go-delve/delve · error · ErrCanNotRestart

can not restart this target

Error message

can not restart this target

What it means

Error "can not restart this target" thrown in go-delve/delve.

Source

Thrown at service/debugger/debugger.go:40

	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/dwarf/godwarf"
	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/dwarf/op"
	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/gobuild"
	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/goversion"
	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/locspec"
	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/logflags"
	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/proc"
	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/proc/core"
	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/proc/gdbserial"
	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/proc/native"
	"github.com/go-delve/delve/service/api"
)

var (
	// ErrCanNotRestart is returned when the target cannot be restarted.
	// This is returned for targets that have been attached to, or when
	// debugging core files.
	ErrCanNotRestart = errors.New("can not restart this target")

	// ErrNotRecording is returned when StopRecording is called while the
	// debugger is not recording the target.
	ErrNotRecording = errors.New("debugger is not recording")

	// ErrCoreDumpInProgress is returned when a core dump is already in progress.
	ErrCoreDumpInProgress = errors.New("core dump in progress")

	// ErrCoreDumpNotSupported is returned when core dumping is not supported
	ErrCoreDumpNotSupported = errors.New("core dumping not supported")

	// ErrNotImplementedWithMultitarget is returned for operations that are not implemented with multiple targets
	ErrNotImplementedWithMultitarget = errors.New("not implemented for multiple targets")
)

// Debugger service.
//
// Debugger provides a higher level of

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at service/debugger/debugger.go:40 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of go-delve/delve@a23773e6c3 (2026-08-31). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ff0665c3a5b8bf50. Report an issue: GitHub.