go-delve/delve · error

could not open interpreter %s: %v

Error message

could not open interpreter %s: %v

What it means

Error "could not open interpreter %s: %v" thrown in go-delve/delve.

Source

Thrown at pkg/proc/linutil/dynamic.go:198

		return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not open executable: %v", err)
	}
	defer execFile.Close()

	interpSec := execFile.Section(".interp")
	if interpSec == nil {
		return 0, nil
	}
	interpData, err := interpSec.Data()
	if err != nil {
		return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not read .interp section: %v", err)
	}
	interpPath := string(bytes.TrimRight(interpData, "\x00"))

	interpFile, err := elf.Open(interpPath)
	if err != nil {
		realPath, rerr := os.Readlink(interpPath)
		if rerr != nil {
			return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not open interpreter %s: %v", interpPath, err)
		}
		interpFile, err = elf.Open(realPath)
		if err != nil {
			return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not open interpreter %s: %v", realPath, err)
		}
	}
	defer interpFile.Close()

	dynsyms, err := interpFile.DynamicSymbols()
	if err != nil {
		return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not read dynamic symbols: %v", err)
	}
	for _, sym := range dynsyms {
		if sym.Name == "_dl_debug_state" {
			return auxvBase + sym.Value, nil
		}
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/proc/linutil/dynamic.go:198 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/3e7b4100b2ed65d9. Report an issue: GitHub.