Installing the Java Platform Debugger Architecture

The Java Platform Debugger Architecture (JPDA) is the debugging support included in the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) SDK 1.3. If you are running this version of the J2SE(TM), the IDE automatically uses the JPDA as its default debugger.

To install the JPDA in Solaris(TM) operating environments:

  1. Download the JPDA at http://java.sun.com/products/jpda. You may install the JPDA in any directory (hereafter called jpda_home).
  2. Upack the files:

    cd jpda_home

    unzip jpda1_0-solsparc.zip

  3. Add jpda_home/bin to the system path in the runide.sh startup script. (For example, PATH=/jpda_home/bin:$PATH).
  4. Add jpda_home/lib/sparc to the library path in runide.sh. (For example, LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/jpda_home/lib/sparc:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH).
  5. Copy jpda_home/lib/jpda.jar to /lib/ext in your IDE installation directory.
  6. In the IDE, choose Project Settings from the main window.
  7. Expand the Debugger Types node and select Default Debugging.

    The editable properties of the debugger are presented in the Properties tab.

  8. In the Properties tab, click the value for the Implementation property and choose Default debugger (JPDA) from the contextual menu.

To install the JPDA on Microsoft Windows systems:

  1. Download the JPDA at http://java.sun.com/products/jpda.

    You may install the JPDA in any directory (hereafter called jpda_home).

  2. Use an unzip program (such as WinZip) to unpack the jpda1_0-win.zip file.
  3. Add jpda_home to the system path in the IDE startup script (runide_nt.bat or runide_w98.bat). For example: PATH=\jpda_home\bin;%PATH%.
  4. Copy jpda_home\lib\jpda.jar to \lib\ext in your IDE installation directory.
  5. In the IDE, choose Project Settings from the main window.
  6. Expand the Debugger Types node and select Default Debugging.

    The editable properties of the debugger are presented in the Properties tab.

  7. In the Properties tab, click the value for the Implementation property and choose Default debugger (JPDA) from the contextual menu.

For more information on the JPDA, see http://java.sun.com/products/jpda.

See also
Configuring the Default Debugger

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