Method for debugging a Java application having native method dynamic load libraries

A method for debugging a target application comprising Java code and C/C++ code, comprising the steps of:

• launching a Java virtual machine under an operating system debug application programming interface (API) running on a target machine;
• executing the target application under the Java virtual machine;
• and
• as the application is executing under the Java virtual machine, simultaneously controlling the target application via the system debug API and a Java debug API.

A computer, comprising:

• a processor;
• an operating system having a system debug application programming interface (API);
• a Java interpreter having an associated Java debug API;
• a debugger for simultaneously debugging a target application comprising Java code and native method dynamic load libraries, comprising:
• a debug process for launching the Java interpreter under the system debug API;
• and
• means operative under the debug process for simultaneously debugging the Java code and native method dynamic load library code.

A method of debugging an application comprising interpreted code and native methods, the debugging method operating in a computer having an operating system, a system debug application programming interface (API), and an interpreter that exports its own debug API and that uses native methods, comprising the steps of:

• launching the interpreter under the system debug API;
• executing the application under the interpreter;
• and
• as the application is executing under the interpreter, simultaneously debugging the interpreted code and the native methods.