gvm install fails on macOS 10.12.4

[ashald]

Go 1.4

$ gvm install go1.4
Downloading Go source...
Installing go1.4...
 * Compiling...
ERROR: Failed to compile. Check the logs at /Users/ashald/.gvm/logs/go-go1.4-compile.log
ERROR: Failed to use installed version

$ cat /Users/ashald/.gvm/logs/go-go1.4-compile.log
# Building C bootstrap tool.
cmd/dist

# Building compilers and Go bootstrap tool for host, darwin/amd64.
lib9
libbio
liblink
cmd/cc
cmd/gc
cmd/6l
/Users/ashald/.gvm/gos/go1.4/src/cmd/6l/../ld/dwarf.c:1472:15: error: implicit conversion from 'int' to 'char' changes value from 156 to -100 [-Werror,-Wconstant-conversion]
/Users/ashald/.gvm/gos/go1.4/src/cmd/6l/../ld/dwarf.c:1756:21: error: implicit conversion from 'int' to 'char' changes value from 144 to -112 [-Werror,-Wconstant-conversion]
/Users/ashald/.gvm/gos/go1.4/src/cmd/6l/../ld/lib.h:168:13: note: expanded from macro 'cput'
go tool dist: FAILED: clang -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wextra -Wunused -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-missing-braces -Wno-parentheses -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-switch -Wno-comment -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Werror -fno-common -ggdb -pipe -Wuninitialized -O2 -fno-caret-diagnostics -Qunused-arguments -fmessage-length=0 -mmacosx-version-min=10.6 -c -m64 -I /Users/ashald/.gvm/gos/go1.4/include -I /Users/ashald/.gvm/gos/go1.4/src/cmd/6l -o /Users/ashald/.gvm/gos/go1.4/pkg/obj/cmd/6l/dwarf.o /Users/ashald/.gvm/gos/go1.4/src/cmd/6l/../ld/dwarf.c

[AndrewHYi]

Try gvm install go1.4 --binary

Worked for me and others: https://github.com/moovweb/gvm/issues/217

[yhnu]

mark

[markeissler]

Try gvm2...

[CharlyMTO]

gvm install go1.8.3

cat /Users/zephiro/.gvm/logs/go-go1.8.3-compile.log

##### Building Go bootstrap tool.
cmd/dist

##### Building Go toolchain using /Users/zephiro/.gvm/gos/go1.4.
failed MSpanList_Insert 0x129d490 0x453326e49a8 0x0
fatal error: MSpanList_Insert

runtime stack:
runtime.MSpanList_Insert(0x827d98, 0x129d490)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mheap.c:692 +0x8f
runtime.MHeap_Free(0x827b20, 0x129d490, 0xc200000000)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mheap.c:500 +0x5b
runtime.MCentral_FreeSpan(0x8314b8, 0x129d490, 0x2, 0xc208100000, 0xc208101000, 0x0, 0x64)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mcentral.c:181 +0x1bb
runtime.MSpan_Sweep(0x129d490, 0x2f00000000, 0x1)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mgc0.c:1096 +0x477
runtime.MHeap_Alloc(0x827b20, 0x1, 0x1000000001f, 0x977a9)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mheap.c:240 +0x66
runtime.MCentral_CacheSpan(0x830738, 0x1)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mcentral.c:85 +0x167
runtime.MCache_Refill(0x1297000, 0xc20000001f, 0x112d5e)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mcache.c:90 +0xa0

