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How do I debug my Java code using remote debugging when the JVM is started from C code? I need the password to connect the debugger to the JVM but the password is unobtainable when I call the JNI_CreateJavaVM function.

Created May 4, 2012

Davanum Srinivas

The code below is for Win32 Environment. It assumes that your JDK1.3 is installed in D:JDK13 directory. Before you run the code please make sure that you set the PATH to include D:JDK13JREBINCLASSIC. JVM.DLL will be picked up from this location. 

#include <jni.h>

static jint JNICALL jvm_output(FILE *stream, const char *format, va_list arg)
{
   return vfprintf(stdout, format, arg);
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) 
{
   JavaVMInitArgs vm_args;    
   JavaVMOption options[3];
   JavaVM *jvm    = NULL; 
   int optcnt     = 0;
   JNIEnv *env    = NULL;
   jint cr        = 0;
    
   /* Set the debug Option */
   options[optcnt++].optionString = "-Xdebug";

   /* Set the boot classpath */
   options[optcnt++].optionString = "-Xbootclasspath:D:jdk13jrelib
t.jar;D:jdk13lib	ools.jar";

   /* Trap line-mode output from JVM */
   options[optcnt].optionString = "vfprintf";
   options[optcnt++].extraInfo  = jvm_output;

   /* Initialize fields in startup struct */
   vm_args.version = JNI_VERSION_1_2;  /* Initialize version field */
   vm_args.options = options;
   vm_args.nOptions = optcnt;
   vm_args.ignoreUnrecognized = JNI_FALSE;

   /* Create the JVM */
   cr = JNI_CreateJavaVM(&jvm, (void **) &env, &vm_args);
   if (cr) {
      printf("Call to JNI_CreateJavaVM() failed with result value %ld.
", (long) cr);
      return 1;
   }
   printf("Created Java VM successfully
");

   /* Exit without doing anything useful */
   return 0;
}
Here's the BUILD.BAT. Edit the first two lines to specify the correct directories and run it with the name of the CPP file as the argument (ex: "build myjvm.cpp). 
@ECHO OFF
SET DEVSTUDIO=D:Visual StudioVC98
SET JDK13=D:JDK13
SET COMPILE_CMD="%DEVSTUDIO%bincl"
SET COMPILE_CMD=%COMPILE_CMD% %1
SET COMPILE_CMD=%COMPILE_CMD% -I"%JDK13%INCLUDE"
SET COMPILE_CMD=%COMPILE_CMD% -I"%JDK13%INCLUDEWIN32"
SET COMPILE_CMD=%COMPILE_CMD% -I"%DEVSTUDIO%Include"
SET COMPILE_CMD=%COMPILE_CMD% -MD /link 
SET COMPILE_CMD=%COMPILE_CMD% /libpath:""%JDK13%lib"" 
SET COMPILE_CMD=%COMPILE_CMD% /libpath:""%DEVSTUDIO%lib"" 
SET COMPILE_CMD=%COMPILE_CMD% user32.lib gdi32.lib jvm.lib
@ECHO ON
%COMPILE_CMD%