Remote debugging
The client/server design of the Java debugger allows you to launch a Java program from computer on your network and debug it from the workstation running the platform. This is particularly useful when you are developing a program for a device that cannot host the development platform. It is also useful when debugging programs on dedicated machines such as web servers.
Note: To use remote debugging, be using a Java VM that supports this feature.
To debug a program remotely, be able to launch the program in debug mode on the remote machine so that it will wait for a connection from your debugger. The specific technique for launching the program and connecting the debugger are VM-specific. The basic steps are as follows:
- Ensure that you are building your Java program with available debug information. (You can control these attributes from Window > Preferences > Java > Compiler).
- After you build your Java program, install it to the target computer. This involves copying the .CLASS files or .JAR files to the appropriate location on the remote computer.
- Invoke the Java program on the remote computer using the appropriate VM arguments to specify debug mode and a communication port for the debugger.
- Start the debugger using a remote launch configuration and specify the address and port of the remote computer.
More specific instructions for setting up a launch configuration for remote debugging should be obtained from your VM provider.
Using the remote Java application launch configuration
Disconnecting from a VM
