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 ·

GNU Debugger

source-level debugger

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The GNU Debugger (GDB) is a portable debugger that runs on many Unix-like systems and works for many programming languages, including Ada, Assembly, C, C++, D, Fortran, Haskell, Go, Objective-C, OpenCL C, … Wikipedia

Factsheet

Developer GNU Project

Initial release 1986; 39 years ago (1986)

Stable release 16.3
/ 20 April 2025

Factsheet

Developer GNU Project

Initial release 1986; 39 years ago (1986)

Stable release 16.3
/ 20 April 2025

UCI ICS

ics.uci.edu › ~pattis › common › handouts › macmingweclipse › allexperimental › mac-gdb-install.html

ICS 46: GDB Installation on Mac OS X

As with GCC, the easiest way to install GDB is through Homebrew. In a Terminal window, run the command brew install gdb, and wait for it to complete.

GitHub

gist.github.com › mike-myers-tob › 9a6013124bad7ff074d3297db2c98247

Steps to get GDB actually working in April 2021 on macOS (Intel x86-64 only) · GitHub

HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_FROM_API=1 ... Formula/g/gdb.rb # Pick a commit you want to roll back to git checkout <commit_sha> brew install ./Formula/g/gdb.rb # Or Formula/gdb.rb, if you check out # a commit from before the ...

Stack Overflow

stackoverflow.com › questions › 73422660 › how-to-install-gdb-on-macbook-air-m2

segmentation fault - how to install gdb on MacBook Air m2 - Stack Overflow

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GDB has not (yet) been ported to MacOS running on the M2 (AArch64) architecture. Even GDB for MacOS on the old x86-64 was not very well tested as far as I know.

I believe lldb might be available for the MacOS/M2 target, but I know nothing about installing this debugger on MacOS.

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If you really want to use gdb on mac, which is as Andrew stated, not well tested, you can use x86_64 version of brew:

First, you need to install x86_64 brew:

arch -x86_64 /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

Then, you can install gdb right away using:

arch -x86_64 zsh
arch -x86_64 brew install gdb

In addition, you might want need to alias x86_64 brew by adding it to your .zshrc

alias x86brew='arch -x86_64 /usr/local/bin/brew'

So you can just use "x86brew" to install without having to "arch -x86_64 zsh"

Stack Overflow

stackoverflow.com › questions › 41966073 › how-to-install-gdb-on-macos-terminal-sierra

How to install gdb on MacOS terminal Sierra - Stack Overflow

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download the most recent GDB from https://www.sourceware.org/gdb/download/
expand the gdb-7.12.1.tar.xz file: tar xopf gdb-7.12.1.tar.xz
cd gdb-7.12.1 in terminal to open the gdb folder
then follow the instructions in the README file in the gdb folder, or simply follow the following steps:
./configure, wait for the terminal
make and wait again (which can take some time)
sudo make install

Now gdb is installed at /usr/local/bin/

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Note that you might want to try/use LLDB (lldb) instead. This is now the default (don't know about 10.12, but on 10.13 it is installed, when you install the Xcode utilities). It even comes with a nice curses GUI, but otherwise a shell very similar to GDB.

GitHub

github.com › orgs › Homebrew › discussions › 1114

Support for gdb on m1? · Homebrew · Discussion #1114

It gives an error as Error: gdb: no bottle available! You can try to install from source with: brew install --build-from-source gdb Please note building from source is unsupported. You will encounter build failures with some formulae.

University of Maryland Department of Computer Science

cs.umd.edu › ~nelson › classes › resources › computer_systems › gcc_gdb_emacs_in_mac

gcc/gdb/emacs in a Mac

Install Homebrew (https://brew.sh/). After the Homebrew installation has been completed you can install gcc, gdb, emacs by executing on a Mac terminal:

Homebrew

formulae.brew.sh › formula › x86_64-elf-gdb

x86_64-elf-gdb — Homebrew Formulae

brew install x86_64-elf-gdb · GNU debugger for x86_64-elf cross development · https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/ License: GPL-3.0-or-later · Formula JSON API: /api/formula/x86_64-elf-gdb.json · Formula code: x86_64-elf-gdb.rb on GitHub ·

GitHub

gist.github.com › danisfermi › 17d6c0078a2fd4c6ee818c954d2de13c

Setup gdb on Mac OS Sierra/High Sierra · GitHub

Here are the steps to installing and setting up GDB on Mac OS Sierra/High Sierra. Run brew install gdb.

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DEV Community

dev.to › jasonelwood › setup-gdb-on-macos-in-2020-489k

Install Gdb Mac: Setup gdb on macOS in 2020 - DEV Community

September 18, 2020 - In order to install gdb type the command: brew install gdb · You can confirm whether gdb is installed properly by running: gdb --version · If everything went well then you're ready to move on to the next step!

