# Visual debuggers for Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-debuggers-for-ruby/54285>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 28, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-debuggers-for-ruby/54285 "2006-02-28T17:16:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-debuggers-for-ruby/54285/1 "2006-02-28T17:16:29Z")

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Hi,

I normally use DDD for debugging my C/C++ code, and know it can debug  
Perl  
scripts. What graphical debugging is available for Ruby? I found  
KDevelop,  
but using it as a graphical debugger seems a bit overkill.

Thanks

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To reply, take of all ZIGs !!

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**Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-debuggers-for-ruby/54285/2 "2006-02-28T18:06:44Z")

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Asfand Yar Q. wrote:

> What graphical debugging is available for Ruby?  
> Mr GUID:  
> [http://mr-guid.rubyforge.org/](http://mr-guid.rubyforge.org/)

> Thanks  
> No problem

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**Author:** ![Asfand\_Yar\_Q](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@Asfand\_Yar\_Q](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Asfand_Yar_Q)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-debuggers-for-ruby/54285/3 "2006-03-01T02:46:32Z")

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On 2/28/06, Asfand Yar Q. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

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**Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-debuggers-for-ruby/54285/4 "2006-03-01T03:13:10Z")

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Have you tried this? [http://mr-guid.rubyforge.org/](http://mr-guid.rubyforge.org/)

James

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**Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-debuggers-for-ruby/54285/5 "2006-03-01T15:02:33Z")

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James H. wrote:

> Have you tried this? [http://mr-guid.rubyforge.org/](http://mr-guid.rubyforge.org/)
> 
> James

Just looking at this quickly, can it be used to debug a Ruby on Rails  
web application? Looking at it’s startup modes it doesn’t look like it  
but hey, I am a noob!

Thanks

Jeff

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**Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 2:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-debuggers-for-ruby/54285/6 "2006-03-01T02:53:41Z")

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Asfand Yar Q. wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I normally use DDD for debugging my C/C++ code, and know it can debug  
> Perl scripts. What graphical debugging is available for Ruby? I  
> found KDevelop, but using it as a graphical debugger seems a bit  
> overkill.
> 
> Thanks

There have been several posts lately about a new graphical debugger for  
ruby:

[http://mr-guid.rubyforge.org/](http://mr-guid.rubyforge.org/)

-Justin

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**Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-debuggers-for-ruby/54285/7 "2006-03-01T16:53:09Z")

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Also, look into arachnoruby  
([http://www.ruby-ide.com/ruby/ruby\_ide\_and\_ruby\_editor.php](http://www.ruby-ide.com/ruby/ruby_ide_and_ruby_editor.php)) It has an  
excellent graphic debugger. But I do not know how good the linux  
support is.

Michael

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**Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-debuggers-for-ruby/54285/8 "2006-03-01T19:10:52Z")

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On 3/1/06, Michael T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Also, look into arachnoruby  
> ([http://www.ruby-ide.com/ruby/ruby\_ide\_and\_ruby\_editor.php](http://www.ruby-ide.com/ruby/ruby_ide_and_ruby_editor.php)) It has an  
> excellent graphic debugger. But I do not know how good the linux  
> support is.

I can second this – its probably the best graphical debugger  
available at the moment., but it is a commercial IDE. ActiveState’s  
Komodo IDE also has a graphical debugger that is good but slow (the  
last time I used it – they may have fixed this).

If you’re look for open source, then you can find graphical debuggers  
in the RDT Eclipse plugin, and FreeRIDE.

Curt