x/tools/gopls: keeps crashing in VSCode on fresh go installation #66028

mindbodycode · 2024-02-29T10:09:16Z

Go version

go1.22.0 windows/amd64, vscode 1.87.0

Output of `go env` in your module/workspace:

set GO111MODULE=
set GOARCH=amd64
set GOBIN=
set GOCACHE=C:\Users\skejl\AppData\Local\go-build
set GOENV=C:\Users\skejl\AppData\Roaming\go\env
set GOEXE=.exe
set GOEXPERIMENT=
set GOFLAGS=
set GOHOSTARCH=amd64
set GOHOSTOS=windows
set GOINSECURE=
set GOMODCACHE=C:\Users\skejl\go\pkg\mod
set GONOPROXY=
set GONOSUMDB=
set GOOS=windows
set GOPATH=C:\Users\skejl\go
set GOPRIVATE=
set GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org,direct
set GOROOT=C:\Program Files\Go
set GOSUMDB=sum.golang.org
set GOTMPDIR=
set GOTOOLCHAIN=auto
set GOTOOLDIR=C:\Program Files\Go\pkg\tool\windows_amd64
set GOVCS=
set GOVERSION=go1.22.0
set GCCGO=gccgo
set GOAMD64=v1
set AR=ar
set CC=gcc
set CXX=g++
set CGO_ENABLED=0
set GOMOD=NUL
set GOWORK=
set CGO_CFLAGS=-O2 -g
set CGO_CPPFLAGS=
set CGO_CXXFLAGS=-O2 -g
set CGO_FFLAGS=-O2 -g
set CGO_LDFLAGS=-O2 -g
set PKG_CONFIG=pkg-config
set GOGCCFLAGS=-m64 -fno-caret-diagnostics -Qunused-arguments -Wl,--no-gc-sections -fmessage-length=0 -ffile-prefix-map=C:\Users\skejl\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build2119327242=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches

What did you do?

Starting my adventure with GO.
Steps taken:

Fresh installation of go
Installed Go extension in vscode
Downloaded and updated go tools
When trying to write and run Hello world I get errors:
"gopls client: couldn't create connection to server."
"gopls has crashed, but you are using an outdated version. Please update to the latest version of gopls." - even though it has been freshly updated
I disabled all other extensions, cleared my preferences to this:
{
"go.toolsManagement.autoUpdate": true
}
The issue remains.

What did you see happen?

[Error - 10:54:58 AM]
[Error - 10:54:58 AM] Stopping server failed
Error: Client is not running and can't be stopped. It's current state is: starting
at GoLanguageClient.shutdown (c:\Users\skejl.vscode\extensions\golang.go-0.41.1\dist\goMain.js:21886:17)
at GoLanguageClient.stop (c:\Users\skejl.vscode\extensions\golang.go-0.41.1\dist\goMain.js:21863:21)
at GoLanguageClient.stop (c:\Users\skejl.vscode\extensions\golang.go-0.41.1\dist\goMain.js:22699:22)
at GoLanguageClient.handleConnectionError (c:\Users\skejl.vscode\extensions\golang.go-0.41.1\dist\goMain.js:22104:16)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
[Error - 10:54:58 AM] gopls client: couldn't create connection to server.
Message: write EPIPE
Code: -32099
Error starting language server: Error: write EPIPE[Error - 10:54:59 AM]

What did you expect to see?

I expected to run first "Hello World"

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suzmue · 2024-02-29T20:33:16Z

What version of gopls are you experiencing this issue with? gopls -v version on the command line.

mindbodycode · 2024-02-29T21:12:57Z

gopls v0.15.1

findleyr · 2024-03-04T19:25:54Z

@mindbodycode could you look in Output->gopls (server) to see if there is a gopls crash reported?

mindbodycode · 2024-03-04T21:02:51Z

@findleyr today I reinstalled and updated it once again. Finally gopls stopped crushing. Now when running my first hello world it doesn't run and I get: "fork/exec C:\Users\skejl\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build351412623\b001\exe\main.exe: The parameter is incorrect."
Tried googling it, but still could not find a solution

adonovan · 2024-03-07T21:09:59Z

Happy to hear reinstalling fixed the problem.

Regarding the second issue, could you describe the steps you took? (It looks like you ran "go run", perhaps?)

That error message ("the parameter is incorrect") is strange: as far as I can tell, it is most commonly associated with external storage devices. Do you have any anti-virus software installed? They can often modify the behavior of the file system.

mindbodycode · 2024-03-09T18:57:29Z

@adonovan thank you for pointing me into right direction. Finally it works correctly.

What helped in my case:

I removed all go and go vscode extension.
Uninstalled firewall and antivirus.
Installed go and vscode go extension.
Updated go and vscode go extension and the rest go vscode tools.
Installed antivirus and firewall and added these exceptions:
C:\Program Files\Go*
C:\Users\ YOUR USERNAME \go* --> directory depending on your GOPATH
C:\Users\ YOUR USERNAME \AppData\Local\Temp\go-build*\b*\exe*.exe
Now all works fine

Thank you everyone for your support!

adonovan · 2024-03-09T19:16:36Z

I'm curious to know whether removing the antivirus exceptions causes the original bug to recur.
Also, what AV software are you using? We should make a note in case we encounter this again. AV software as a category has an appalling track record for file system bugs and especially serious performance regressions.

Glad you got things working!

mindbodycode · 2024-03-09T19:32:10Z

Removing the exceptions resulted in error in terminal:
"fork/exec C:\Users\skejl\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build2274897758\b001\exe\main.exe: Access is denied."
So it's a bit different then the previous one:
":The parameter is incorrect."

Avast is the name of the AV "culprit". What was surprising is that on initial error there was no message nor prompt from avast that there is a threat (both when I was testing with and without behavior shields).
Now after the reinstallation the enclosed alarm appears:

My main.go which I tested with "go run main.go" in vscode was just a simple hello world:):
package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
fmt.Println("hello world adfasdfas")
}

gopherbot added the gopls label Feb 29, 2024

seankhliao changed the title ~~gopls keeps crushing in VSCode on fresh go installation, can't run my first HelloWorld~~ x/tools/gopls keeps crushing in VSCode on fresh go installation, can't run my first HelloWorld Feb 29, 2024

seankhliao changed the title ~~x/tools/gopls keeps crushing in VSCode on fresh go installation, can't run my first HelloWorld~~ x/tools/gopls: keeps crashing in VSCode on fresh go installation Feb 29, 2024

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x/tools/gopls: lsprpc.go errors #69483

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