macOS
brew install aarch64-elf-gdblocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Installation
brew install aarch64-elf-gdblocal Homebrew formula metadata
Überblick
GNU debugger for aarch64-elf cross development
Verlauf
aarch64-elf-gdb is Homebrew's target-prefixed packaging of GDB, the GNU Project debugger, for AArch64 ELF cross development. It provides aarch64-elf-gdb and related helper executables for debugging target programs rather than host-native programs.
The official GDB download page identifies GDB as the GNU Project Debugger and says releases go back to the 2.4/2.8 timeframe in 1988. Sourceware hosts the current documentation, release schedule, and the combined binutils-gdb.git source repository.
The Sourceware git summary publishes the official HTTPS repository URL and describes the repository as gdb and binutils. The GDB schedule page tracks modern release history, including GDB 17.2 in 2026.
GDB became the standard debugger companion for GNU compiler and Binutils toolchains, and package managers often publish target-prefixed GDB builds for embedded or cross-development workflows. Homebrew's formula is one of those target-specific packages for aarch64-elf.
Official Homebrew analytics show the formula is specialized but actively used, matching the narrower audience for cross-debugging compared with host-native debugging.
Users install aarch64-elf-gdb to debug AArch64 ELF programs, often alongside aarch64-elf-gcc and aarch64-elf-binutils. In cross workflows it is commonly used with remote targets, simulators, emulators, or debug stubs rather than running the target binary directly on the host.
GDB reads early and general initialization files at startup. The official manual documents different home-directory locations for non-macOS and macOS hosts, plus a local .gdbinit loaded from the current working directory.
This package matters because debugger target triples are as important as compiler target triples: the wrong GDB can misunderstand registers, ABI details, executable formats, or remote target expectations.
For package nerds, aarch64-elf-gdb completes the familiar GNU cross-toolchain set: Binutils for object manipulation, GCC for compilation, and GDB for debug sessions.
Sicherheitslage
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local files
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Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gdb/gdbearlyinit~/.config/gdb/gdbearlyinit~/.gdbearlyinit$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gdb/gdbinit~/.config/gdb/gdbinit~/.gdbinit.gdbinit~/Library/Preferences/gdb/gdbearlyinit~/.gdbearlyinit~/Library/Preferences/gdb/gdbinit~/.gdbinit.gdbinitExecutables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
aarch64-elf-gdb | cli | globales Executable | |
aarch64-elf-gdb-add-index | cli | globales Executable | |
aarch64-elf-gstack | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
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https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:aarch64-elf-gdb |
|---|---|
| Version | 17.2 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aarch64-elf-gdb |
| Homepage | https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/ |
| Repository | https://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb.html |
| Lizenz | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Quellarchiv | https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/gdb/gdb-17.2.tar.xz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-05-26T23:37:45-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Abhängigkeiten | gmp, mpfr, ncurses, python@3.14, readline, xz, zstd |
| Build-Abhängigkeiten | pkgconf, texinfo |
| Von macOS bereitgestellte Bibliotheken | expat |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | aarch64-elf-gdb |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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