The example below leads to a Guile 3.0.0 segfault while trying to display a backtrace from the evaluator:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- $ cat ~/src/guile-debugging/scm_is_values-abort.scm (use-modules (ice-9 time)) (time (ash 1 #;(expt 2 82) 4835703278458516698824704)) $ guile ~/src/guile-debugging/scm_is_values-abort.scm ;;; note: auto-compilation is enabled, set GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ;;; or pass the --no-auto-compile argument to disable. ;;; compiling /home/ludo/src/guile-debugging/scm_is_values-abort.scm ;;; WARNING: compilation of /home/ludo/src/guile-debugging/scm_is_values-abort.scm failed: ;;; In procedure bytevector-u32-native-set!: Argument 3 out of range: 1125899906842624 Backtrace: 3 (primitive-load "/home/ludo/src/guile-debugging/scm_is_values-abort.scm") In ice-9/time.scm: 38:18 2 (time-proc #<procedure 7faa1889c2c0 at ice-9/eval.scm:330:13 ()>) In unknown file: Adres-eraro(nekropsio elŝutita) $ gdb $(which guile) core [...] Core was generated by `guile /home/ludo/src/guile-debugging/scm_is_values-abort.scm'. Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. #0 0x00007faa1d3e4d74 in scm_is_values (x=0x0) at values.h:30 30 values.h: Dosiero aŭ dosierujo ne ekzistas. [Current thread is 1 (Thread 0x7faa1ccf9b80 (LWP 9971))] ERROR: In procedure type-pointer: ERROR: In procedure gdbscm_type_pointer: Wrong type argument in position 1 (expecting gdb:type): #f Error while executing Scheme code.(gdb) bt #0 0x00007faa1d3e4d74 in scm_is_values ( x=<error reading variable: ERROR: Cannot access memory at address 0x0>0x0) at values.h:30 #1 vm_regular_engine (thread=0x7faa1c9d5d80) at vm-engine.c:974 #2 0x00007faa1d3e61a5 in scm_call_n (proc=<optimized out>, argv=argv@entry=0x7ffcac33bf40, nargs=nargs@entry=4) at vm.c:1589 #3 0x00007faa1d3620d4 in scm_call_4 (proc=<optimized out>, arg1=arg1@entry="#<vector>" = {...}, arg2=arg2@entry=#<port #<port-type file 7faa1ac60b40> 7faa1acac3c0>, arg3=arg3@entry=#:count, arg4=arg4@entry=20) at eval.c:517 #4 0x00007faa1d3555f9 in display_backtrace_body (a=<optimized out>) at backtrace.c:239 #5 0x00007faa1d36387a in scm_c_with_exception_handler (type=type@entry=#t, handler=handler@entry=0x7faa1d3db630 <catch_post_unwind_handler>, handler_data=handler_data@entry=0x7ffcac33c0f0, thunk=thunk@entry=0x7faa1d3db770 <catch_body>, thunk_data=thunk_data@entry=0x7ffcac33c0f0) at exceptions.c:170 #6 0x00007faa1d3db96d in scm_c_catch (tag=tag@entry=#t, body=body@entry=0x7faa1d3554d0 <display_backtrace_body>, body_data=body_data@entry=0x7ffcac33c160, handler=handler@entry=0x7faa1d3558b0 <error_during_backtrace>, handler_data=handler_data@entry=0x7faa1acac3c0, pre_unwind_handler=pre_unwind_handler@entry=0x0, pre_unwind_handler_data=0x0) at throw.c:168 #7 0x00007faa1d3db98e in scm_internal_catch (tag=tag@entry=#t, body=body@entry=0x7faa1d3554d0 <display_backtrace_body>, body_data=body_data@entry=0x7ffcac33c160, handler=handler@entry=0x7faa1d3558b0 <error_during_backtrace>, handler_data=handler_data@entry=0x7faa1acac3c0) at throw.c:177 #8 0x00007faa1d3554c5 in scm_display_backtrace_with_highlights (stack=stack@entry="#<struct stack>" = {...