Decision Workspace
dwarfdump vs addr2line vs gimli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
27
dwarfdump
growingv0.1.0
A DWARF parser to extract function signatures and types from shared libraries
71
addr2line
growingv0.26.1
A cross-platform symbolication library written in Rust, using `gimli`
70
gimli
growingv0.33.0
A library for reading and writing the DWARF debugging format.
Core Metrics
| dwarfdump | addr2line | gimli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 27 | 71 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 413.2M | 449.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 28.8M | 31.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.1K | 3.4K |
| Releases | 1 | 36 | 45 |
| Last Updated | 3218d ago | 57d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 9y | 9y 5m | 9y 11m |
Health Breakdown
dwarfdump
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
5
addr2line
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
gimli
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| dwarfdump | addr2line | gimli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.26.1 | 0.33.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 15 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 43KB | 330KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •addr2line leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gimli has the most downloads (449.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •gimli is depended on by 3.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dwarfdump has not been updated in over a year.