Decision Workspace
bugstalker vs gdbmi vs rdbg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
bugstalker
growingv0.4.3
BugStalker is a modern and lightweight debugger for rust applications.
36
gdbmi
growingv0.0.2
(WIP) Interact with a GDB session through the GDB machine interface
47
rdbg
growingv0.2.1
Quick and dirty Rust remote debugging
Core Metrics
| bugstalker | gdbmi | rdbg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 36 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 22.2K | 33.7K | 10.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 163 | 3.1K | 29 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 26 | 2 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 21d ago | 1780d ago | 1154d ago |
| Age | 2y | 4y 10m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
bugstalker
Maintenance
21
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
gdbmi
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
rdbg
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bugstalker | gdbmi | rdbg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.3 | 0.0.2 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 55 | 18 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 301KB | 31KB | 6KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.89.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bugstalker leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gdbmi has the most downloads (33.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ gdbmi, rdbg have not been updated in over a year.