Unable to debug in Java with eclipse

Question

I am trying to debug a simple Java application on my machine using Eclipse as an IDE. When I try to debug the application by entering the Debug Perspective, I set a breakpoi

Answer 1

My cause & solution were completely different.
I think in my case it was due to the installation of JProfiler. I fixed it by uninstalling JProfiler and launching eclipse with the -clean option. I suspect that JProfiler was inserting itself in the debugger. The -clean option forces Eclipse to re-assess its plugins, so that alone might have been sufficient.