Released on September 26, 2026, version 18.1 of the GDB debugger adds subprocess environment commands, history saving, new targets, and updates to the Python API.
GDB 18.1 was released on September 26, 2026, according to a machine-translated report from the LWN feed. GDB is an interactive debugger; the report summarizes changes in the new version.
New features include commands for manipulating the subprocess environment and an option to save command history to a file. The version also adds support for some new targets and several additions to the Python API.
To check the full scope of the changes, consult the version 18.1 NEWS file and compare its notes with the GDB version you plan to use. The summary does not list the new targets or detail each API change.
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