How to Debug Java -JNI using GDB on linux ?

Question

Can anyone guide on how to debug a JNI code on Linux using GDB debugger(if possible please suggest other options).

    -My JNI project when running on Linux          


        

Answer 1

1. Start your java application
2. Look up the pid using top, ps, ...
3. Start gdb with this pid
4. Attach your program code
5. Debug as usual using gdb

This blog post explains the whole thing.