eclipse debugger: attaching source-code of maven dependencies?

Question

I\'d like to use the source code of maven-managed dependencies when debugging our webapp in myEclipse 8.

I have managed to attach the sources to the libraries in the \"M

Answer 1

Looks like issue MNGECLIPSE-983

I have confirmed that if I manually pick the External Archive option and find the relevant -sources jar (navigating that big .m2/repository tree to find it) and then add the jar as a sources it does work, and surprisingly it does remember the next time which isn't too bad.
That's at least doable I think for me because we don't often need to step debug through external dependencies, but when we do, it's often frequent, so adding it once while a bit of a pain, can be done on a case by case basis.

Answer 2

I have since discovered that this problem only occurs if the server is launched using a launch configuration.

The problem does not occur if the server is started by:

1. click the server icon in the toolbar -> context menu appears
2. mouse over the intended server -> submenu appears
3. click on "Start"

While this precludes sharing the server configuration by checking the launch configuration into version control, it at least allows seamless debugging.

Answer 3

Please do the following steps in Eclipse IDE(Tested with Version: 3.5.2),

1. In Package Explorer, Right Click on the Project which integrated with Maven container.
2. Select Maven 2 and then select "Fetch Source JARs". The above action wil fetch sources of all the 3rd party jars present in the Maven Classpath.

Regards, Rajesh.

Answer 4

Just put the .m2/repository/ folder itself with the search subfolders option.