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
ncurses	6.5	Text-based UI library
python@3.13	3.13.5	Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
readline	8.2.13	Library for command-line editing
xz	5.8.1	General-purpose data compression with high compression ratio
zstd	1.5.7	Zstandard is a real-time compression algorithm

Depends on when building from source:

pkgconf	2.5.1	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

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Installs (30 days)
`gdb`	3,856
`gdb --HEAD`	5
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`gdb`	3,846
`gdb --HEAD`	5
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`gdb`	120
`gdb --HEAD`	1
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`gdb`	14,740
`gdb --HEAD`	53
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`gdb`	54,632
`gdb --HEAD`	91
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`gdb --HEAD`	91