(unstable) Fatal error in ../deps/v8/src/objects-inl.h, line 2131 # CHECK(object->IsString()) failed

[Debbio]

My system :

arch : ia32
os : Mac os x 10.5.8
gcc : 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5493)
nodejs : v0.7.11-pre
v8 : 3.9.24

I downloaded from github nodejs v0.7.11-pre and i tried to compile and install on my machine.
--without-snapshot is necessary otherwise it does not compile..

./configure --debug --without-ssl --without-snapshot
make
sudo make install == > I got bus error !!!!

Further inspection with gdb reports :

#0  0x94a70d52 in __kill () 
#1  0x94a70d44 in kill$UNIX2003 () 
#2  0x94ae3242 in raise () 
#3  0x94aef681 in abort () 
#4  0x0033f0cf in v8::internal::OS::Abort () at ../deps/v8/src/ 
platform-macos.cc:186 
#5  0x00094dee in V8_Fatal (file=0x365ae0 "../deps/v8/src/objects- 
inl.h", line=2131, format=0x365abc "CHECK(%s) failed") at ../deps/v8/ 
src/checks.cc:58 
#6  0x0007092f in v8::internal::String::cast (object=0xdeadbeef) at 
objects-inl.h:2131 
#7  0x001bd6eb in v8::internal::Utf8SymbolKey::IsMatch 
(this=0x94a70d52, string=0x0) at ../deps/v8/src/objects.cc:10632 
#8  0x0018eaa1 in 
v8::internal::HashTable<v8::internal::SymbolTableShape, 
v8::internal::HashTableKey*>::FindEntry (this=0x2170809d, isolate=0x0, 
key=0xbfffec08) at objects.h:2884 
#9  0x0018eae1 in 
v8::internal::HashTable<v8::internal::SymbolTableShape, 
v8::internal::HashTableKey*>::FindEntry (this=0xdeadbeef, 
key=0x94a70d52) at objects-inl.h:2070 
#10 0x00198858 in v8::internal::SymbolTable::LookupKey 
(this=0x2170809d, key=0xbfffec08, s=0xbfffec4c) at ../deps/v8/src/ 
objects.cc:11745 
#11 0x001accfd in ~Utf8SymbolKey [inlined] () at ../deps/v8/src/ 
objects.cc:11718 
#12 0x001accfd in v8::internal::SymbolTable::LookupSymbol 
(this=0x2170809d, str={start_ = 0x385986 "undefined", length_ = 9}, 
s=0x0) at ../deps/v8/src/objects.cc:11718 
#13 0x000ebc51 in v8::internal::Heap::LookupSymbol (this=0x840054, 
string={start_ = 0x385986 "undefined", length_ = 9}) at ../deps/v8/src/ 
heap.cc:5159 
#14 0x000fe49a in v8::internal::Heap::LookupAsciiSymbol (this=0x0, 
str=0x0) at heap.h:997 
#15 0x001a23d1 in v8::internal::Oddball::Initialize (this=0x4b108091, 
to_string=0x94a70d52 "s\016?", to_number=0x422080a5, kind=5 '\005') 
at ../deps/v8/src/objects.cc:7552 
#16 0x000f5af1 in v8::internal::MaybeObject::ToObject () at objects.h: 
2453 
#17 0x000f5af1 in v8::internal::Heap::CreateInitialObjects 
(this=0x840054) at ../deps/v8/src/heap.cc:2444 
#18 0x000f9422 in v8::internal::Heap::SetUp (this=0x840054, 
create_heap_objects=true) at ../deps/v8/src/heap.cc:5964 
#19 0x00160f4a in v8::internal::Isolate::Init (this=0x840000, des=0x0) 
at ../deps/v8/src/isolate.cc:1800 
#20 0x00286ff2 in v8::internal::V8::Initialize (des=0x0) at ../deps/v8/ 
src/v8.cc:91 
#21 0x00056a6d in InitializeHelper () at ../deps/v8/src/api.cc:295 
#22 0x00057bcc in v8::V8::Initialize () at ../deps/v8/src/api.cc:4177 
#23 0x0000ad7a in node::Start (argc=2, argv=0xbfffeec8) at ../src/ 
node.cc:2870 
#24 0x000026ae in start () 

It is a v8 problem..

[bnoordhuis]

@Debbio Is it possible to upgrade gcc? 4.0.1 is really ancient.

[Debbio]

Hi Ben,
My gcc is now upgraded to gnu gcc-4.7.1..i got the same problem..
I ' m a bit uncertain on make process..make install seems to recompile everything afert the make command..
At the moment i've run out of time so i'll investigate that matter later.
For the moment the last stable version working is enought for me!

In relation to the new gcc :

• i stripped out the directive '-wnewline-eof' because it's not recognized by the compiler
• i modified the file node/out/gyp-mac-tool at line 154 :
  fd = os.open(lockfile, os.O_RDONLY|os.O_NOCTTY|os.O_CREAT, 0o666) --> 0o666 = type error or do you mean an octal form!?
  becomes
  fd = os.open(lockfile, os.O_RDONLY|os.O_NOCTTY|os.O_CREAT, 0666)

[bnoordhuis]

os.O_RDONLY|os.O_NOCTTY|os.O_CREAT, 0o666) --> 0o666 = type error or do you mean an octal form!?

No, that's not a typo. It's the syntax for octal in newer versions of python.

[bnoordhuis]

@Debbio Are you still seeing this issue with 0.8.4 or master?

[bnoordhuis]

Closing, no response in two weeks.