Help Flash Builder Debugger Broken

Report · Feb 28, 2011

I updated my java on mac os x the other day and it has pretty much destroyed my installed version of Flash Builder. I had Eclipse installed using the Plugin. Since the debugger wasn't working correctly I uninstalled everything and installed the stand alone version of Flash Builder just to see if I could get things running smoothly again. Unfortunately I had no luck. I posted on the Flexcoders forumns and was told to post here. I'm thinking if I download an older version of the Java JDK and try make my system use it things might return to normal? The way it is now is the debugger is completely fried even after a fresh install.

Thanks.

I am using Flash Builder Plugin Version 4.0.1 build 277662
Eclipse 3.5.2.M20100211-1343

Here is the Eclipse Error:

Message:
Problems occurred when invoking code from plug-in:
"com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug".

Exception Stack Trace:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at
com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.breakpoints.FlexLineBreakpoint.findSourceFiles(FlexL\
ineBreakpoint.java:412)
at
com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.breakpoints.FlexLineBreakpoint.instantiate(FlexLineB\
reakpoint.java:465)
at
com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget.instantiateBreakpoint(FlexDebu\
gTarget.java:1012)
at
com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget.access$4(FlexDebugTarget.java:\
1006)
at
com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget$FdbThread.installDeferredBreak\
points(FlexDebugTarget.java:637)
at
com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget$FdbThread.advanceStateMachine(\
FlexDebugTarget.java:668)
at
com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget$FdbThread.access$7(FlexDebugTa\
rget.java:642)
at
com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget$FdbThread$1.run(FlexDebugTarge\
t.java:752)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
at
com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget$FdbThread.eventLoop(FlexDebugT\
arget.java:732)
at
com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget$FdbThread.run(FlexDebugTarget.\
java:793)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)

Session Data:
eclipse.buildId=unknown
java.version=1.6.0_22
java.vendor=Apple Inc.
BootLoader constants: OS=macosx, ARCH=x86, WS=carbon, NL=en_US
Framework arguments: -product org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product -keyring
/Users/phoenixage/.eclipse_keyring -showlocation
Command-line arguments: -os macosx -ws carbon -arch x86 -product
org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product -keyring /Users/phoenixage/.eclipse_keyring
-showlocation

Report · Feb 28, 2011

What version of Java were you using previous to Apple's update?

In some cases, Apple's updater will preserve earlier Java versions on disk, when updating the default to a newer version. Have you already tried using Apple's Java Preferences utility, generally available under /Applications/Utilities? Be sure you have your 32-bit Java version listed above the 64-bit versions in the priority list.

Or, if you have a Time Machine backup, maybe you could revert to the earlier Java version that way.

-Chris

Report · Feb 28, 2011

Before I updated my java I was using java 1.6 released from apple with the second update I believe. This was the third update they released and it's java 1.6_022 I think?

Yah I have the 32 bit version above the 64 bit version.

Report · Mar 01, 2011

There's an alternate approach described here for changing the default Java version on OS X:

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060121171126988

Switching versions that way is controversial, so please be sure to read the discussion comments down below the script, before deciding if this approach is appropriate for your situation.

-Chris

Report · Mar 01, 2011

Couldn't I just change the version of the JDK that flash builder is using?? I am really surprised nobody from adobe has commented on this problem.

Report · Mar 02, 2011

I just reinstalled the opertaing system. That seems to have been the only solution. I did not try the script you provided because it was a few years old and I remember reading some where that apple hard changed some of the symbolic links for java inside the OS (from leopard to snow leopard). I wish apple would not release a java update if it's going to break applications....

Report · Mar 02, 2011

I still get the error with connecting to debugger after a clean install... maybe it's something left over in my workspace??? here is the java stack

!SESSION 2011-03-02 13:23:53.151 -----------------------------------------------

eclipse.buildId=unknown

java.version=1.6.0_17

java.vendor=Apple Inc.

BootLoader constants: OS=macosx, ARCH=x86, WS=carbon, NL=en_US

Framework arguments: -product org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product -keyring /Users/phoenixage/.eclipse_keyring -showlocation

Command-line arguments: -os macosx -ws carbon -arch x86 -product org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product -keyring /Users/phoenixage/.eclipse_keyring -showlocation

This is a continuation of log file /workspace/phoenixage/.metadata/.bak_5.log

Created Time: 2011-03-02 13:28:08.991

!ENTRY com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug 4 2 2011-03-02 13:28:08.991

!MESSAGE Problems occurred when invoking code from plug-in: "com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug".

!STACK 0

java.lang.NullPointerException

at com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.breakpoints.FlexLineBreakpoint.findSourceFiles(FlexLineBreakpoint.java:412)

at com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.breakpoints.FlexLineBreakpoint.instantiate(FlexLineBreakpoint.java:465)

at com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget.instantiateBreakpoint(FlexDebugTarget.java:1012)

at com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget.access$4(FlexDebugTarget.java:1006)

at com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget$FdbThread.installDeferredBreakpoints(FlexDebugTarget.java:637)

at com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget$FdbThread.advanceStateMachine(FlexDebugTarget.java:668)

at com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget$FdbThread.access$7(FlexDebugTarget.java:642)

at com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget$FdbThread$1.run(FlexDebugTarget.java:752)

at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)

at com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget$FdbThread.eventLoop(FlexDebugTarget.java:732)

at com.adobe.flexbuilder.debug.model.FlexDebugTarget$FdbThread.run(FlexDebugTarget.java:793)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:637)

!ENTRY com.adobe.flexbuilder.project 4 43 2011-03-02 13:28:08.991

!MESSAGE Error processing debugger commands