}, port=port@entry=#<port #<port-type file 7faa1ac60b40> 7faa1acac3c0>, first=first@entry=#f, depth=depth@entry=#f, highlights=highlights@entry=()) at backtrace.c:277 #9 0x00007faa1d35e01f in print_exception_and_backtrace ( args=(#f "Value out of range ~S to ~S: ~S" (0 #<bignum 7faa188852a0> #<bignum 7faa188852e0>) (#<bignum 7faa188852e0>)), tag=out-of-range, port=#<port #<port-type file 7faa1ac60b40> 7faa1acac3c0>) at continuations.c:409 #10 pre_unwind_handler (error_port=0x7faa1acac3c0, tag=out-of-range, args=(#f "Value out of range ~S to ~S: ~S" (0 #<bignum 7faa188852a0> #<bignum 7faa188852e0>) (#<bignum 7faa188852e0>))) at continuations.c:453 #11 0x00007faa1d3db6eb in catch_pre_unwind_handler (data=0x7ffcac33cb90, exn="#<struct &compound-exception>" = {...}) at throw.c:135 #12 0x00007faa1d3e4d6c in vm_regular_engine (thread=0x7faa1c9d5d80) at vm-engine.c:972 #13 0x00007faa1d3e61a5 in scm_call_n (proc=proc@entry=#<unmatched-tag 10045>, argv=<optimized out>, nargs=5) at vm.c:1589 #14 0x00007faa1d3623d4 in scm_apply_0 (proc=#<unmatched-tag 10045>, args=()) at eval.c:603 #15 0x00007faa1d36307d in scm_apply_1 (proc=<optimized out>, arg1=arg1@entry=out-of-range, args=args@entry=(#f "Value out of range ~S to ~S: ~S" (0 #<bignum 7faa188852a0> #<bignum 7faa188852e0>) (#<bignum 7faa188852e0>))) at eval.c:609 #16 0x00007faa1d3dbb29 in scm_throw (key=key@entry=out-of-range, args=(#f "Value out of range ~S to ~S: ~S" (0 #<bignum 7faa188852a0> #<bignum 7faa188852e0>) (#<bignum 7faa188852e0>))) at throw.c:262 #17 0x00007faa1d3dbc79 in scm_ithrow (key=key@entry=out-of-range, args=<optimized out>, no_return=no_return@entry=1) at throw.c:457 #18 0x00007faa1d360585 in scm_error_scm (key=key@entry=out-of-range, subr=<optimized out>, message=message@entry="Value out of range ~S to ~S: ~S", args=args@entry=(0 #<bignum 7faa188852a0> #<bignum 7faa188852e0>), data=data@entry=(#<bignum 7faa188852e0>)) at error.c:90 #19 0x00007faa1d36061f in scm_error (key=out-of-range, subr=subr@entry=0x0, message=message@entry=0x7faa1d4010f0 "Value out of range ~S to ~S: ~S", args=(0 #<bignum 7faa188852a0> #<bignum 7faa188852e0>), rest=rest@entry=(#<bignum 7faa188852e0>)) at error.c:62 #20 0x00007faa1d393d87 in scm_i_range_error (bad_val=bad_val@entry=#<bignum 7faa188852e0>, min=0, max=max@entry=#<bignum 7faa188852a0>) at numbers.c:9764 #21 0x00007faa1d39cd13 in scm_to_uint64 (val=#<bignum 7faa188852e0>) at conv-uinteger.i.c:38 #22 0x00007faa1d3e4882 in vm_regular_engine (thread=0x7faa1c9d5d80) at vm-engine.c:1533 #23 0x00007faa1d3e61a5 in scm_call_n (proc=<optimized out>, argv=argv@entry=0x7ffcac33c648, nargs=nargs@entry=1) at vm.c:1589 #24 0x00007faa1d3631e7 in scm_primitive_eval (exp=<optimized out>) at eval.c:671 #25 0x00007faa1d38c30b in scm_primitive_load (filename=<optimized out>) at load.c:131 #26 0x00007faa1d3e4d6c in vm_regular_engine (thread=0x7faa1c9d5d80) at vm-engine.c:972 #27 0x00007faa1d3e61a5 in scm_call_n (proc=<optimized out>, argv=argv@entry=0x7ffcac33c818, nargs=nargs@entry=1) at vm.c:1589 #28 0x00007faa1d3631e7 in scm_primitive_eval (exp=<optimized out>, exp@entry=((@ (ice-9 control) %) (begin ((@@ (ice-9 command-line) load/lang) "/home/ludo/src/guile-debugging/scm_is_values-abort.scm") (quit)))) at eval.c:671 #29 0x00007faa1d363243 in scm_eval ( exp=((@ (ice-9 control) %) (begin ((@@ (ice-9 command-line) load/lang) "/home/ludo/src/guile-debugging/scm_is_values-abort.scm") (quit))), module_or_state=module_or_state@entry="#<struct module>" = {...