Cannot use package on v1.11-rc2

[RoyCCWang]

Here is the output from a fresh REPL session on my machine:

julia> versioninfo()
Julia Version 1.11.0-rc2
Commit 34c3a63147b (2024-07-29 06:24 UTC)
Build Info:
  Official https://julialang.org/ release
Platform Info:
  OS: Linux (x86_64-linux-gnu)
  CPU: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS with Radeon Graphics
  WORD_SIZE: 64
  LLVM: libLLVM-16.0.6 (ORCJIT, znver3)
Threads: 1 default, 0 interactive, 1 GC (on 16 virtual cores)

julia> using AllocCheck
Precompiling AllocCheck...
Info Given AllocCheck was explicitly requested, output will be shown live
ERROR: LoadError: InitError: type Nothing has no field major
Stacktrace:
  [1] getproperty
    @ ./Base.jl:49 [inlined]
  [2] __init__()
    @ GPUCompiler ~/.julia/packages/GPUCompiler/kqxyC/src/GPUCompiler.jl:64
  [3] run_module_init(mod::Module, i::Int64)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:1263
  [4] register_restored_modules(sv::Core.SimpleVector, pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:1251
  [5] _include_from_serialized(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, ocachepath::String, depmods::Vector{Any}, ignore_native::Nothing)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:1195
  [6] _include_from_serialized
    @ ./loading.jl:1152 [inlined]
  [7] _require_search_from_serialized(pkg::Base.PkgId, sourcepath::String, build_id::UInt128, stalecheck::Bool; reasons::Dict{String, Int64}, DEPOT_PATH::Vector{String})
    @ Base ./loading.jl:1917
  [8] _require(pkg::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2378
  [9] __require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2243
 [10] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ ./essentials.jl:1077 [inlined]
 [11] invoke_in_world
    @ ./essentials.jl:1074 [inlined]
 [12] _require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2230
 [13] macro expansion
    @ ./loading.jl:2169 [inlined]
 [14] macro expansion
    @ ./lock.jl:273 [inlined]
 [15] __require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2126
 [16] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ ./essentials.jl:1077 [inlined]
 [17] invoke_in_world
    @ ./essentials.jl:1074 [inlined]
 [18] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2119
 [19] include
    @ ./Base.jl:558 [inlined]
 [20] include_package_for_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot_path::Vector{String}, dl_load_path::Vector{String}, load_path::Vector{String}, concrete_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt128}}, source::Nothing)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2749
 [21] top-level scope
    @ stdin:4
during initialization of module GPUCompiler
in expression starting at /home/roy/.julia/packages/AllocCheck/hsw9T/src/AllocCheck.jl:1
in expression starting at stdin:4
  ✗ AllocCheck
  0 dependencies successfully precompiled in 1 seconds. 36 already precompiled.

ERROR: The following 1 direct dependency failed to precompile:

AllocCheck

Failed to precompile AllocCheck [9b6a8646-10ed-4001-bbdc-1d2f46dfbb1a] to "/home/roy/.julia/compiled/v1.11/AllocCheck/jl_PAM1nZ".
ERROR: LoadError: InitError: type Nothing has no field major
Stacktrace:
  [1] getproperty
    @ ./Base.jl:49 [inlined]
  [2] __init__()
    @ GPUCompiler ~/.julia/packages/GPUCompiler/kqxyC/src/GPUCompiler.jl:64
  [3] run_module_init(mod::Module, i::Int64)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:1263
  [4] register_restored_modules(sv::Core.SimpleVector, pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:1251
  [5] _include_from_serialized(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, ocachepath::String, depmods::Vector{Any}, ignore_native::Nothing)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:1195
  [6] _include_from_serialized
    @ ./loading.jl:1152 [inlined]
  [7] _require_search_from_serialized(pkg::Base.PkgId, sourcepath::String, build_id::UInt128, stalecheck::Bool; reasons::Dict{String, Int64}, DEPOT_PATH::Vector{String})
    @ Base ./loading.jl:1917
  [8] _require(pkg::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2378
  [9] __require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2243
 [10] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ ./essentials.jl:1077 [inlined]
 [11] invoke_in_world
    @ ./essentials.jl:1074 [inlined]
 [12] _require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2230
 [13] macro expansion
    @ ./loading.jl:2169 [inlined]
 [14] macro expansion
    @ ./lock.jl:273 [inlined]
 [15] __require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2126
 [16] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ ./essentials.jl:1077 [inlined]
 [17] invoke_in_world
    @ ./essentials.jl:1074 [inlined]
 [18] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2119
 [19] include
    @ ./Base.jl:558 [inlined]
 [20] include_package_for_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot_path::Vector{String}, dl_load_path::Vector{String}, load_path::Vector{String}, concrete_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt128}}, source::Nothing)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2749
 [21] top-level scope
    @ stdin:4
during initialization of module GPUCompiler
in expression starting at /home/roy/.julia/packages/AllocCheck/hsw9T/src/AllocCheck.jl:1
in expression starting at stdin:

[xlxs4]

This issue traces to JuliaGPU/GPUCompiler.jl#610 which has affected other projects, e.g., tshort/StaticCompiler.jl#166 (comment) and was fixed in JuliaGPU/GPUCompiler.jl@54d45e0. Bumping GPUCompiler to 0.27 will allow for using AllocCheck in 1.11. I've come across https://github.com/JuliaLang/AllocCheck.jl/pull/82/files#diff-72ed386c2a0cd1d23c0968297e70023ed98c22490d146dd89fc91f48369bad4dR13 and was wondering whether you can bump GPUCompiler before merging that PR?

(in the meantime, end users can just paste that copy to GPUCompiler manually and use AllocCheck without any issue)