# Ruby 1.9 ruby-debug | Alternative?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-ruby-debug-alternative/166334>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 23, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-ruby-debug-alternative/166334 "2009-04-23T23:57:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rafael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@rafael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rafael)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-ruby-debug-alternative/166334/1 "2009-04-23T23:57:32Z")

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Hi everybody,

I am looking around but only found confirmation of the fact, that ruby-  
debug is not maintained (right now/ anymore / yet)  
Are you looking into the same issue, have you any alternatives?

greez

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**Author:** ![rafael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@rafael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rafael)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-ruby-debug-alternative/166334/2 "2009-05-03T21:40:37Z")

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Try just require “debug”. It’s not perfect but it works (in most  
cases).

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**Author:** ![rafael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@rafael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rafael)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-ruby-debug-alternative/166334/3 "2009-07-31T19:54:45Z")

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Rafael wrote:

> Hi everybody,
> 
> I am looking around but only found confirmation of the fact, that ruby-  
> debug is not maintained (right now/ anymore / yet)  
> Are you looking into the same issue, have you any alternatives?
> 
> greez

Port to Ruby 1.9 is done. See: [mark-moseley (Mark Moseley) · GitHub](http://github.com/mark-moseley)