Delve vs LLDB
Delve
github.comLLDB
lldb.llvm.orgSide by side
| Figure | Delve | LLDB |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Debuggers | 7.9 (#10) | 8.6 (#2) |
| Spec score · Debugging Software | 7.9 (#18) | 8.5 (#9) |
| License | The repository identifies its license as MIT. | The LLDB project code is available under the Apache 2.0 License with LLVM exceptions. |
| Purpose | Delve is a debugger for the Go programming language, designed to be simple to invoke and use. | LLDB is a high-performance debugger built from reusable components that use LLVM libraries such as the Clang expression parser and LLVM disassembler. |
| Remote debugging | Delve supports remote debugging and recommends SSH tunnels or a VPN when connecting remotely. | LLDB documents remote debugging for platforms including Linux, Windows, Android, and iOS. |
| Security | The FAQ warns that headless connections are unauthenticated and allow arbitrary remote code execution, and says not to use them in production. | For security reasons, LLDB warns and does not source a current-directory .lldbinit file by default. |
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LLDB
LLDB is a free debugger built from reusable components that use LLVM libraries, including Clang's expression parser and the LLVM disassembler. It is the default debugger in Xcode on macOS and supports debugging C, C++, and Objective-C on desktop and iOS devices and simulators. Its tools include breakpoints, watchpoints, process launching, and attaching to programs; remote debugging is also documented for Linux, Windows, Android, and iOS. Expression evaluation uses Clang infrastructure for current C-family language features, multiline expressions, and just-in-time evaluation where supported. Developers can use its shared-library C++ API and Python bindings for scripting, symbolication, disassembly, and inspecting object and symbol files. The lldb-dap adapter connects LLDB functionality to compatible editors and IDEs, including Visual Studio Code, Emacs, vim, and neovim. LLDB is available under the Apache 2.0 License with LLVM exceptions. Windows support remains under active development, with ARM and AArch64 described as more experimental. The lldb-dap interface documents no support for step-back, setting a variable, goto-target, or terminate requests.