Eclipse java debugging: source not found

Question

While debugging a java app in eclipse I receive a \"Source not found\" error in two cases:

• Stepping in to a file in a different project which

Answer 1

You might have source code of a dependency accessible to Eclipse. But Eclipse does not know for source code for code that is dynamically loaded. E.g. through Maven.

In case of Maven, I recommend that you use run-jetty-run plugin:

http://code.google.com/p/run-jetty-run/

As a workaround you can also connect to a running JVM with the debugger and you will see the code. Alternatively you can use Dynamic Source Lookup plugin for Eclipse from here:

https://github.com/ifedorenko/com.ifedorenko.m2e.sourcelookup

Unfortunately it didn't helped me as it has issues with Windows paths with spaces.

I have filled an enhancement request on Eclipse Bugzilla and if you agree this issue "Source not found" should vanish forever, please vote for it here:

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=384065

Thanks!

Sasa