goroutine 1 [running]:
runtime.switchtoM()
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:198 fp=0xc208113f88 sp=0xc208113f80
runtime.mallocgc(0x400, 0x0, 0x3, 0xa4780)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/malloc.go:178 +0x85b fp=0xc208114038 sp=0xc208113f88
runtime.rawmem(0x400, 0x400)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/malloc.go:371 +0x39 fp=0xc208114060 sp=0xc208114038
runtime.growslice(0x475c20, 0xc20805ba00, 0x200, 0x200, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/slice.go:83 +0x2e1 fp=0xc2081140e0 sp=0xc208114060
go/build.(*importReader).readByte(0xc2080f2140, 0x2f)
	/usr/local/go/src/go/build/read.go:43 +0x10e fp=0xc208114178 sp=0xc2081140e0
go/build.(*importReader).peekByte(0xc2080f2140, 0x5b1c01, 0x29)
	/usr/local/go/src/go/build/read.go:89 +0x263 fp=0xc2081141d0 sp=0xc208114178
go/build.readImports(0x12a98f0, 0xc20802c2e0, 0xc20802c200, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/go/build/read.go:209 +0x13e fp=0xc208114230 sp=0xc2081141d0
go/build.(*Context).matchFile(0x817c40, 0xc208117260, 0x50, 0xc208116651, 0x5, 0x1, 0xc2080c5ef0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, ...)
	/usr/local/go/src/go/build/build.go:958 +0x615 fp=0xc208114378 sp=0xc208114230
go/build.(*Context).Import(0x817c40, 0x5a3a50, 0x1, 0xc208061680, 0x50, 0x0, 0xc208070fa0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/go/build/build.go:624 +0x2529 fp=0xc208114cb0 sp=0xc208114378
go/build.(*Context).ImportDir(0x817c40, 0xc208061680, 0x50, 0x0, 0x6a4e80, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/go/build/build.go:406 +0x7f fp=0xc208114d10 sp=0xc208114cb0
main.func·027(0xc208061680, 0x50, 0x12a9068, 0xc208061720, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/cmd/go/main.go:569 +0x6aa fp=0xc208114e50 sp=0xc208114d10
path/filepath.walk(0xc208061680, 0x50, 0x12a9068, 0xc208061720, 0xc2081157d0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/path/filepath/path.go:347 +0xa2 fp=0xc208114f98 sp=0xc208114e50
path/filepath.walk(0xc208061f90, 0x4d, 0x12a9068, 0xc2080f2050, 0xc2081157d0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/path/filepath/path.go:372 +0x61b fp=0xc2081150e0 sp=0xc208114f98
path/filepath.walk(0xc208060550, 0x44, 0x12a9068, 0xc2080605f0, 0xc2081157d0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/path/filepath/path.go:372 +0x61b fp=0xc208115228 sp=0xc2081150e0
path/filepath.walk(0xc2080ad540, 0x3f, 0x12a9068, 0xc208060fa0, 0xc2081157d0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/path/filepath/path.go:372 +0x61b fp=0xc208115370 sp=0xc208115228
path/filepath.walk(0xc2080ad3c0, 0x3b, 0x12a9068, 0xc208060f50, 0xc2081157d0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/path/filepath/path.go:372 +0x61b fp=0xc2081154b8 sp=0xc208115370
path/filepath.walk(0xc2080acf40, 0x32, 0x12a9068, 0xc208060f00, 0xc2081157d0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/path/filepath/path.go:372 +0x61b fp=0xc208115600 sp=0xc2081154b8
path/filepath.Walk(0xc2080acf40, 0x32, 0xc2081157d0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/path/filepath/path.go:394 +0x118 fp=0xc208115678 sp=0xc208115600
main.matchPackages(0x7fff5fbff51b, 0x11, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/cmd/go/main.go:577 +0x728 fp=0xc208115810 sp=0xc208115678
main.allPackages(0x7fff5fbff51b, 0x11, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/cmd/go/main.go:481 +0x75 fp=0xc2081158e0 sp=0xc208115810
main.importPaths(0xc20808e4c0, 0x1, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/cmd/go/main.go:329 +0x396 fp=0xc2081159e0 sp=0xc2081158e0
main.packagesAndErrors(0xc20800a050, 0x1, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/cmd/go/pkg.go:899 +0x251 fp=0xc208115b08 sp=0xc2081159e0
main.packagesForBuild(0xc20800a050, 0x1, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/cmd/go/pkg.go:919 +0x85 fp=0xc208115c28 sp=0xc208115b08
main.runInstall(0x812dc0, 0xc20800a050, 0x1, 0x1)
	/usr/local/go/src/cmd/go/build.go:330 +0x66 fp=0xc208115d78 sp=0xc208115c28
main.main()
	/usr/local/go/src/cmd/go/main.go:163 +0x851 fp=0xc208115f98 sp=0xc208115d78
runtime.main()
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:63 +0xf3 fp=0xc208115fe0 sp=0xc208115f98
runtime.goexit()
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:2232 +0x1 fp=0xc208115fe8 sp=0xc208115fe0

goroutine 5 [syscall]:
os/signal.loop()
	/usr/local/go/src/os/signal/signal_unix.go:21 +0x2d
created by os/signal.init·1
	/usr/local/go/src/os/signal/signal_unix.go:27 +0x43
go tool dist: FAILED: /Users/zephiro/.gvm/gos/go1.4/bin/go install -gcflags=-l -tags=math_big_pure_go -v bootstrap/cmd/...: exit status 2

[thehappycoder]

Binary version doesn't run on macos 10.13.2:

$ gvm install go1.4 -B
Installing go1.4 from binary source
$ gvm use go1.4
Now using version go1.4
$ go version
failed MSpanList_Insert 0x1604000 0x3664e9fcff90c 0x0
fatal error: MSpanList_Insert

