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On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 2:01 AM, Explore Android
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Xav,
>
> I am looking to debug Android applications using Eclipse Ganymede
> 3.4.2 in Ubuntu 8.10 which is running on VMWare virtual machine.
> I found the following webpage which outlines the steps to be followed,
>
> http://source.android.com/using-eclipse
>
> I could not understand steps at the following stages,
>
>>>Eclipse setup to work on developer tools
>
>>>To work on Java developer tools, the principle is the same, except you 
>>>specify /path/to/tool when using the option "Create project from existing 
>>>source."
>
>>>Once the project is created, you need to set up the Java Build Path:
>
>   >>1. Select the project you just created.
>   >>2. Project > Properties
>   >>3. Select "Java Build Path" from the left-hand menu.
>   >>4. Choose the "Source" tab.
>   >>5. Expand the single toolname/src entry.
>   >>6. Double click the "Excluded: (none)" item.
>   >>7. Add to the excluded (bottom) list: "MakeFile" and
> "resources/".
>   >>8. Close the dialog.
>   >>9. Back in the "Source" tab, click "Add Folder...", and add
> toolname/src/resources.
>  >>10. Click OK.
>
> In above steps I did not understand step 5, i.e., I did not understand
> where to find toolname/src. I dont find any such thing after following
> steps until 4.
>
> To carry on to see where I land up, I ignored the above steps and
> continued with the steps given in that site and I have a problem at
> following stage,
>
>>>In another shell, start DDMS (the Dalvik debug manager):
>
>>>cd /path/to/android/root
>>>ddms      # you should get a splufty debugging console
>
> I get the error as "ddms: command not found"
>
> Could you please let me know what I am missing there?
>
> Thanks
>
> On Apr 7, 10:28 pm, Xavier Ducrohet <[email protected]> wrote:
>> (I'm not sure why you install the SDK and plugin if you're going to
>> work from the open source tree. You could have started at step 4)
>>
>> Did you make sure to select the browser in DDMS (since you use the
>> plugin, use the DDMS perspective in Eclipse).
>> The 8700 port is for the application selected in the device view in
>> Eclipse. If another application if selected then you're probably
>> debugging a different application.
>>
>> Xav
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Alice <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > I am new in Android, need some help on debugging with DDMS on Ganymede
>> > Eclipse.
>>
>> > The problem I am having is that some breakpoints are getting hit and
>> > some are NOT. Not sure what exactly is the reason.
>>
>> > Overall setup:
>>
>> > 0. I have a linux m/c with Ubuntu 8.10 (interpid)
>>
>> > 1. Installed SDK version 1.1 for Linux
>>
>> > 2. I installed Ganymede eclipse 3.4.2. Installed the ADT plugin using
>> > the steps as 
>> > inhttp://developer.android.com/sdk/1.1_r1/installing.html#installingplugin.
>>
>> > 3. Obtained cupcake code using repo client and built it successfully
>> > as mentioned inhttp://source.android.com/download. Configured Eclipse
>> > as mentioned inhttp://source.android.com/using-eclipse.
>>
>> > 4. Then I followed the steps "Debugging the emulator with Eclipse" in
>> >http://source.android.com/using-eclipse
>>
>> > 5. I launch emulator from <android-root>/out/host/linux-x86/bin/
>> > emulator. Setup proxy etc.
>>
>> > 6. I was trying to debug browser application and putting some
>> > breakpoints in WebView.java files namely in loadUrl() and loadData()
>> > functions. I launch browser and it displays the homepage 
>> > (say,www.google.com)
>> > correctly. Then I create a Debug Config for brower application with
>> > Host = localhost and Port = 8700. And select Debug.
>>
>> > 7. I then select Menu > Refresh to check if breakpoints are hit.
>>
>> > The issue is it is NOT hit.
>>
>> > Another point to clarify is that the build and the code are in synch
>> > as I didn't make a change in the code. But though I see sometimes
>> > control goes thru comments .. not sure how.
>>
>> > Any input on what could actually be going wrong will be highly
>> > appreciated!
>>
>> --
>> Xavier Ducrohet
>> Android Engineer, Google.
>
> >
>



-- 
Xavier Ducrohet
Android Developer Tools Engineer
Google Inc.

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