# mailgun/godebug

DEPRECATED! https://github.com/derekparker/delve

Repository: https://github.com/mailgun/godebug
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/godebug
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2018-06-16T21:00:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4244, "days_push": 3000, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2478, forks 102 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:55.135643+00:00)

## What it is
godebug is a cross-platform debugger for Go that works by instrumenting source code with debugging calls, similar to how go tool cover handles code coverage. It is deprecated and no longer maintained, with derekparker/delve recommended as its replacement.

## Use cases
- debug a go program with breakpoints
- step through go code line by line
- inspect variables while debugging go
- debug go tests interactively
- build a standalone debuggable go binary

## When to choose
- you need a dependency-free debug binary for a staging server and cannot use delve
- maintaining a legacy project already built around godebug

## When to avoid
- starting any new Go debugging workflow - use delve instead
- you need to step into standard library packages
- you need an actively maintained tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform, go
- tags: debugger, go, deprecated, source-instrumentation, breakpoints, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- mailgun/godebug (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:55.135643+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:28:18.105411+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mailgun/godebug (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:55.135643+00:00, sha e4a7d038d183)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.