I cannot compile the larger projects that I have on macOS Sierra but smaller ske…tches compile without problems. Two projects I've worked with that show the problem are Marlin and Repetier 3D printer firmware.
https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin
https://github.com/repetier/Repetier-Firmware
I've tried every IDE version from 1.6.9 to the 1.6.11 with no difference in results.
=====Error dump======
Arduino: 1.6.11 (Mac OS X), Board: "Arduino/Genuino Mega or Mega 2560, ATmega2560 (Mega 2560)"
failed MSpanList_Insert 0x3205e0 0xfff2626f82e 0x0
fatal error: MSpanList_Insert
runtime stack:
runtime.MSpanList_Insert(0x2cadd0, 0x3205e0)
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mheap.c:692 +0x8f
runtime.MHeap_Alloc(0x2cad60, 0x3, 0x1000000003f, 0xf989)
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mheap.c:240 +0x66
runtime.MCentral_CacheSpan(0x2d5d78, 0xc2083854c0)
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mcentral.c:85 +0x167
runtime.MCache_Refill(0x30c000, 0x3f, 0x1808012000)
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/mcache.c:90 +0xa0
goroutine 1 [running]:
runtime.switchtoM()
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:198 fp=0xc2083852f0 sp=0xc2083852e8
runtime.mallocgc(0x6000, 0x158fe0, 0xc200000001, 0x32950)
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/malloc.go:178 +0x849 fp=0xc2083853a0 sp=0xc2083852f0
runtime.newarray(0x158fe0, 0x5de1, 0x1af160)
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/malloc.go:365 +0xc1 fp=0xc2083853d8 sp=0xc2083853a0
runtime.makeslice(0x150be0, 0x0, 0x5de1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/slice.go:32 +0x15c fp=0xc208385420 sp=0xc2083853d8
io/ioutil.readAll(0x31e3a0, 0xc208040428, 0x5de1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
/usr/local/go/src/io/ioutil/ioutil.go:19 +0xc0 fp=0xc2083854c0 sp=0xc208385420
io/ioutil.ReadFile(0xc2080d7e00, 0x4c, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
/usr/local/go/src/io/ioutil/ioutil.go:70 +0x1b5 fp=0xc208385588 sp=0xc2083854c0
arduino.cc/builder.(_AdditionalSketchFilesCopier).Run(0x2c49b0, 0xc208068000, 0x0, 0x0)
/Users/jenkins/jenkins/workspace/arduino-builder-macosx/src/arduino.cc/builder/additional_sketch_files_copier.go:66 +0x39f fp=0xc208385718 sp=0xc208385588
arduino.cc/builder.(_ContainerMergeCopySketchFiles).Run(0x2c49b0, 0xc208068000, 0x0, 0x0)
/Users/jenkins/jenkins/workspace/arduino-builder-macosx/src/arduino.cc/builder/container_merge_copy_sketch_files.go:48 +0x241 fp=0xc208385800 sp=0xc208385718
arduino.cc/builder.runCommands(0xc208068000, 0xc208385a98, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0)
/Users/jenkins/jenkins/workspace/arduino-builder-macosx/src/arduino.cc/builder/builder.go:189 +0x139 fp=0xc208385890 sp=0xc208385800
arduino.cc/builder.(*Builder).Run(0xc208385ce0, 0xc208068000, 0x0, 0x0)
/Users/jenkins/jenkins/workspace/arduino-builder-macosx/src/arduino.cc/builder/builder.go:124 +0x1227 fp=0xc208385cc0 sp=0xc208385890
arduino.cc/builder.RunBuilder(0xc208068000, 0x0, 0x0)
/Users/jenkins/jenkins/workspace/arduino-builder-macosx/src/arduino.cc/builder/builder.go:220 +0x49 fp=0xc208385ce8 sp=0xc208385cc0
main.main()
/Users/jenkins/jenkins/workspace/arduino-builder-macosx/src/arduino.cc/arduino-builder/main.go:316 +0x171b fp=0xc208385f98 sp=0xc208385ce8
runtime.main()
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:63 +0xf3 fp=0xc208385fe0 sp=0xc208385f98
runtime.goexit()
/usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:2232 +0x1 fp=0xc208385fe8 sp=0xc208385fe0
/Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/arduino-builder returned 2
Error compiling for board Arduino/Genuino Mega or Mega 2560.
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