Segger Ozone Enhances Debugging Capabilities with Rust Support

Ozone, the graphical debugger and performance analyzer developed by Segger in Germany, has recently announced its support for the Rust programming language. This new integration of Rust into Ozone's capabilities is a significant step forward for developers working with embedded applications.

Ozone's Rust support includes essential features such as source and assembly debugging, system state inspection (including memory view, call stack, and backtrace), and data analysis tailored for the memory-safe characteristics of Rust. This expansion of Ozone's compatibility is a testament to the growing popularity and importance of Rust in the programming community.

Founder of Segger, Rolf Segger, expressed his enthusiasm for Rust, stating, "We see Rust becoming a more and more popular programming language. Rust is fast, memory-efficient, and safe. With first-class tool support, it has the potential to overtake C and C++. My favorite feature when using Ozone is the ability to interleave source code with disassembly for selected lines, which is invaluable for debugging, optimizing, and understanding compiler-generated code."

Ozone is specifically tailored for embedded applications, making the addition of Rust support a valuable asset for developers in this field. The tool is optimized for use with the Segger J-Link and J-Trace family of debug and trace probes, offering features such as instruction tracing, live code profiling, and code coverage analysis. These capabilities provide developers with comprehensive system insight, aiding in verification, identifying inefficiencies, and debugging.

The user interface of Ozone is designed to be intuitive and fully customizable, allowing developers to arrange and resize windows according to their preferences. Ozone is a cross-platform tool, compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems on both Arm and Intel hosts. For more information, visit the Segger website or the official Rust website.