JDK-4506433 : Tools vendors: debugging is too slow
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: vm-legacy
  • Sub-Component: jvmdi
  • Affected Version: 1.4.0
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2001-09-24
  • Updated: 2002-08-30
  • Resolved: 2002-08-30
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1.4.0 beta3Fixed
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Description
Borland, Metrowerks, the Forte tools group, and other vendors have pointed out
that debugging via JVMDI, and thereby enabling interpreted-only mode, has too
much of a performance hit to be effective when debugging large applications.
Comments
CONVERTED DATA BugTraq+ Release Management Values COMMIT TO FIX: merlin-beta3 FIXED IN: merlin-beta3 INTEGRATED IN: merlin-beta3 VERIFIED IN: merlin-beta3
14-06-2004
EVALUATION ###@###.###, ###@###.###, and I have implemented full- speed debugging in JVMDI to address this performance issue. ###@###.### 2001-09-24 After consultation with Borland, full-speed debugging has been made the default for 1.4 Beta 3. ###@###.### 2001-09-25 ============================================================================= ###@###.### 2002-01-04 Full speed debugging feature is being implemented and integrated into merlin build. Updating this bug as fixed. If anybody else has different opinion, can remove the verification marked, and explain what they want more.
11-06-2004