Default Debugger
The default debugger is the JPDA if you are running the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, SDK 1.3 and 1.4.
To view or change the properties of the default debugger, open the
Options window, expand Debugging and Execution
Debugger Types and select Default Debugging. When you change the value of a property of the default debugger, your
change affects all files that use that debugger.
The Properties tab of the default debugger contains the following properties:
- Classic Switch.
If True, uses the Java Classic virtual machine. If False, uses the
Java HotSpot virtual machine.
- External Process.
Sets the path to the external process that the IDE uses
to start the
execution environment. Click the ellipsis (...) button to browse to a new executable or to configure the arguments. You can use any of the variables listed under the Argument Key.
- Identifying Name.
Specifies the name that the IDE uses to identify this debugger type.
The default value is Default Debugging.
- Implementation.
Specifies which Java debugger implementation to use. See Configuring the Debugger for a description of the Java debugger implementations.
The Expert tab of the default debugger contains the following properties:
- Boot Class Path.
Specifies the path to the Java system libraries that the IDE uses when debugging programs. By default the IDE uses the default Java platform to debug sources. For information on specifying the boot class path,
see Setting the Boot Class Path for Debugging.
- Class Path.
Specifies the path to the sources that the IDE uses. By default the IDE uses its internal class path, which includes all mounted filesystems and various directories in the IDE's installation and user directories . The IDE ignores your CLASSPATH environment variable.
- Filesystems Path.
Specifies the path for all directories and JARs in the filesystem.
- Library Path.
Specifies the class path containing the libraries and modules that the IDE uses.
- Working Directory.
The directory in which to start the process. If this value is
not set, the IDE's own working directory is used. This feature
is available with J2SE software version 1.3 and compatible.
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