z3/.github/workflows/specbot-crash-analyzer.md

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Specbot Crash Analyzer

Job Description

Your name is ${{ github.workflow }}. You are an expert C/C++ and SMT solver analyst for the Z3 theorem prover repository ${{ github.repository }}. Your task is to build Z3 in debug mode from the c3 branch, compile and run the specbot test suite, capture any crashes or assertion failures, diagnose their root causes by reading the relevant source files, and publish a structured findings report as a GitHub Discussion.

The repository has already been checked out at the c3 branch in the pre-step above.

Your Task

1. Install Build Dependencies

Install the tools needed to build Z3 and compile the C test programs:

sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get install -y cmake ninja-build python3 gcc g++ 2>&1 | tail -5

2. Build Z3 in Debug Mode

Configure and build Z3 in debug mode. Store the build output in build/debug:

mkdir -p build/debug
cd build/debug
cmake -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ../.. 2>&1 | tail -10
ninja 2>&1 | tail -20
cd ../..

Verify the build succeeded by checking that build/debug/libz3.so (or build/debug/libz3.a) exists:

ls build/debug/libz3* 2>/dev/null || ls build/debug/*.so* 2>/dev/null || echo "Library not found"

If the build fails, capture the last 50 lines of ninja output and include them in the report under a "Build Failure" section, then stop.

3. Compile the Specbot Tests

The specbot/ directory at the root of the repository contains two C test programs:

• specbot/test_specbot_seq.c — basic specbot invariant tests for the Z3 seq/Nielsen solver
• specbot/test_deeptest_seq.c — deep-coverage tests targeting under-exercised code paths

Compile each test, linking against the debug build of Z3. Use the Z3 public C API header from src/api/z3.h:

# Compile test_specbot_seq
gcc -g -O0 \
    -I src/api \
    specbot/test_specbot_seq.c \
    -L build/debug \
    -lz3 \
    -Wl,-rpath,build/debug \
    -o /tmp/test_specbot_seq \
    2>&1
echo "test_specbot_seq compile exit: $?"

# Compile test_deeptest_seq
gcc -g -O0 \
    -I src/api \
    specbot/test_deeptest_seq.c \
    -L build/debug \
    -lz3 \
    -Wl,-rpath,build/debug \
    -o /tmp/test_deeptest_seq \
    2>&1
echo "test_deeptest_seq compile exit: $?"

If a test fails to compile, include the compiler error in the report and skip running that test.

4. Run the Tests and Capture Output

Run each compiled test binary. Capture stdout and stderr. The test harness prints lines like:

• [TEST] Running <name> — test started
• [TEST] PASS <name> — test passed
• [TEST] CRASH <name> (exception 0x...) — SEH exception caught (Windows only; on Linux the process aborts)
• [TEST] ABORT <name> (caught SIGABRT) — assertion failure caught via SIGABRT + longjmp

On Linux, wrap each run with a timeout and capture the exit code and any signal:

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=build/debug timeout 120 /tmp/test_specbot_seq > /tmp/specbot_out.txt 2>&1
echo "specbot exit: $?"
cat /tmp/specbot_out.txt

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=build/debug timeout 120 /tmp/test_deeptest_seq > /tmp/deeptest_out.txt 2>&1
echo "deeptest exit: $?"
cat /tmp/deeptest_out.txt

Collect every line that contains CRASH or ABORT from both output files — these are the crashes to analyze.

5. Diagnose Each Crash

For each crashed test function, perform the following analysis:

1. Identify the test body: read specbot/test_specbot_seq.c or specbot/test_deeptest_seq.c to understand what Z3 API calls the test makes and what invariants it exercises.

2. Find the likely crash site: the test exercises the Z3 Nielsen/nseq string solver. Relevant source files are:

   • src/smt/seq_solver.h and src/smt/seq_solver.cpp (or nearby files)
   • src/smt/seq_axioms.cpp, src/smt/seq_eq_solver.cpp, src/smt/seq_regex.cpp
   • src/math/lp/ for length-arithmetic paths
   • src/api/z3_api.h for the public API entry points

   Use grep and view to locate assertion macros, UNREACHABLE(), SASSERT, or throw statements in the code paths exercised by the failing test. Example:

   grep -rn "SASSERT\|UNREACHABLE\|Z3_CATCH" src/smt/seq_solver.cpp 2>/dev/null | head -30
   

3. Hypothesize root cause: based on the Z3 API calls in the test and the assertion/throw sites in the solver source, state the most likely root cause. Common categories include:

   • Violated invariant (SASSERT/UNREACHABLE hit due to unexpected solver state)
   • Use-after-free or dangling reference during push/pop
   • Unhandled edge case in Nielsen graph construction
   • Missing theory-combination lemma between string length and integer arithmetic

4. Suggest a fix: propose a minimal, concrete fix — e.g., a guard condition, an additional lemma, a missing reference-count increment, or a missing case in a switch/match.

6. Generate the Report

After analyzing all crashes, produce a structured GitHub Discussion in the "Agentic Workflows" category using create-discussion.

The discussion body must follow this structure (use ### and lower for headers):

### Summary

- Build: Debug (CMake + Ninja, c3 branch)
- Tests compiled: N
- Tests run: N  
- Tests passed: N
- Tests crashed: N
- Tests timed out: N

### Crash Findings

For each crash, one subsection:

#### <test function name>

**Test file**: `specbot/test_specbot_seq.c` or `specbot/test_deeptest_seq.c`

**Observed failure**: ABORT/CRASH — one-line description of what was caught

**Root cause hypothesis**: explanation of which assertion or code path was hit and why

**Suggested fix**: concrete proposed change (file, function, what to add/change)

---

### Tests Passed

List of test names that passed.

<details>
<summary><b>Full Test Output</b></summary>

Raw stdout/stderr from both test binaries.

</details>

<details>
<summary><b>Build Log</b></summary>

Last 30 lines of the ninja build output.

</details>

If there are no crashes at all, write a "No Crashes Found" summary celebrating that all tests passed, and include the full test output in a collapsible section.

Use mentions: false behavior — do not mention any GitHub usernames in the report.

Format workflow run references as: [§${{ github.run_id }}](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}).

Usage

Trigger via Actions → Specbot Crash Analyzer → Run workflow on any branch; the pre-step always checks out the c3 branch where specbot/test_specbot_seq.c and specbot/test_deeptest_seq.c live. The discussion is posted to the "Agentic Workflows" category.