1 files changed, 37 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/rebar_prv_dialyzer.erl b/src/rebar_prv_dialyzer.erl
index 622ee60..fc13de1 100644
--- a/src/rebar_prv_dialyzer.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_prv_dialyzer.erl
@@ -249,17 +249,32 @@ ebin_files(EbinDir) ->
      File <- filelib:wildcard(Wildcard, EbinDir)].
 
 read_plt(_State, Plt) ->
-    case dialyzer:plt_info(Plt) of
-        {ok, Info} ->
-            Files = proplists:get_value(files, Info, []),
+    Vsn = dialyzer_version(),
+    case plt_files(Plt) of
+        {ok, Files} when Vsn < {2, 9, 0} ->
+            % Before dialyzer-2.9 (OTP 18.3) removing a beam file from the PLT
+            % that no longer exists would crash. Therefore force a rebuild of
+            % PLT if any files no longer exist.
             read_plt_files(Plt, Files);
+        {ok, _} = Result when Vsn >= {2, 9, 0} ->
+            Result;
         {error, no_such_file} ->
             error;
+        {error, not_valid} ->
+            error;
         {error, read_error} ->
             Error = io_lib:format("Could not read the PLT file ~p", [Plt]),
             throw({dialyzer_error, Error})
     end.
 
+plt_files(Plt) ->
+    case dialyzer:plt_info(Plt) of
+        {ok, Info} ->
+            {ok, proplists:get_value(files, Info, [])};
+        {error, _} = Error ->
+            Error
+    end.
+
 %% If any file no longer exists dialyzer will fail when updating the PLT.
 read_plt_files(Plt, Files) ->
     case [File || File <- Files, not filelib:is_file(File)] of
@@ -353,8 +368,19 @@ update_base_plt(State, BasePlt, Output, BaseFiles) ->
             build_plt(State, BasePlt, Output, BaseFiles)
     end.
 
+build_plt(State, Plt, _, []) ->
+    ?INFO("Building with no files in ~p...", [Plt]),
+    Opts = [{get_warnings, false},
+            {output_plt, Plt},
+            {apps, [erts]}],
+    % Create a PLT with erts files and then remove erts files to be left with an
+    % empty PLT. Dialyzer will crash when trying to build a PLT with an empty
+    % file list.
+    _ = dialyzer:run([{analysis_type, plt_build} | Opts]),
+    _ = dialyzer:run([{analysis_type, plt_remove}, {init_plt, Plt} | Opts]),
+    {0, State};
 build_plt(State, Plt, Output, Files) ->
-    ?INFO("Adding ~b files to ~p...", [length(Files), Plt]),
+    ?INFO("Building with ~b files in ~p...", [length(Files), Plt]),
     GetWarnings = get_config(State, get_warnings, false),
     Opts = [{analysis_type, plt_build},
             {get_warnings, GetWarnings},
@@ -369,12 +395,15 @@ succ_typings(State, Plt, Output) ->
             {0, State};
         _ ->
             Apps = rebar_state:project_apps(State),
-            succ_typings(State, Plt, Output, Apps)
+            ?INFO("Doing success typing analysis...", []),
+            Files = apps_to_files(Apps),
+            succ_typings(State, Plt, Output, Files)
     end.
 
-succ_typings(State, Plt, Output, Apps) ->
-    ?INFO("Doing success typing analysis...", []),
-    Files = apps_to_files(Apps),
+succ_typings(State, Plt, _, []) ->
+    ?INFO("Analyzing no files with ~p...", [Plt]),
+    {0, State};
+succ_typings(State, Plt, Output, Files) ->
     ?INFO("Analyzing ~b files with ~p...", [length(Files), Plt]),
     Opts = [{analysis_type, succ_typings},
             {get_warnings, true},