go-delve/delve · error

debug_addr section not present

Error message

debug_addr section not present

What it means

Error "debug_addr section not present" thrown in go-delve/delve.

Source

Thrown at pkg/dwarf/godwarf/addr.go:56

// GetSubsection returns the subsection of debug_addr starting at addrBase
func (addr *DebugAddrSection) GetSubsection(addrBase uint64) *DebugAddr {
	if addr == nil {
		return nil
	}
	return &DebugAddr{DebugAddrSection: addr, addrBase: addrBase}
}

// DebugAddr represents a subsection of the debug_addr section with a specific base address
type DebugAddr struct {
	*DebugAddrSection
	addrBase uint64
}

// Get returns the address at index idx starting from addrBase.
func (addr *DebugAddr) Get(idx uint64) (uint64, error) {
	if addr == nil || addr.DebugAddrSection == nil {
		return 0, errors.New("debug_addr section not present")
	}
	off := idx*uint64(addr.ptrSz) + addr.addrBase
	return dwarf.ReadUintRaw(bytes.NewReader(addr.data[off:]), addr.byteOrder, addr.ptrSz)
}

View on GitHub (pinned to a23773e6c3)

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/dwarf/godwarf/addr.go:56 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/44d7cb53986f9334. Report an issue: GitHub.