debugging with JPDA

[jbeyer]

Platform is Eclipse 3.0 and JBoss 3.2.5 with integrated Tomcat. I'm trying to debug JSPs that call EJBs. I'm able to connect to JBoss through JPDA, but haven't figured out how to run Tomcat in debug mode. With standalone Tomcat, it's as simple as passing the command-line argument 'jpda', but I haven't been able to find how to do this with integrated Tomcat. Can this be done with integrated Tomcat, or do I need to use standalone?

Thanks,
Jon

[jboss]

Same here (except I'm mainly using NetBeans as debugging client). Please post any insight into running debugging for both JBoss/Tomcat. Thx.

[kgalligan]

Having the same problem. Does anybody know how to do this? I don't need to debug actual jsp's (although, that would be sweet). Just need to get into the regular classes in my webapp.

I used to develop with tomcat and jboss in separate jvm's and did this type of thing regularly. I'm connected to 3.2.5 with jpda, no problem. It just doesn't stop at the breakpoint.

[starksm64]

You startup jboss with the usual jpda debugging opts, for example, those given in the run.conf of the bin directory:

JAVA_OPTS="-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8787,server=y,suspend=
y $JAVA_OPTS"

and embedded tomcat is in debug mode. I attach to the jboss/tomcat instance and can debug tomcat using Intellij without a problem. For eclipse specific issues try asking on the JBossIDE forum.

[kgalligan]

AHHH! Sorry, frustration. I'm using Idea 4.5.1, and I've had some serious upgrade pain from version 3. I use ant to compile and package, which worked ok in v3, but I guess v4.5 likes its output directories set "properly". Ehh, something like that. Anyway, its working now. Thanks.