}) at eval.c:705 #30 0x00007faa1d3bc130 in scm_shell (argc=2, argv=0x7ffcac33ce78) at script.c:357 #31 0x00007faa1d37ab4d in invoke_main_func (body_data=0x7ffcac33cd20) at init.c:308 #32 0x00007faa1d35de3a in c_body (d=0x7ffcac33cc60) at continuations.c:430 #33 0x00007faa1d3e4d6c in vm_regular_engine (thread=0x7faa1c9d5d80) at vm-engine.c:972 #34 0x00007faa1d3e61a5 in scm_call_n (proc=<optimized out>, argv=argv@entry=0x7ffcac33ca20, nargs=nargs@entry=2) at vm.c:1589 #35 0x00007faa1d36207a in scm_call_2 (proc=<optimized out>, arg1=<optimized out>, arg2=<optimized out>) at eval.c:503 #36 0x00007faa1d36387a in scm_c_with_exception_handler (type=type@entry=#t, handler=handler@entry=0x7faa1d3db630 <catch_post_unwind_handler>, handler_data=handler_data@entry=0x7ffcac33cb90, thunk=thunk@entry=0x7faa1d3db770 <catch_body>, thunk_data=thunk_data@entry=0x7ffcac33cb90) at exceptions.c:170 #37 0x00007faa1d3db96d in scm_c_catch (tag=tag@entry=#t, body=body@entry=0x7faa1d35de30 <c_body>, body_data=body_data@entry=0x7ffcac33cc60, handler=handler@entry=0x7faa1d35e0d0 <c_handler>, handler_data=handler_data@entry=0x7ffcac33cc60, pre_unwind_handler=pre_unwind_handler@entry=0x7faa1d35df30 <pre_unwind_handler>, pre_unwind_handler_data=0x7faa1acac3c0) at throw.c:168 #38 0x00007faa1d35e3e3 in scm_i_with_continuation_barrier (body=body@entry=0x7faa1d35de30 <c_body>, body_data=body_data@entry=0x7ffcac33cc60, handler=handler@entry=0x7faa1d35e0d0 <c_handler>, handler_data=handler_data@entry=0x7ffcac33cc60, pre_unwind_handler=pre_unwind_handler@entry=0x7faa1d35df30 <pre_unwind_handler>, pre_unwind_handler_data=0x7faa1acac3c0) at continuations.c:368 #39 0x00007faa1d35e475 in scm_c_with_continuation_barrier (func=<optimized out>, data=<optimized out>) at continuations.c:464 #40 0x00007faa1d3da40f in with_guile (base=0x7ffcac33ccc8, data=0x7ffcac33ccf0) at threads.c:645 #41 0x00007faa1d2bfa68 in GC_call_with_stack_base () from /gnu/store/3xs3dnc28p9fi8in7hkfcdx20incrdvq-libgc-7.6.12/lib/libgc.so.1 #42 0x00007faa1d3da728 in scm_i_with_guile (dynamic_state=<optimized out>, data=data@entry=0x7ffcac33ccf0, func=func@entry=0x7faa1d37ab30 <invoke_main_func>) at threads.c:688 #43 scm_with_guile (func=func@entry=0x7faa1d37ab30 <invoke_main_func>, data=data@entry=0x7ffcac33cd20) at threads.c:694 #44 0x00007faa1d37acc2 in scm_boot_guile (argc=argc@entry=2, argv=argv@entry=0x7ffcac33ce78, main_func=main_func@entry=0x401240 <inner_main>, closure=closure@entry=0x0) at init.c:291 #45 0x0000000000401100 in main (argc=2, argv=0x7ffcac33ce78) at guile.c:95 --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- I traced it to ‘frame-call-representation’ calling ‘frame-local-ref’ via ‘application-arguments’, and getting (SCM)0x0 from there. Ludo’. PS: The ‘ash’ example is taken from <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/39947>.