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	3.13.4	Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
xz	5.8.1	General-purpose data compression with high compression ratio

Depends on when building from source:

pkgconf	2.4.3	Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit
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`	4,677
`gdb --HEAD`	8
Installs on Request (30 days)
`gdb`	4,667
`gdb --HEAD`	8
Build Errors (30 days)
`gdb`	151
`gdb --HEAD`	6
Installs (90 days)
`gdb`	16,175
`gdb --HEAD`	55
Installs on Request (90 days)
`gdb`	16,141
`gdb --HEAD`	55
Installs (365 days)
`gdb`	53,766
`gdb --HEAD`	90
Installs on Request (365 days)
`gdb`	53,570
`gdb --HEAD`	90