Public bug reported: This file is enough to cause it: http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/14858123/ And this is the result:
panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference [signal 0xb code=0x1 addr=0x28 pc=0x40b5a3] goroutine 1 [running]: main.cgoBaseType(0xc8200cc000, 0x7f5b327dec58, 0xc8200c63e0, 0x0, 0x0) /usr/lib/go/src/cmd/vet/cgo.go:75 +0x2d3 main.checkCgoCall(0xc8200cc000, 0x7f5b327de930, 0xc820013300) /usr/lib/go/src/cmd/vet/cgo.go:42 +0x1ad main.(*File).Visit(0xc8200cc000, 0x7f5b327de930, 0xc820013300, 0x0, 0x0) /usr/lib/go/src/cmd/vet/main.go:485 +0x1ba go/ast.Walk(0x7f5b327defd0, 0xc8200cc000, 0x7f5b327de930, 0xc820013300) /usr/lib/go/src/go/ast/walk.go:52 +0x56 go/ast.walkExprList(0x7f5b327defd0, 0xc8200cc000, 0xc8200c4380, 0x1, 0x1) /usr/lib/go/src/go/ast/walk.go:26 +0xd5 go/ast.Walk(0x7f5b327defd0, 0xc8200cc000, 0x7f5b327df028, 0xc8200c3a90) /usr/lib/go/src/go/ast/walk.go:308 +0xf63 go/ast.Walk(0x7f5b327defd0, 0xc8200cc000, 0x7f5b327dea50, 0xc820013340) /usr/lib/go/src/go/ast/walk.go:331 +0x1f7d go/ast.walkDeclList(0x7f5b327defd0, 0xc8200cc000, 0xc8200c43b0, 0x1, 0x1) /usr/lib/go/src/go/ast/walk.go:38 +0xd5 go/ast.Walk(0x7f5b327defd0, 0xc8200cc000, 0x7f5b327ded70, 0xc820018600) /usr/lib/go/src/go/ast/walk.go:353 +0x29b9 main.(*File).walkFile(0xc8200cc000, 0x7ffc85f63ec0, 0x9, 0xc820018600) /usr/lib/go/src/cmd/vet/main.go:454 +0x1f5 main.doPackage(0x7a0178, 0x1, 0xc82000a490, 0x1, 0x1, 0x0) /usr/lib/go/src/cmd/vet/main.go:353 +0xd97 main.main() /usr/lib/go/src/cmd/vet/main.go:243 +0x420 exit status 2 adding parentheses to that, i.e. C.f((*p(**q))), is enough to make go vet happy again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: golang-go 2:1.6~beta2-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-5.16-generic 4.3.3 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-5-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.4-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 2 16:38:20 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-27 (645 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) SourcePackage: golang SystemImageInfo: Error: command ['system-image-cli', '-i'] failed with exit code 2: UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2015-06-18 (228 days ago) ** Affects: golang (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to golang in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1541014 Title: 'go vet' falls over on expressions like C.f(*p(**q)) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/golang/+bug/1541014/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs