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- Inside eclipse select Run->debug....select Remote Java Application and click 'New...'
- Give the new debug config a name like 'Testing'
- Set the host and port (default on tomcat is 8000), choose an eclipse project by using the browse button
- source locations should be already be set to project source locations, so shouldn't need to change anything
- Checkmark the 'Allow temination of remote VM'
- click close and save changes
Test it out
- Open the src/java/org/sakaiproject/portal/varuna/VarunaServlet.java file in the portal module and scroll to the doGet() method
- double-click in the left margin (or use another method) to set a break-point near the beginning of the method
- select Run->Debug... and select the newly created debug config.
- change to the debug perspective if it does not happen automagically.
- switch to a browser and login into to the sakai instance
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