)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transform(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:120)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining$InliningTreeMap.transform(Inlining.scala:94
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transform(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:103)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining$InliningTreeMap.transform(Inlining.scala:80
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.traverse$1(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:53)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transformStats(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:60)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1347)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transform(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:95)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining$InliningTreeMap.transform(Inlining.scala:82
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform$$anonfun$1(Trees.scala:1437)
[error] scala.collection.immutable.List.mapConserve(List.scala:472)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1437)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1333)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transform(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:120)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining$InliningTreeMap.transform(Inlining.scala:94
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1347)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transform(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:95)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining$InliningTreeMap.transform(Inlining.scala:82
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transform(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:103)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining$InliningTreeMap.transform(Inlining.scala:80
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.traverse$1(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:53)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transformStats(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:60)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.recur$1(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:35
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.recur$1(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:41
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.recur$1(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:41
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.traverse$1(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:54)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transformStats(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:60)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transform(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:111)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining$InliningTreeMap.transform(Inlining.scala:80
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1410)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transform(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:120)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining$InliningTreeMap.transform(Inlining.scala:80
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.traverse$1(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:53)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transformStats(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:60)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.Trees$Instance$TreeMap.transform(Trees.scala:1421)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.ast.TreeMapWithImplicits.transform(TreeMapWithImplicits.scala:120)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining$InliningTreeMap.transform(Inlining.scala:94
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining$$anon$2.transform(Inlining.scala:72)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MacroTransform.run(MacroTransform.scala:21)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining.run(Inlining.scala:44)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Phases$Phase.runOn$$anonfun$1(Phases.scala:303)
[error] scala.collection.immutable.List.map(List.scala:246)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.core.Phases$Phase.runOn(Phases.scala:304)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Inlining.runOn(Inlining.scala:48)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.Run.runPhases$4$$anonfun$4(Run.scala:205)
[error] scala.runtime.function.JProcedure1.apply(JProcedure1.java:15)
[error] scala.runtime.function.JProcedure1.apply(JProcedure1.java:10)
[error] scala.collection.ArrayOps$.foreach$extension(ArrayOps.scala:1323)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.Run.runPhases$5(Run.scala:216)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileUnits$$anonfun$1(Run.scala:224)
[error] scala.runtime.java8.JFunction0$mcV$sp.apply(JFunction0$mcV$sp.scala:18)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.util.Stats$.maybeMonitored(Stats.scala:67)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileUnits(Run.scala:231)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileUnits(Run.scala:172)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.Driver.finish(Driver.scala:60)
[error] dotty.tools.dotc.Driver.doCompile(Driver.scala:40)
[error] dotty.tools.xsbt.CompilerBridgeDriver.run(CompilerBridgeDriver.java:88)
[error] dotty.tools.xsbt.CompilerBridge.run(CompilerBridge.java:22)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.AnalyzingCompiler.compile(AnalyzingCompiler.scala:91)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.MixedAnalyzingCompiler.$anonfun$compile$7(MixedAnalyzingCompiler.scala:186)
[error] scala.runtime.java8.JFunction0$mcV$sp.apply(JFunction0$mcV$sp.java:23)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.MixedAnalyzingCompiler.timed(MixedAnalyzingCompiler.scala:241)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.MixedAnalyzingCompiler.$anonfun$compile$4(MixedAnalyzingCompiler.scala:176)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.MixedAnalyzingCompiler.$anonfun$compile$4$adapted(MixedAnalyzingCompiler.scala:157)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.JarUtils$.withPreviousJar(JarUtils.scala:239)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.MixedAnalyzingCompiler.compileScala$1(MixedAnalyzingCompiler.scala:157)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.MixedAnalyzingCompiler.compile(MixedAnalyzingCompiler.scala:204)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.IncrementalCompilerImpl.$anonfun$compileInternal$1(IncrementalCompilerImpl.scala:528)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.IncrementalCompilerImpl.$anonfun$compileInternal$1$adapted(IncrementalCompilerImpl.scala:528)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.Incremental$.$anonfun$apply$5(Incremental.scala:174)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.Incremental$.$anonfun$apply$5$adapted(Incremental.scala:172)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.Incremental$$anon$2.run(Incremental.scala:457)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.IncrementalCommon$CycleState.next(IncrementalCommon.scala:116)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.IncrementalCommon$$anon$1.next(IncrementalCommon.scala:56)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.IncrementalCommon$$anon$1.next(IncrementalCommon.scala:52)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.IncrementalCommon.cycle(IncrementalCommon.scala:261)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.Incremental$.$anonfun$incrementalCompile$8(Incremental.scala:412)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.Incremental$.withClassfileManager(Incremental.scala:499)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.Incremental$.incrementalCompile(Incremental.scala:399)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.Incremental$.apply(Incremental.scala:166)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.IncrementalCompilerImpl.compileInternal(IncrementalCompilerImpl.scala:528)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.IncrementalCompilerImpl.$anonfun$compileIncrementally$1(IncrementalCompilerImpl.scala:482)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.IncrementalCompilerImpl.handleCompilationError(IncrementalCompilerImpl.scala:332)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.IncrementalCompilerImpl.compileIncrementally(IncrementalCompilerImpl.scala:420)
[error] sbt.internal.inc.IncrementalCompilerImpl.compile(IncrementalCompilerImpl.scala:137)
[error] sbt.Defaults$.compileIncrementalTaskImpl(Defaults.scala:2357)
[error] sbt.Defaults$.$anonfun$compileIncrementalTask$2(Defaults.scala:2314)
[error] sbt.internal.io.Retry$.apply(Retry.scala:46)
[error] sbt.internal.io.Retry$.apply(Retry.scala:28)
[error] sbt.internal.io.Retry$.apply(Retry.scala:23)
[error] sbt.internal.server.BspCompileTask$.compute(BspCompileTask.scala:31)
[error] sbt.Defaults$.$anonfun$compileIncrementalTask$1(Defaults.scala:2310)
[error] scala.Function1.$anonfun$compose$1(Function1.scala:49)
[error] sbt.internal.util.$tilde$greater.$anonfun$$u2219$1(TypeFunctions.scala:62)
[error] sbt.std.Transform$$anon$4.work(Transform.scala:68)
[error] sbt.Execute.$anonfun$submit$2(Execute.scala:282)
[error] sbt.internal.util.ErrorHandling$.wideConvert(ErrorHandling.scala:23)
[error] sbt.Execute.work(Execute.scala:291)
[error] sbt.Execute.$anonfun$submit$1(Execute.scala:282)
[error] sbt.ConcurrentRestrictions$$anon$4.$anonfun$submitValid$1(ConcurrentRestrictions.scala:265)
[error] sbt.CompletionService$$anon$2.call(CompletionService.scala:64)
[error] java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
[error] java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:515)
[error] java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
[error] java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1128)
[error] java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:628)
[error] java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:829)