Debugging pluglets

You can debug pluglets just like any other Java™ source file. Because pluglets run in the current workbench, they must be debugged from a different workbench. An automated mechanism to launch another workbench for debugging pluglets is provided by the pluglets feature.

The debugger workbench is launched using a special configuration that includes only the feature plug-ins needed for pluglet debugging; for example, the Pluglets, Java, Debug, Team, PDE, Platform, and Help features. This configuration will likely start up faster and use a smaller footprint than your pluglet target workbench.

  1. Setting up the pluglet debugging support
    How you enable debugging support for the workbench depends on the details of your configuration.
  2. Using the Debug perspective to debug a pluglet
    The default perspective for the pluglet debugger workbench is the Debug perspective. Immediately after launching the pluglet debugger, the pluglet debugger workbench opens an editor window containing your most recently launched pluglet.
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