It does seem to require JPDA (either J2SE SDK 1.3 or maybe SDK 1.2.2 plus
some stuff):

http://www.javasoft.com/products/jpda/

For remote debugging, it's necessary to add some special command line 
options to the remote java interpreter:

http://www.bluemarsh.com/java/jswat/docs/howto-remote.html

Joel

On Sat, 9 Jun 2001 Mike Bresnahan wrote:
> 
> I downloaded jswat and it looks super-ripfurry cool, however I can't get it
> to work. :(  It keeps crashing, complaining it can't find my class, or
> exiting without purpose.  I'll keep trying.  Has anyone had better luck?
> 
> Mike
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joel T Schneider" <jts at tc.umn.edu>
> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 3:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Java IDEs for linux
> 
> 
> > On Fri, 8 Jun 2001 Bob Tanner wrote:
> > > I am really getting desperate for a -good- debugger for Java.
> > >
> > > I downloaded jde for emacs and the debugger is klunky and very slow.
> > >
> > > I went to jbuilder and it crashes on my constantly.
> > >
> > > I tried Forte and it's god-awful slow.
> > >
> > > Anything I'm missing?
> >
> > A while ago, I bookmarked the open-source JSwat Java debugger:
> >
> > http://freshmeat.net/projects/jswat/
> > http://www.bluemarsh.com/java/jswat/
> >
> > JSwat is an "extensible, standalone, graphical Java debugger front-end,
> > written to use the Java Platform Debugger Architecture (JPDA) package
> > provided by JavaSoft."  Haven't tried it myself yet, but it looks pretty
> > decent.  (Also not sure whether anyone else has already mentioned it,
> > since I'm subscribed to tclug-list in digest mode.)
> >
> > Joel

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