Zig Debugging

Purpose

Guide agents through debugging Zig programs: GDB/LLDB sessions, interpreting Zig panics and error return traces, std.debug.print logging, debug build configuration, and IDE integration.

Triggers

• "How do I debug a Zig program with GDB?"
• "How do I interpret a Zig panic message?"
• "How do I use std.debug.print for debugging?"
• "Zig is showing an error return trace — what does it mean?"
• "How do I set up Zig debugging in VS Code?"
• "How do I get a stack trace from a Zig crash?"

Workflow

1. Build for debugging