This repository is intended to curate a list of Rust crates for writing debuggers and other related tools. We also have an IRC channel for discussion on irc.mozilla.org, #rust-debugger-tools.

List of useful crates

Mature

• gimli - DWARF parser
• goblin - Parser for binary formats (ELF/Mach-O/PE)
• object - A cross-platform abstraction built atop goblin to unify handling of various object file formats
• addr2line - A simple interface built atop gimli to look up source file/line/function information given an address in a binary
• capstone - Rust interface to the capstone multi-architecture disassembly framework (x86/x86-64/arm/aarch64 and more)
• cpp_demangle A crate for demangling C++ symbols.

Working

• pdb - Parser for Microsoft PDB format debugging symbols
• spawn-ptrace - Spawn a child process with ptrace enabled
• spawn-task-port - Spawn a child process on macOS and get a hold of its Mach task port
• read-process-memory - Read memory from another process
• elfkit - ELF manipulation for writing tools like binutils
• lldb - Bindings to LLDB, the LLVM debugger
• disassemble - A crate for working with disassembled code
• cargo-tarpaulin A code coverage tool for Rust projects
• msvc-demangler

Experimental

• moria - Locate detached debug symbols
• minidump - Parser for Microsoft minidump crash report files
• disasm - A tool for producing source-interleaved disassembly built using object+moria+addr2line+capstone
• tracetree - Trace a process and all of its children on Linux
• burst - A disassembler that currently works with x86 and x86_64 code.

Work in progress

• gdb-remote-protocol - Implementation of the GDB remote protocol
• pdb-download - Fetch PDB symbols from a symbol server