Dialyzer not compiling correctly

Fl4m3Ph03n1x

Background

I am trying dialyxir to find out if it is worth it, however I have a bunch of errors on the compile phase and I want to fix them.

What did you do?

Created a pet project to try out dialyzer with dialyxir.

mix new dialzyer_project
cd dialyzer_project
Install dialyxir globally
Added the dialyxir dependency
mix dialyzer

After this, I see a ton of red messages on my screen:

Finding suitable PLTs
Checking PLT...
[:compiler, :elixir, :kernel, :logger, :stdlib]
Looking up modules in dialyxir_erlang-21.1_elixir-1.7.3_deps-dev.plt
Looking up modules in dialyxir_erlang-21.1_elixir-1.7.3.plt
Finding applications for dialyxir_erlang-21.1_elixir-1.7.3.plt
Finding modules for dialyxir_erlang-21.1_elixir-1.7.3.plt
Checking 185 modules in dialyxir_erlang-21.1_elixir-1.7.3.plt
Adding 230 modules to dialyxir_erlang-21.1_elixir-1.7.3.plt
:dialyzer.run error: Analysis failed with error:
Could not scan the following file(s):
  Could not get Core Erlang code for: /home/fl4m3/.asdf/installs/elixir/1.7.3/lib/elixir/ebin/elixir_tokenizer.beam
  Recompile with +debug_info or analyze starting from source code  Could not get Core Erlang code for: /home/fl4m3/.asdf/installs/elixir/1.7.3/lib/elixir/ebin/elixir_parser.beam
  Recompile with +debug_info or analyze starting from source code  Could not get Core Erlang code for: /home/fl4m3/.asdf/installs/elixir/1.7.3/lib/elixir/ebin/elixir_utils.beam
...

Seems that every possible Erlang package has this issue.
But astonishingly enough, the command still analyses the project and still shows errors. I have installed erlang and elixir using asdf.

Question

How can I fix the compile errors?

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NobbZ

Check your OTP version and the version of elixir, especially which OTP version was used to compile it.

Both OTP versions need to be either greater than or equal to 21 or lesser than that. It’s not allowed to have one at 21 and one at 20.

My guess is that you have installed a current OTP and also are using a precompiled elixir version. Those are compiled with OTP 19 as far as I remember.

Post #1

Fl4m3Ph03n1x

This is the result of asdf current:

elixir         1.7.3   (set by /home/fl4m3/.tool-versions)
erlang         21.1    (set by /home/fl4m3/.tool-versions)

Questions:

Could it be because these are not set as global?
Could it be because I no $MIX_HOME env variable set?

Checking the docs on dialyxir I found this:

Running the mix task dialyzer by default builds several PLT files:

A core Erlang file in $MIX_HOME/dialyxir_erlang-[OTP Version].plt

A core Elixir file in $MIX_HOME/dialyxir_erlang-[OTP Version]_elixir-[Elixir Version].plt

A project environment specific file in _build/env/dialyze_erlang-[OTP Version]_elixir-[Elixir Version]_deps-dev.plt

Post #2

NobbZ

Please open up iex and check the banner for the very exact version of elixir. Usually it tells you something like “compiled with”.

Post #3

Fl4m3Ph03n1x

dialyzer_playground$ iex -S mix
Erlang/OTP 21 [erts-10.1] [source] [64-bit] [smp:4:4] [ds:4:4:10] [async-threads:1] [hipe]

Compiling 5 files (.ex)
Generated dialyzer_playground app
Interactive Elixir (1.7.3) - press Ctrl+C to exit (type h() ENTER for help)
iex(1)>

Like this?

I have updated the original post with more information about the error. I am sure the PLT tables are not being built correctly, but at this point I have no idea on how to fix it.

Post #4

jeremyjh

You need to asdf local elixir 1.7.3-otp-21.

That will get you the Elixir that is precompiled with the correct version of OTP.

Post #5

Fl4m3Ph03n1x

Thanks for popping in!

After a long time of waiting, it finally finished, but now I have the following warnings/errors:

Finding suitable PLTs
Checking PLT...
[:compiler, :elixir, :kernel, :logger, :stdlib]
PLT is up to date!
No :ignore_warnings opt specified in mix.exs and default does not exist.

Starting Dialyzer
[
  check_plt: false,
  init_plt: '/home/fl4m3/Workspace/elixir_and_otp_guidebook/dialyzer_playground/_build/dev/dialyxir_erlang-21.1_elixir-1.7.3_deps-dev.plt',
  files_rec: ['/home/fl4m3/Workspace/elixir_and_otp_guidebook/dialyzer_playground/_build/dev/lib/dialyzer_playground/ebin'],
  warnings: [:unknown]
]
** (UndefinedFunctionError) function Dialyxir.Project.filter_warnings/1 is undefined or private. Did you mean one of:

      * filter_legacy_warnings/1
      * filter_legacy_warnings/2
      * filter_warning?/1

Am I missing some config flag?

I am using the {:dialyxir, "~> 1.0.0-rc.4", only: [:dev], runtime: false}, perhaps it is not stable enough?

Post #6

NobbZ

Please try again with master, if the error remains please file a bug report at Issues · jeremyjh/dialyxir · GitHub and use one of the older RCs until the issue has been resolved and a new release (candidate) is available.

Post #7

Fl4m3Ph03n1x

@NobbZ Thanks for the input, I have now created issues in the project’s page.
Once ( if ) the issue gets resolved, I will updated this discussion so future readers can also benefit from my findings or in case someone goes through the same.

Post #8

slashdotdash

Thanks for the tip @jeremyjh.

I’ve been struggling with Dialyzer usage and didn’t realise it was because I needed to install the appropriate Elixir/OTP version when using asdf (as below).

asdf install erlang 21.1.1
asdf install elixir 1.7.4-otp-21
asdf global erlang 21.1.1
asdf global elixir 1.7.4-otp-21

Post #9

Fl4m3Ph03n1x

Fixed the issue. Turns out I had a lingering version of dialyxir isntalled globally with asdf elixir 1.7.3-otp-21 . I had to go to ~/.asdf/installs/elixir/1.7.3-otp-21/.mix/archives and manually delete the dialyxir folder.

Once I did that, everything worked out perfectly. So as a cautionary tale of advise for future readers, never install dialyxr locally and globally.

If you have dialyxir installed globally, make sure none of your projects has a local reference to it, or you will be in for a world of pain.

Special thanks to @NobbZ for helping out with the Git issue.

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