>>>>> Darius Bacon writes:
>> Subject: Re: How can I debug Java Program??
>>
>> Hi Han,
>> There are different approaches one can take on debugging a Java program:
>> 1) Using System.out.println's at places you expect trouble.
>> 2) Use a debugMode boolean property throuhout your program and a
>> (central?) logger. Make your object log info/warning/error messages to
>> the logger. Make the logger decide what to display to System.err (for
>> example), based on the debugMode condition.
>> 3) Use a debugger provided by an IDE, like JBuilder or Symantec Visual
>> Cafe
>> 4) Use the JDK Java debugger \:( (wouldn't do this if I were you)
You can use ddd (The Data Display Debugger, available under GPL)
as a front-end for jdb:
ddd -jdb MyClass
Darius> There are a couple other options on Linux.
Darius> Metamata Debug, from my employer:
Darius> http://www.metamata.com/products/debug.html Non-free, but
Darius> you can download an evaluation copy.
Darius> IBM's Jikes debugger:
Darius> http://www.alphaWorks.ibm.com/formula/JikesDebugger A free
Darius> graphical debugger using the sun.tools.debug classes.
Juergen
