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0N/A<!-- Body text begins here --> 0N/AAs a demonstration of the
0N/AJava<
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2>TM</
font></
sup> Platform Debugger Architecture</
A>
0N/Awe are providing source code for the <
b>jdb</
b> debugger, which was
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b>jdb</
b> man pages</
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H2>Invoking <
b>jdb</
b></
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0N/AThe <
b>jdb</
b> sample can be started by executing:
0N/Awhere <class-name> is the name you would normally
0N/Aplace on the <
code>java</
code> command line. The <
code>-help</
code>
0N/Aoption provides information on options.
0N/ANote: the path to the <
A HREF="index.html#SETUP">JDI Library</
A> and to
0N/Athe compiled <
b>jdb</
b> class files must be on the class path
0N/AFor more information on invoking and connecting, refer to the
0N/AConnection and Invocation Details</
A> section of the
0N/AJPDA documentation</
A>,
0N/Aparticularly the section on <
b>jdb</
b>.
0N/A<
H2>Source for jdb</
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0N/AFull source code for <
b>jdb</
b> is included under the
0N/ANote: these directories also include the
0N/ASource code for these example applications is included to provide concrete
0N/Aexamples for debugger developers. Example code may be used, modified
0N/Aand redistributed by debugger developers providing they adhere to the
0N/Aterms in the COPYRIGHT notice.
0N/A<
b>jdb</
b> uses the following packages (found under the
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code>debug</
code> directory):
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code>expr</
code>
0N/A<
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H2>Building jdb</
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0N/ATo completely rebuild the <
b>jdb</
b> classes from the
0N/Aprovided source files under the <
code>debug</
code> directory,
0N/Ayou need only to compile them. No special
0N/Aoptions are required, aside from those which set your classpath to
0N/AHowever, if you want to modify the expression parser in the file
0N/AJavaCC parser generator</
a>.
0N/AIt is available free from
0N/A(now part of WebGain)</
a>.
0N/A <
address><
a href="mailto:java-debugger@java.sun.com">java-debugger@java.sun.com</
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