go-delve/delve · error

could not clear breakpoint %s

Error message

could not clear breakpoint %s

What it means

Error "could not clear breakpoint %s" thrown in go-delve/delve.

Source

Thrown at pkg/proc/native/threads.go:146

	t.CurrentBreakpoint.Breakpoint = bp
	return nil
}

// Breakpoint returns the current breakpoint that is active
// on this thread.
func (t *nativeThread) Breakpoint() *proc.BreakpointState {
	return &t.CurrentBreakpoint
}

// ThreadID returns the ID of this thread.
func (t *nativeThread) ThreadID() int {
	return t.ID
}

// clearSoftwareBreakpoint clears the specified breakpoint.
func (t *nativeThread) clearSoftwareBreakpoint(bp *proc.Breakpoint) error {
	if _, err := t.WriteMemory(bp.Addr, bp.OriginalData); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("could not clear breakpoint %s", err)
	}
	return nil
}

// Registers obtains register values from the debugged process.
func (t *nativeThread) Registers() (proc.Registers, error) {
	return registers(t)
}

// RestoreRegisters will set the value of the CPU registers to those
// passed in via 'savedRegs'.
func (t *nativeThread) RestoreRegisters(savedRegs proc.Registers) error {
	return t.restoreRegisters(savedRegs)
}

// PC returns the current program counter value for this thread.
func (t *nativeThread) PC() (uint64, error) {
	regs, err := t.Registers()

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/proc/native/threads.go:146 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/83ce84b3dd5bffa7. Report an issue: GitHub.