gdb

Install command:

brew install gdb

GNU debugger

https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/

License: GPL-3.0-or-later

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/gdb.json

Formula code: gdb.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:


macOS on Apple Silicon	sequoia	✅
	sonoma	✅
	ventura	✅
macOS on Intel	sonoma	✅
macOS on Intel	ventura	✅

Linux	ARM64	✅
Linux	x86_64	✅

Current versions:

stable	✅	16.3
head	⚡️	HEAD

Depends on:

gmp	6.3.0	GNU multiple precision arithmetic library
mpfr	4.2.2	C library for multiple-precision floating-point computations
python@3.13	3.13.3	Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
xz	5.8.1	General-purpose data compression with high compression ratio

Depends on when building from source:

texinfo

7.2

Official documentation format of the GNU project

gdb requires special privileges to access Mach ports.
You will need to codesign the binary. For instructions, see:

https://sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/PermissionsDarwin

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
`gdb`	6,233
`gdb --HEAD`	42
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`gdb`	6,210
`gdb --HEAD`	42
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`gdb`	223
`gdb --HEAD`	27
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`gdb`	17,350
`gdb --HEAD`	52
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`gdb`	17,295
`gdb --HEAD`	52
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`gdb`	52,391
`gdb --HEAD`	86
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`gdb`	52,194
`gdb --HEAD`	86