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eclipsedebuggingtomcat6

Start tomcat 6 in debug mode?

How to start the tomcat 6 server in debug mode and use it with Eclipse Ide for remote debugging. ?

Right now i am using command line to start the server :

tomcat6.exe

Solution

  • With the tomcat6.exe version you can enable remote debugging by running the tomcat6w.exe application and adding the following 2 java options in the list on the Java tab:

    -Xdebug
-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n

    It worked in my case (Tomcat 6.0.26 for windows).

    The Apache Tomcat wiki describes the topic in detail: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/TOMCAT/Developing#Developing-Debugging