'_positions.isNotEmpty': ScrollController not attached to any scroll views

Judging from the logs you've given, it seems that the error came from scroll_controller.dart and wasn't caused by List<Widget>inside ListView.

I can only replicate this behavior if ScrollController is called before being initialized in build. If you can provide a complete minimal repro on how you're using ScrollController, we can take a look at it.

Here's a sample that can replicate the behavior.

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
      ),
      home: MyHomePage(title: 'Flutter Demo Home Page'),
    );
  }
}

class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
  MyHomePage({Key key, this.title}) : super(key: key);

  final String title;

  @override
  _MyHomePageState createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}

class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
  var _scrollController = ScrollController();

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    // Calling _scrollController first without being initialized in the build
    // will cause this error: "ScrollController not attached to any scroll views."
    debugPrint('This will cause an error ${_scrollController.position.atEdge}');

    // I suggest using a listener if you're trying to 
    // trigger functions on scroll change
    _scrollController.addListener(() {
      if (_scrollController.position.atEdge) {
        if (_scrollController.position.pixels == 0)
          print('List scroll at top');
        else {
          print('List scroll at bottom');
        }
      }
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Text(widget.title),
      ),
      body: LayoutBuilder(builder: (context, constraints) {
        return ListView.builder(
          controller: _scrollController,
          itemCount: 10,
          itemBuilder: (context, index) {
            return Container(
                height: constraints.maxHeight * 0.2,
                color: index % 2 == 0 ? Colors.blueAccent : Colors.redAccent);
          },
        );
      }),
    );
  }
}