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		gavinray 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Building the Rust Compiler with GCC For Java programs, you run the JAR with a flag telling it to launch a remote-debug server listening on some port (traditionally 5005): `java -jar -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=*:5005` If your app is a gradle app, the flag is "--debug-jvm" Then you connect to it with "jdb"

CJefferson 5 months ago [–]

Thanks, I'll try that if I'm ever Java debugging again!

I don't think I want to do it myself, but I'd love a "101 ways to get into a debugger" webpage.

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