attach source code to the remote debug

[xeon costa]

Hi,

I'm running a java application in a remote site, and I would like to debug the application. I'm using jdb, and, due to network architecture, I can only use jdb do debug in text-mode.

To debug in text-mode I use the command:
jdb -attach remotesite:port.

At this point this is ok. Now I would like to attach the source code to the jdb. I tried the command
jdb -attach remotesite:port ~/src/org/path/file.java

to attach the source code to the remote debug to. But it doesn't work.

In jdb, I try the command
use ~/src/org/path/file.java

but it doesn't work either.

How can I attach the source code to the remote debug?

Thanks,
PSC

[Paul Santa Maria]

I hate to say it, but I honestly think your best bet is to set up your environment so that you can use something like vncserver to debug locally.

At a minimum, you might need to copy your source locally. At which point you should be able to use jdb "-sourcepath xyz:abc:123".

ANYWAY:
Some of these links might help:

* http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/tooldocs/windows/jdb.html

* http://jdee.sourceforge.net/jdedoc/html/jdb-ug/jdb-ug.html

* http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/guide/jpda/