Quora

quora.com › How-can-I-install-GDB-on-a-Mac

How to install GDB on a Mac - Quora

Answer (1 of 7): The question is “How can I install GDB on a Mac?” I’ve never tried - but if you’re using Xcode or the “command line development tools” on the Mac from Apple and want to use a command line debugger, then use “lldb” instead (llvm/clang seems to be the native compiler.)

Stack Exchange

apple.stackexchange.com › questions › 415634 › error-while-installing-gdb

xcode - Error while installing gdb - Ask Different

brew install --build-from-source gdb Download, ecc...

Stack Overflow

stackoverflow.com › questions › 67310123 › how-to-install-gdb-on-mac-m1-apple-silicon › 73578992

c - How to install GDB on mac m1 (apple silicon)? - Stack Overflow

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gdb is not supported on M1 Macs; you can instead consider using lldb.

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GDB currently (September 2022) does not support the aarch64 architecture. See also:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/73578935/31024

Unconj

unconj.ca › blog › setting-up-gdb-for-debugging-python-on-os-x.html

Setting up GDB for Debugging Python on OS X | Unconstant Conjunction

Assuming you have Homebrew – ... a policy you can read on the wiki), so you’ll have to: $ brew tap homebrew/dupes · first, and then run: $ brew install gdb ·...

Apple Community

discussions.apple.com › thread › 253272158

gdb compiler - Apple Community

I’d expect gdb to install with gcc, so (if this is not already what you are trying) try installing gcc: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gcc · Reply · Link · User profile for user: elibb · elibb Author · User level: Level 1 · 4 points · Oct 19, 2021 6:16 AM in response to MrHoffman ·

Stack Overflow

stackoverflow.com › questions › 49222683 › how-do-i-install-gdb-on-macos-10-13-3-high-sierra

How do I install GDB on MacOS 10.13.3 (High Sierra) - Stack Overflow

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After hours and hours of searching, I finally found an obscure gist identifying the issue and detailing the solution.

TL;DR The GNU Debugger requires a patch before it can work with MacOS. gdb v8.0.1 is the last known good version of GDB for MacOS.

Uninstall the latest version of gdb (i.e. v8.1)
```
brew uninstall --force gdb
```

Force Homebrew to install a version of gdb with the patch for MacOS.

brew install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/c3128a5c335bd2fa75ffba9d721e9910134e4644/Formula/gdb.rb

Use the existing certificate to codesign the new install of gdb
```
codesign -f -s  "<GNU GDB Certificate>" $(which gdb)
```

Now, gdb works as expected!

Special thanks to https://github.com/marcoparente and https://github.com/lokoum for their gist comments!

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I got gdb working on Mojave yesterday by:

a) getting the latest gdb source archive (at time of writing, ftp://sourceware.org/pub/gdb/snapshots/current/gdb-weekly-8.2.50.20190212.tar.xz

b) build gdb. I got errors for variable shadowing in darwin-nat.c so I edited the file and rebuilt.

c) follow steps in https://forward-in-code.blogspot.com/2018/11/mojave-vs-gdb.html

Voila!

(source: GDB on Mac/Mojave: During startup program terminated with signal ?, Unknown signal)

Homebrew

formulae.brew.sh › formula › arm-none-eabi-gdb

arm-none-eabi-gdb — Homebrew Formulae

brew install arm-none-eabi-gdb · GNU debugger for arm-none-eabi cross development · https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/ License: GPL-3.0-or-later · Formula JSON API: /api/formula/arm-none-eabi-gdb.json · Formula code: arm-none-eabi-gdb.rb ...

GitHub

github.com › Homebrew › homebrew-core › issues › 108309

gdb installation does not work on Mac M1 machines. · Issue #108309 · Homebrew/homebrew-core

May 5, 2022 - Error: gdb: An unsatisfied requirement failed this build. ... $ brew install gdb gdb: The x86_64 architecture is required for this software.

Published Aug 17, 2022

MacPorts

ports.macports.org › port › gdb

Install gdb on macOS with MacPorts

To install gdb, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)

reddit.com › r/mac › gcc and gdb on m1 macs

r/mac on Reddit: GCC and GDB on M1 Macs

January 23, 2022 -

Can I use GCC and GDB on an M1 Mac? I was wandering if it could support my development of my University assignment (they require GCC). I was also wandering if I could develop application with OpenGL with the Apple Chip?

Someone that is using them can help me?

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Hey guys! I was able to build gdb from source just now and documented the steps in the gist below. Gist Hope this helps!

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Yes, you can use gcc and gdb on an M1 Mac. You can also develop OpenGL applications, though the OpenGL version on MacOS in general is out of date. Someone that is using them can help me? We can't help you if you don't do your best to explain what's not working, what you've tried, and what the result is.