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Cannot debug JSP (WTP 1.0RC5) [message #152737]

Sun, 18 December 2005 07:39

Eclipse User

Everything but Tomcat seems to work really well in RC5 (had even more
problems in RC4.)

In RC4 I could right-click the JSP in Project Explorer and Debug As->Run
On Server and it would launch the JSP in the debugger. I couldn't view or
inspect variable values but at least I could step through one...better
than nothing.

In RC5 I get an error. I right-click the index.jsp file in my web project
and Debug As->Run On Server. The Select Tasks wizard pops up and I check
"Update context root for Web module MyTestProject"...then click Next.

I get a dialog error that says "Could not find a client that is able to
launch the selection".

Now what?

Overall, Tomcat seems very buggy to work with in WTP...I've not yet tried
other servers as I really only need Tomcat. I'm using Tomcat 5.5.12
(latest release.)

RC4 was a wreck as far as Tomcat. Eventually the server wouldn't allow me
to re-publish a project and would give me a lot of errors. Seems like
some things were worked out and new bugs were introduced.

Thanks!

Re: Cannot debug JSP (WTP 1.0RC5) [message #152744 is a reply to message #152737]

Sun, 18 December 2005 08:06

Eclipse User

I discovered that if I stop Tomcat (normal, non-debug mode) - I can again
debug the JSP.

However, just like RC4 I cannot inspect any variable values or see any
values...so debugging it really is of no value!

Re: Cannot debug JSP (WTP 1.0RC5) [message #152942 is a reply to message #152744]

Mon, 19 December 2005 16:54

Eclipse User

Vincent Jenks wrote:
> I discovered that if I stop Tomcat (normal, non-debug mode) - I can
> again debug the JSP.
>
> However, just like RC4 I cannot inspect any variable values or see any
> values...so debugging it really is of no value!

Does this happen after your first breakpoint is hit? I've been
trying to reproduce the problems you've encountered and while the
very first breakpoint I hit after starting the server in debug mode
doesn't show all of the variables, every breakpoint after that does.
I've checked WTP's behavior against the Sysdeo Tomcat plugin with
Tomcat 5.5.9 and 5.0.28 and there does seem to be some strangeness
with the initial showing of debug variables. I've opened bug 121469
with what little I could find.

You might also want to check your Server Preferences and make sure
that it's publishing as often as you need it to.

--
- Nitin

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