nvim-gdb VS gdb-frontend

Compare nvim-gdb vs gdb-frontend and see what are their differences.

nvim-gdb

Neovim thin wrapper for GDB, LLDB, PDB/PDB++ and BashDB (by sakhnik)

gdb-frontend

☕ GDBFrontend is an easy, flexible and extensible gui debugger. Try it on https://debugme.dev (by rohanrhu)
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- GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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nvim-gdb

Posts with mentions or reviews of nvim-gdb. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-21.
  • I can't stand using VSCode so I wrote my own (it wasn't easy)
    10 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Apr 2024
    It's not ideal to me yet. I've had some problems with DAP. The DAP servers I've checked were a bit unstable and slow. For now I'm using gdb with nvim-gdb https://github.com/sakhnik/nvim-gdb

    Very reliable and as fast as gdb is. But with all the problems just using gdb has.

  • Debugging in neovim
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 23 Sep 2022
    Maybe https://github.com/sakhnik/nvim-gdb (bashdb uses gdb like commands) I've mostly used llvm debugger and node debugger so I am not too familiar with gdb.
  • I must be missing something
    21 projects | /r/neovim | 3 Sep 2022
    nvim-gdb: GDB wrapper, simple and easy to hack.
  • Create visual interface for breakpoints
    2 projects | /r/vim | 19 Aug 2022
    Recently I am using nvim-gdb, which is inspired by neovim-gdb.vim script. I am wondering whether it is possible to have the same visual interface in terms of current line running as well as the breakpoint mark similar to the above two project but not connect to the debug?
  • Debugging in Neovim
    5 projects | /r/neovim | 18 Jul 2022
    There's the plugin that evolved from the original neovim debugger: sakhnik/nvim-gdb. Well tested and maintained. Spoiler: personal affiliation.
  • Debugger plugins
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 19 Mar 2021
    sakhnik/nvim-gdb This one also looks like a nice debugger plugin; also neovim only.
  • GDB TUI mode
    5 projects | /r/cpp | 27 Feb 2021
    https://www.dannyadam.com/blog/2019/05/debugging-in-vim/ describes it well. https://github.com/sakhnik/nvim-gdb is nicer, but requires neovim.

gdb-frontend

Posts with mentions or reviews of gdb-frontend. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-29.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing nvim-gdb and gdb-frontend you can also consider the following projects:

vimspector - vimspector - A multi-language debugging system for Vim

gdbgui - Browser-based frontend to gdb (gnu debugger). Add breakpoints, view the stack, visualize data structures, and more in C, C++, Go, Rust, and Fortran. Run gdbgui from the terminal and a new tab will open in your browser.

nvim-dap - Debug Adapter Protocol client implementation for Neovim

gdb-dashboard - Modular visual interface for GDB in Python

voltron - A hacky debugger UI for hackers

NvChad - Blazing fast Neovim config providing solid defaults and a beautiful UI, enhancing your neovim experience.

CppUTest - CppUTest unit testing and mocking framework for C/C++

cpplinks - A categorized list of C++ resources.

Unity Test API - Simple Unit Testing for C

LunarVim - 🌙 LunarVim is an IDE layer for Neovim. Completely free and community driven.

backward-cpp - A beautiful stack trace pretty printer for C++