I'm trying to debug my Java Web Start (JWS) app. I've found JWS's
console doesn't run until my app has been downloaded; in this case my
app doesn't download (JWS cache is empty). Obviously something's wrong
but I cannot see any indications what it may be. I get a "Starting
Application" dialog-box with a flashing progress bar.
In frustration I tried using a 3rd party tool, called netx, which
provided more debug info; but I'd like more. Then I remembered that,
sometimes, Apple's applications contain a command-line component
packaged as a .app E.g. Apple's PackageMaker.
I opened Java Web Start and looked at the executable
file:/Applications/Utilities/Java/Java Web
Start.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Web Start and noticed the text below.
Does anyone know if there is any useful debugging info available? I
tried creating a "deployment.properties.jpda" file with a
'deployment.javaws.jre.debug.options=<debugging-directive>' but without
any results yet.
Rob
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Syntax and semantics for -jpda option to Java Web Start's command-line
launcher:
-jpda:help -- Print this message
-jpda:<debugging-directive> -- Attempt debugging (see below)
-jpda: (or -jpda) -- Disable debugging
Only these three forms are valid. The 3rd form is a special case of
the 2nd
form; the debugging directive is void, hence debugging is disabled.