runtime stack:
runtime.throw(0x7ffa6b)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/panic.go:491 +0xad fp=0x7ffeefbff270 sp=0x7ffeefbff240
runtime.MSpanList_Insert(0x82af28, 0x1604000)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mheap.c:692 +0x8f fp=0x7ffeefbff298 sp=0x7ffeefbff270
MHeap_FreeSpanLocked(0x827b20, 0x1604000, 0x100)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mheap.c:583 +0x163 fp=0x7ffeefbff2d8 sp=0x7ffeefbff298
MHeap_Grow(0x827b20, 0x8, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mheap.c:420 +0x1a8 fp=0x7ffeefbff318 sp=0x7ffeefbff2d8
MHeap_AllocSpanLocked(0x827b20, 0x1, 0x122e080)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mheap.c:298 +0x365 fp=0x7ffeefbff358 sp=0x7ffeefbff318
mheap_alloc(0x827b20, 0x1, 0x7f0000000012, 0x7fff6525e403)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mheap.c:190 +0x121 fp=0x7ffeefbff380 sp=0x7ffeefbff358
runtime.MHeap_Alloc(0x827b20, 0x1, 0x10000000012, 0x977a9)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mheap.c:240 +0x66 fp=0x7ffeefbff3b8 sp=0x7ffeefbff380
MCentral_Grow(0x82f898, 0x1233200)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mcentral.c:197 +0x8b fp=0x7ffeefbff420 sp=0x7ffeefbff3b8
runtime.MCentral_CacheSpan(0x82f898, 0x7ffeefbff490)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mcentral.c:85 +0x167 fp=0x7ffeefbff458 sp=0x7ffeefbff420
runtime.MCache_Refill(0x1600000, 0x12, 0x7ffeefbff4b0)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mcache.c:90 +0xa0 fp=0x7ffeefbff480 sp=0x7ffeefbff458
runtime.mcacheRefill_m()
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/malloc.c:368 +0x57 fp=0x7ffeefbff4a0 sp=0x7ffeefbff480
runtime.onM(0x6a2870)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:273 +0x9a fp=0x7ffeefbff4a8 sp=0x7ffeefbff4a0
runtime.mallocgc(0x120, 0x590240, 0x0, 0x0)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/malloc.go:178 +0x85b fp=0x7ffeefbff558 sp=0x7ffeefbff4a8
runtime.newobject(0x590240, 0x1600000)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/malloc.go:353 +0x49 fp=0x7ffeefbff580 sp=0x7ffeefbff558
runtime.newG(0xb17fa)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:233 +0x2a fp=0x7ffeefbff598 sp=0x7ffeefbff580
allocg(0x817ac0)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.c:925 +0x1f fp=0x7ffeefbff5a8 sp=0x7ffeefbff598
runtime.malg(0x8000, 0x817e40)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.c:2106 +0x1f fp=0x7ffeefbff5d8 sp=0x7ffeefbff5a8
runtime.mpreinit(0x818680)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/os_darwin.c:137 +0x27 fp=0x7ffeefbff5f0 sp=0x7ffeefbff5d8
mcommoninit(0x818680)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.c:201 +0xc9 fp=0x7ffeefbff618 sp=0x7ffeefbff5f0
runtime.schedinit()
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.c:138 +0x6e fp=0x7ffeefbff640 sp=0x7ffeefbff618
runtime.rt0_go(0x7ffeefbff678, 0x2, 0x7ffeefbff678, 0x0, 0x0, 0x2, 0x7ffeefbff818, 0x7ffeefbff81b, 0x0, 0x7ffeefbff823, ...)
	/usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:95 +0x116 fp=0x7ffeefbff648 sp=0x7ffeefbff640

[simonconway1979]

I'm getting the same.

[bloatfan]

I'm getting the same too.

[brightredchilli]

Apologize if this is not totally relevant to the OP's question. I came here because I tried to install go1.4 as a bootstrap to install later versions of go, but I only did so because that was what was recommended in the gvm error message. I found that instead I could install go1.1.0.1 from binary instead and it works.

gvm install go1.10.1 -B
gvm install go1.9.5

works for me

[AuthorOfTheSurf]

I was seeing the same errors as above on my new MBP. @brightredchilli 's solution worked. I simply installed the binary version of 1.11.4:

gvm install go1.11.4 -B.

Confirmed that this go is working for me:

~/Scratch go version           
go version go1.11.4 darwin/amd64
~/Scratch which go             
/Users/zqk/.gvm/gos/go1.11.4/bin/go
~/Scratch go run hello-world.go
hello world

It seems like installing go1.4 to bootstrap go1.5++ is not necessary. Note that I had no issues with installing go1.4, it was only non-binary go1.5++ that gave me issues unlike OP.

[ColorFuzzy]

gvm install go1.12 --binary # don't install go1.4

[afganhalbana]

For those who still have troubled to install go because of this issue on latest Mac OS Catalina, you may want to try this step:

Note: Just incase you already followed the readme file which guided you to install go1.4, i suggest you to remove it first by running gvm uninstall go1.4

1. gvm install go1.8 -B 
2. gvm use go1.8 --default
3. export GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP=$GOROOT
4. gvm install go1.13 (whatever version after 1.8 you want to install, in my case i want to use 1.13)

[slimlime]

Not necessary vs breaking Did we manage to track a reason why those preinstalled v1.4 instructions would not work ?

Similarly fixed with @afganhalbana steps similar to the above thread.

macOS Catalina 10.15.x

[LemonAniLabs]

Just tried few versions as the default based go. For compiling go1.18.1 on my old Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.6

1. gvm install go1.10.1 -B 
2. gvm use go1.10.1 --default
3. export GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP=$GOROOT
4. gvm install go1.18.1