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Attaching a process to a debug session: empty process list

  • Windows xp sp3
  • Eclipse Junu with CDT

I've been trying to debug a JNI project using the process attachment feature. At first, I fire the Java program, and then, when I fire the C program, I suppose to choose the javaw.exe process.

The tutorial I used for JNI debugging

The problam is, when I suppose to choose the right process, the process list seem to be empty: Empty List

Here is my debug configuration: Debug Configuration

What can I do? Should I replace the debugger?

Thanks in advance, Mark.

Solution

  • I encountered this problem using eclipse CDT plugin in Eclipse Juno on windows. Using sysinternals process monitor I discovered that eclipse was looking for a class file: 

    C:\Program Files\eclipse\plugins\org.eclipse.cdt.core.win32.x86_64_5.2.0.201209170703\org\eclipse\cdt\internal\core\win32\ProcessList.class

    but not finding it (Eclipse is installed on my system in C:\Program Files\eclipse). The missing class file is present in the jar file:

    C:\Program Files\eclipse\plugins\org.eclipse.cdt.core.win32_5.3.0.201209170703.jar

    I am not sure why eclipse can't find the file in the jar. I copied the entire "org" directory tree out of the org.eclipse.cdt.core.win32_5.3.0.201209170703 jar into the file system. Having done that, eclipse can now find the file

    C:\Program Files\eclipse\plugins\org.eclipse.cdt.core.win32.x86_64_5.2.0.201209170703\org\eclipse\cdt\internal\core\win32\ProcessList.class

    (and other files in that jar) and the process pick list is now populated.