Debugging with Eclipse using multiple windows

I usually run a dual-monitor setup, so I have two Eclipse windows open for the same workspace, displaying different files. When I'm debugging and a breakpoint is hit, Eclipse switches to the "Debug" perspective, but it also shows the file/line where the breakpoint is in both of my windows. This occurs even if the file containing the breakpoint was open in one window but not the other (before the breakpoint was hit).

This is rea开发者_开发技巧lly annoying.

How can I have Eclipse only show the file containing the breakpoint in one window? Ideally, it would choose which window based on where the file is open already. If it's not already open somewhere, I don't really care which window it pops up in.

You can create another workspace and in that workspace create a new project from the same src code (same files in file system) of the one in your current project in your current workspace. That would let you stop on one breakpoint without the other window stopping their too. Notice that after you make some code modifications in one project you'd have to refresh the other project for those changes to apply in it.

Eclipse switches to the debug perspective for all windows the debug perspective has been opened once (i.e. the little icon on the right top corner is available). If you close that perspective (switch to another perspective is not sufficient), it won't switch to it anymore on that window.

At least, that's the behaviour I observed on Kepler (I know, that question is older but just came across, maybe it still helps someone).

This worked for me: In Window->Preferences->Run/Debug->Launching->Launch Configurations enable "Apply window working set(s)"

Personally I find this more efficient than creating two workspaces.

Closing the Debug perspective (righ-click on the little icon on the right top corner) worked for me. I'm using Oxygen and I have the following settings in the Run/Debug Preferences:

• Open the associated perspective when launching: Never
• Open the associated perspective when an application suspends: Prompt

Maybe you select the sources for Debugging by "File System Directory" instead of by "Java Project". To change this go to Run=>Debug Configuration=>Add Sources=Button: ADD...=>Java Project and select your Projects.

Make sure, that the added sources are found first by moving them to the top.

To disable multiple debugging in multiple windows in eclipse, go to Windows > Preferences > Run/Debug and uncheck Activate the debug view when a breakpoint is hit