Cannot access a scoped thread local variable without calling `set` first

Hi! I'm writing a compiler driver, and while compiling a particular program I get the following puzzling error message.

What is the meaning of "cannot access a scoped thread local variable without calling set first"? Do you have any suggestion regarding how to debug this?

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thread 'main' panicked at 'cannot access a scoped thread local variable without calling `set` first', /cargo/registry/src/github.com-1ecc6299db9ec823/scoped-tls-0.1.1/src/lib.rs:186:9
stack backtrace:
   0: std::sys::unix::backtrace::tracing::imp::unwind_backtrace
             at libstd/sys/unix/backtrace/tracing/gcc_s.rs:49
   1: std::sys_common::backtrace::print
             at libstd/sys_common/backtrace.rs:71
             at libstd/sys_common/backtrace.rs:59
   2: std::panicking::default_hook::{{closure}}
             at libstd/panicking.rs:211
   3: std::panicking::default_hook
             at libstd/panicking.rs:227
   4: rustc::util::common::panic_hook
   5: std::panicking::rust_panic_with_hook
             at libstd/panicking.rs:515
   6: std::panicking::begin_panic
   7: <scoped_tls::ScopedKey<T>>::with
   8: syntax_pos::<impl syntax_pos::span_encoding::Span>::macro_backtrace
   9: rustc_errors::emitter::EmitterWriter::fix_multispan_in_std_macros
  10: <rustc_errors::emitter::EmitterWriter as rustc_errors::emitter::Emitter>::emit
  11: rustc_errors::Handler::emit_db
  12: rustc_errors::Handler::abort_if_errors
  13: mycrate_driver::driver_utils::run::{{closure}}
             at mycrate/src/driver_utils.rs:84
  14: mycrate_driver::driver_utils::monitor::{{closure}}
             at mycrate/src/driver_utils.rs:30
  15: <std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe<F> as core::ops::function::FnOnce<()>>::call_once
             at /checkout/src/libstd/panic.rs:313
  16: std::panicking::try::do_call
             at /checkout/src/libstd/panicking.rs:310
  17: __rust_maybe_catch_panic
             at libpanic_unwind/lib.rs:105
  18: std::panicking::try
             at /checkout/src/libstd/panicking.rs:289
  19: std::panic::catch_unwind
             at /checkout/src/libstd/panic.rs:392
  20: rustc_driver::in_rustc_thread
             at /checkout/src/librustc_driver/lib.rs:1545
  21: mycrate_driver::driver_utils::monitor
             at mycrate/src/driver_utils.rs:29
  22: mycrate_driver::driver_utils::run
             at mycrate/src/driver_utils.rs:80
  23: mycrate_driver::main
             at mycrate/src/driver.rs:170
  24: std::rt::lang_start::{{closure}}
             at /checkout/src/libstd/rt.rs:74
  25: std::panicking::try::do_call
             at libstd/rt.rs:59
             at libstd/panicking.rs:310
  26: __rust_maybe_catch_panic
             at libpanic_unwind/lib.rs:105
  27: std::rt::lang_start_internal
             at libstd/panicking.rs:289
             at libstd/panic.rs:392
             at libstd/rt.rs:58
  28: std::rt::lang_start
             at /checkout/src/libstd/rt.rs:74
  29: main
  30: __libc_start_main
  31: _start
query stack during panic:
end of query stack

error: internal compiler error: unexpected panic
...

Any hint? I found in a rustfmt issue that it is necessary to "call syntax::with_globals before using parser", but that function is not documented and I'm not sure when I'm supposed to call it.

You probably have better chances of getting help at the Internals forum.

Uh, thanks!