[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: how to step through code in the debugger

[Paul Rubin <rubin@xxxxxxx>]

busqy wrote:
> Running a brand new installation of Eclipse 3.2 on Kubuntu 6.06 dapper 
> drake, I find myself unable to see the code that I am stepping through 
> in the debug view.
> As the debugger steps through the code, and the window that shows the 
> stack trace tells me what line number and what class, but the 
> corresponding file does not get displayed in the editor. therefore I 
> cannot actually see the code !  What am I doing wrong ?
> thanks

Likely a stupid question, but just to be sure:  is the class being 
executed in one of your files, or in a library for which you have source 
code?  For instance, if it's in a third party jar file, do you have the 
source, and have you told Eclipse where to find the source?

/Paul