EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION on Windows

[LawsonSarah]

Description of bug
Failed to recompile when using Graphs

How to reproduce
julia> using Graphs

Expected behavior
to be able to compile Graphs package

Actual behavior
Produced error report:
Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION at 0x7ffd77ccd93f -- jl_insert_methods at C:/workdir/src\dump.c:2326 [inlined]
_jl_restore_incremental at C:/workdir/src\dump.c:3375
in expression starting at C:\Users\sarit.julia\packages\ArnoldiMethod\JdEiw\src\ArnoldiMethod.jl:4
jl_insert_methods at C:/workdir/src\dump.c:2326 [inlined]
_jl_restore_incremental at C:/workdir/src\dump.c:3375
ijl_restore_incremental at C:/workdir/src\dump.c:3436
_include_from_serialized at .\loading.jl:807
_require_search_from_serialized at .\loading.jl:1039
_require at .\loading.jl:1315
_require_prelocked at .\loading.jl:1200
macro expansion at .\loading.jl:1180 [inlined]
macro expansion at .\lock.jl:223 [inlined]
require at .\loading.jl:1144
jfptr_require_26555.clone_1 at C:\Users\sarit\AppData\Local\Programs\Julia-1.8.5\lib\julia\sys.dll (unknown line)
jl_apply at C:/workdir/src\julia.h:1843 [inlined]
call_require at C:/workdir/src\toplevel.c:462 [inlined]
eval_import_path at C:/workdir/src\toplevel.c:499
jl_toplevel_eval_flex at C:/workdir/src\toplevel.c:725
jl_eval_module_expr at C:/workdir/src\toplevel.c:203 [inlined]
jl_toplevel_eval_flex at C:/workdir/src\toplevel.c:709
jl_toplevel_eval_flex at C:/workdir/src\toplevel.c:850
ijl_toplevel_eval at C:/workdir/src\toplevel.c:915 [inlined]
ijl_toplevel_eval_in at C:/workdir/src\toplevel.c:965
eval at .\boot.jl:368 [inlined]
include_string at .\loading.jl:1428
_include at .\loading.jl:1488
include at .\Base.jl:419 [inlined]
include_package_for_output at .\loading.jl:1554
jfptr_include_package_for_output_51114.clone_1 at C:\Users\sarit\AppData\Local\Programs\Julia-1.8.5\lib\julia\sys.dll (unknown line)
jl_apply at C:/workdir/src\julia.h:1843 [inlined]
do_call at C:/workdir/src\interpreter.c:126
eval_value at C:/workdir/src\interpreter.c:215
eval_stmt_value at C:/workdir/src\interpreter.c:166 [inlined]
eval_body at C:/workdir/src\interpreter.c:612
jl_interpret_toplevel_thunk at C:/workdir/src\interpreter.c:750
jl_toplevel_eval_flex at C:/workdir/src\toplevel.c:906
jl_toplevel_eval_flex at C:/workdir/src\toplevel.c:850
ijl_toplevel_eval at C:/workdir/src\toplevel.c:915 [inlined]
ijl_toplevel_eval_in at C:/workdir/src\toplevel.c:965
eval at .\boot.jl:368 [inlined]
include_string at .\loading.jl:1428
include_string at .\loading.jl:1438
exec_options at .\client.jl:301
_start at .\client.jl:522
jfptr__start_54247.clone_1 at C:\Users\sarit\AppData\Local\Programs\Julia-1.8.5\lib\julia\sys.dll (unknown line)
jl_apply at C:/workdir/src\julia.h:1843 [inlined]
true_main at C:/workdir/src\jlapi.c:575
jl_repl_entrypoint at C:/workdir/src\jlapi.c:719
mainCRTStartup at C:/workdir/cli\loader_exe.c:59
BaseThreadInitThunk at C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL (unknown line)
RtlUserThreadStart at C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll (unknown line)
Allocations: 2906 (Pool: 2895; Big: 11); GC: 0
ERROR: LoadError: Failed to precompile ArnoldiMethod [ec485272-7323-5ecc-a04f-4719b315124d] to C:\Users\sarit.julia\compiled\v1.8\ArnoldiMethod\jl_7FF9.tmp.
Stacktrace:
[1] error(s::String)
@ Base .\error.jl:35
[2] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, internal_stderr::IO, internal_stdout::IO, keep_loaded_modules::Bool)
@ Base .\loading.jl:1707
[3] compilecache
@ .\loading.jl:1651 [inlined]
[4] _require(pkg::Base.PkgId)
@ Base .\loading.jl:1337
[5] _require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId)
@ Base .\loading.jl:1200
[6] macro expansion
@ .\loading.jl:1180 [inlined]
[7] macro expansion
@ .\lock.jl:223 [inlined]
[8] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
@ Base .\loading.jl:1144
[9] include
@ .\Base.jl:419 [inlined]
[10] include_package_for_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot_path::Vector{String}, dl_load_path::Vector{String}, load_path::Vector{String}, concrete_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt64}}, source::Nothing)
@ Base .\loading.jl:1554
[11] top-level scope
@ stdin:1
in expression starting at C:\Users\sarit.julia\packages\Graphs\FXxqo\src\Graphs.jl:1
in expression starting at stdin:1
ERROR: Failed to precompile Graphs [86223c79-3864-5bf0-83f7-82e725a168b6] to C:\Users\sarit.julia\compiled\v1.8\Graphs\jl_7DB8.tmp.
Stacktrace:
[1] error(s::String)
@ Base .\error.jl:35
[2] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, internal_stderr::IO, internal_stdout::IO, keep_loaded_modules::Bool)
@ Base .\loading.jl:1707
[3] compilecache
@ .\loading.jl:1651 [inlined]
[4] _require(pkg::Base.PkgId)
@ Base .\loading.jl:1337
[5] _require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId)
@ Base .\loading.jl:1200
[6] macro expansion
@ .\loading.jl:1180 [inlined]
[7] macro expansion
@ .\lock.jl:223 [inlined]
[8] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
@ Base .\loading.jl:1144

Code demonstrating bug
julia> using Graphs

Version information
'Julia Version 1.8.5 (2023-01-08))

• Julia Version 1.8.5
  Commit 17cfb8e65e (2023-01-08 06:45 UTC)
  Platform Info:
  OS: Windows (x86_64-w64-mingw32)
  CPU: 8 × Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8550U CPU @ 1.80GHz
  WORD_SIZE: 64
  LIBM: libopenlibm
  LLVM: libLLVM-13.0.1 (ORCJIT, skylake)
  Threads: 1 on 8 virtual cores'

'Status C:\Users\sarit\.julia\environments\v1.8\Project.toml
[86223c79] Graphs v1.9.0'

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

[gdalle]

This seems like a Windows-specific error, where Julia tries to write / read somewhere it doesn't have access to. Does it happen with other packages?

[LawsonSarah]

I tried it with LightGraphs.jl too today and that also failed but previous installed packages are fine.

[LawsonSarah]

I have done the following and it seems to now work:
updated packages in Julia
removed LightGraphs so I could update ArnoldiMethod.jl
Updated Julia to 1.9.3
Added new 1.9.3 kernal to Juypterlab

[gdalle]

Glad it finally works! Must have been a corrupted installation somewhere. Don't forget to replace LightGraphs with Graphs everywhere in your code, otherwise I think you're good 😉

[LawsonSarah]

Thank you. Im newish to Julia and github so appreciate your help!