Setting Up the Debugger

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1. Click Run  Run…
1. Select Java Application  tomcat. If you
do not see tomcat, go to the next slide.
If you were NOT able to select tomcat,
• Click Java Application
• Click New Configuration
1. Name: tomcat
2. Project: ext
3. Main class: org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap
1. Click the Arguments tab
2. Program arguments: start
3. VM arguments: (See Next Slide)
1. VM arguments:
-Xms128m -Xmx512m -Dfile.encoding=UTF8 -Duser.timezone=GMT
-Djava.security.auth.login.config=C:/Training/liferay/tomcat/conf/jaas.config
-Djava.endorsed.dirs=C:/Training/liferay/tomcat/common/endorsed
-Dcatalina.base=C:/Training/liferay/tomcat
-Dcatalina.home=C:/Training/liferay/tomcat
-Djava.io.tmpdir=C:/Training/liferay/tomcat/temp

Warning! Make sure the paths are pointing to your Tomcat directory.
If you unzipped Tomcat to a directory other than C:/Training/liferay/tomcat you
must change the paths accordingly.

1. Working directory:
C:/Training/liferay/tomcat
1. Click the JRE tab
2. Make sure that the Project JRE points to the JDK. For
example, j2sdk1.4.2_12.
If the Project JRE points to the JRE instead of the JDK
see the Troubleshooting section.
1. Click the ClassPath tab
2. Remove all entries in Bootstrap Entries except for
JRE System Library [jdk]
1. Remove all entries in User Entries
2. Select User Entries, then click Add External Jars
3. Add bootstrap.jar located here:
C:/Training/liferay/tomcat/bin
1. Click the Source tab
2. Click Add  Java Project
3. Check ext and portal and click OK
These options may not be available if they are already
included in the Source Lookup Path window.
1. Click Apply  Run
 Congratulations!
Congratulations, you can now debug the
source code in Eclipse!
 Run Tomcat (No Debug) Clear console

Clear all terminated launches

Click to see if more
than one instance of
Run Tomcat (Debug) Stop Tomcat
Tomcat is running
 Troubleshooting
If your Project JRE does not point to the JDK:
1. Click Window  Preferences 
Java  Installed JREs
2. Click Add
3. Enter a name for your JDK
Browse for the location of your JDK
For example: C:/Java/jdk1.5.0_08
4. Remove all entries that point to the JRE
Your Project JRE should now point to the SDK
 Revision History
Edward Shin 09/08/06 Author