go-delve/delve · error

could not find module data for type %s (shared object: %q)

Error message

could not find module data for type %s (shared object: %q)

What it means

Error "could not find module data for type %s (shared object: %q)" thrown in go-delve/delve.

Source

Thrown at pkg/proc/types.go:160

	rdr.Seek(typ.Common().Offset)
	e, err := rdr.Next()
	if err != nil {
		return 0, false, false, err
	}
	off, ok := e.Val(godwarf.AttrGoRuntimeType).(uint64)
	if !ok {
		return 0, false, false, nil
	}

	mds, err := bi.getModuleData(mem)
	if err != nil {
		return 0, false, false, err
	}

	md := bi.imageToModuleData(so, mds)
	if md == nil {
		if so.index > 0 {
			return 0, false, false, fmt.Errorf("could not find module data for type %s (shared object: %q)", typ, so.Path)
		} else {
			return 0, false, false, fmt.Errorf("could not find module data for type %s", typ)
		}
	}

	typeAddr = md.types + off

	rtyp, err := bi.findType(bi.runtimeTypeTypename())
	if err != nil {
		return 0, false, false, err
	}
	_type := newVariable("", typeAddr, rtyp, bi, mem)

	return typeAddr, getRuntimeTypeDirect(_type), true, nil
}

// getRuntimeTypeDirect returns a bool that says if the type in _type can be stored directly into an interface variable.
func getRuntimeTypeDirect(_type *Variable) bool {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/proc/types.go:160 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/e4f9aa85fa27978a. Report an issue: GitHub.