Decision Workspace
gdbmi vs bugstalker vs erdb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
gdbmi
growingv0.0.2
(WIP) Interact with a GDB session through the GDB machine interface
56
bugstalker
growingv0.4.3
BugStalker is a modern and lightweight debugger for rust applications.
35
erdb
growingv0.2.2
A debugger for rust on embedded systems.
Core Metrics
| gdbmi | bugstalker | erdb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 56 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 33.7K | 22.2K | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.0K | 159 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 26 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1780d ago | 21d ago | 1258d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 2y | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
gdbmi
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
bugstalker
Maintenance
21
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
erdb
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| gdbmi | bugstalker | erdb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.4.3 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 55 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 301KB | 39KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 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, erdb have not been updated in over a year.