# Use open source tools

Source: [https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-41102-1/topic/Use-open-source-tools.html](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-41102-1/topic/Use-open-source-tools.html)

Users can also try standard open source debugging tools, including:
      
- `strace` – System call tracer, which is good for low-level code examination.
- GDB – GNU project debugger, which is good for setting breakpoints.

      Users can run the `-help` option for documentation.

**Parent Topic:** [Debug Apps](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-41102-1/topic/Debug-Apps.html)

Last Published: Aug 06, 2026

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