RE: jswat-user Digest, Vol 32, Issue 6

Hi Nathan,

Sorry about the trouble with my many e-mail accounts :-)

Here is my use case: I am using Emacs (but I guess most IDEs would be the same) and I have a project file with all the info required to create a Jswat session - main class, classpath, sourcepath. With the 2.X versions I was able to build a command line from the info in that project file and use it to launch JSWat running my application. This is a "Good Thing" because it eliminates duplication of information - as I add jar files and change the sourcepath or even start a new project, I just have to do the work once, for my IDE project configuration - Jswat just "gets it" using a little bit of glue code.

Since the new version doesn't take the old command line parameters, this option is out. I would like to have it again, or at least something equivalent. I can think of the following options:
1) Attaching Jswat to a running process launched by the IDE;
2) Supporting command line parameters in the new version (not sure if this is even possible).
3) Supporting an easy-to-generate file format for sessions that could be generated by the "glue" code. Would still require a way to force Jswat to load that particular session.

Thanks,
  Nascif

 PS: Just out of curiosity, what is your experience building on top of NetBeans? Are you using 4.1 or 5.x? Have you considered Eclipse RCP? I have to make that call in my project soon and would really like to know your take on this.


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> Subject: [jswat-user] Re: Questions about new version
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> Hi Nascif,
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> I've changed your jswat-user subscription so that it has your 
> sas.com address, instead of the acm.org address (otherwise 
> Mailman won't let you post messages). If you want to have 
> both addresses subscribed, let me know.
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> Now about your questions:
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> 1. The README file has a link to the NetBeans site which 
> documents the available launcher options. According to that 
> page, it should support -h and --help, but maybe it isn't 
> working. I'll check when I get the chance. In the meantime, 
> here is the URL:
> 
> http://www.netbeans.org/kb/41/using-netbeans/configuring.html#switches
> 
> 2. Okay, I'll look at adding spacers around the combobox. I 
> admit, it does look a little big when the toolbar icons are 
> at the large size setting, but looks fine when the icons are 
> small (see the View menu).
> 
> As for an API for launching JSwat, there is none at the 
> moment. I want to add support for the 'launch' JPDA flag, 
> although that is a little different than what you're asking 
> for. Let me know exactly what you're looking for and I'll 
> enter an RFE. I can probably implement it for the next release.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> n
> 
> 
> Nascif Abousalh-Neto wrote:
> > Hi Nathan and all,
> > 
> > I am trying the latest 3.2 and I have some suggestions:
> > 1) the executable doesn't answer to standard command-line 
> flags like 
> > -? And --help
> > 2) The combobox on the toolbar would look much better if 
> you put it inside a GridBagLayout and added empty panels to 
> the top and bottom to act as "spacers" and take the extra space.
> > 
> > And now for some questions:
> > I wrote an Emacs extension for the 2.x versions that would 
> launch Jswat from Emacs, using the attributes from the 
> current Java Development Environment (JDE) to provide the 
> source path, classpath, main class and args. I would like to 
> do something similar for the current version, but I believe 
> it is now impossible to pass those arguments in the command 
> line. Is there any other option? 
> > 
> > If session options are kept in a text file, I could create 
> this file from the JDE configuration and then point Jswat to 
> it. It would be a step closer.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> >   Nascif
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