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| − | Nothing for the moment. | + | **:Nothing for the moment. |
| − | ** C/C++ project tab | + | **C/C++ project tab |
[[Image:Soc_jni_Config_tab_c_main.png]] | [[Image:Soc_jni_Config_tab_c_main.png]] | ||
| − | Set the C/C++ project and specify the javaw path as C/C++ application. | + | **:Set the C/C++ project and specify the javaw path as C/C++ application. |
| − | ** Java project tab | + | **Java project tab |
[[Image:Soc_jni_Config_tab_j_main.png]] | [[Image:Soc_jni_Config_tab_j_main.png]] | ||
| − | Set the Java project and the main class. | + | **:Set the Java project and the main class. |
| − | ** Environment tab | + | **Environment tab |
| − | [[Image:Soc_jni_Config_tab_environment.png]] | + | [[Image:Soc_jni_Config_tab_environment.png|thumb|center]] |
| − | On linux machines you could have to add the current directory to the library path environment variable. | + | **/On linux machines you could have to add the current directory to the library path environment variable. |
* Fourth step : the debug perspective will be launched, with the 2 debuggers. Ready to debug ! | * Fourth step : the debug perspective will be launched, with the 2 debuggers. Ready to debug ! | ||
Revision as of 08:32, 6 August 2007
Student: Mariot Chauvin (IRC: moksha_anderson)
Mentors: Philippe Ombredanne (IRC: pombreda), Francois Granade (IRC: farialima)
This project is part of the Google Summer of Code 2007
Contents
Introduction
Eclipse is an extensible framework to build modular applications, which relies on OSGi component architecture. Originally developed to provide an IDE extensible in terms of functionalities and supported languages with plugins, Eclipse can now be used as a Rich Client Platform (RCP). The success of the Java Development Toolkit (JDT) plugin has lead to the development of numerous plugins. For instance the C/C++ Development Toolkit (CDT) plugin allows developers to use it as IDE for project in C or C++ language. The use of Eclipse as a generic IDE is possible due to the notion of perspective (a perspective corresponds to a certain disposition of the graphical elements) which adapts the user interface to the kind of project.
Java Native Interface (JNI) is a programming interface to call native methods or to embed java virtual machine in native applications. JNI is often used to interact with existing native application, to add platform-specific functions, or to improve time-performance (by supposing native methods faster than java code).
Currently, when users work on a java project using JNI and native code, they have to switch between perspective, which is not practical. Another point to improve is the debugging of this kind of project, by allowing developers to follow native method calls into native code and go back.
Goals of the project
- Create new or 'mixed' perspectives to manage project using C/C++ and Java
- Add the possibility to follow native methods calls into native code
Work done
First step : documentation of existing work
- Approaches for debugging Java and native code in Eclipse and new debug interface proposal (XDI)
- Debugging Java and C/C++ code
Second step : prototype
- work on a prototype which
- launch a Java Debugger
- attach a C debugger to the JVM
- allow you to debug C/C++ code and Java code debugging in the same view
- code is available on svn
- svn co https://eclipse-incub.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/eclipse-incub/jni_seamless_debugging jni_seamless_debugging
Roadmap
- until begin of July :
- deal with the error cases.
- work on synchronization between CDI and JDI
- until mid of August :
- proceed with the work on synchronization between CDI and JDI
- UI improvement (perspectives ?)
- until end :
- integration and tests
Documentation
How install the plugin ?
The most simple is to use the update manager of Eclipse. Simply add this site as "new remote site" :
The sources are included in the Jar, but you can get them with subversion with the following command :
svn co https://eclipse-incub.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/eclipse-incub/jni_seamless_debugging
How use the plug-in ?
You should have some java code which uses JNI and the native code associated. The plug-in should be installed.
- First step : set a breakpoint in the Java code after the code which loads the native library.
- Second step : Open the debug dialog and create a new configuration of "Java JNI Application" kind.
- Third step : Set the correct settings for each tab.
- JNI tab
- Nothing for the moment.
- JNI tab
- C/C++ project tab
File:Soc jni Config tab c main.png
- Set the C/C++ project and specify the javaw path as C/C++ application.
- Java project tab
- Set the Java project and the main class.
- Environment tab
- /On linux machines you could have to add the current directory to the library path environment variable.
- Fourth step : the debug perspective will be launched, with the 2 debuggers. Ready to debug !
How report a bug/ask for an enhancement ?
On the eclipse bugzilla there is a "org.eclipse.soc.jni" component for the "SOC" product in the "Technology" category. Please include the version of the plug-in and the max infos you can obtain.
FAQ
- What is the current version of the plugin ?
0.0.1