> hi all I am debugging some complicated client/server code that
> uses axis web services, jboss. & even have been stepping thru the
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> related.
> would like workaround.
I've never heard of "known java defects where the compiler fails to
return stacktraces". Every time I wanted a stack trace, but wasn't getting
one, it turned out to be because there was code somewhere swallowing the
exceptions.
Perhaps you can configure the Eclipse debugger to break on all
exceptions (whether caught or uncaught), and see if you can check for
exceptions being silently swallowed without having a chance to emit their
stacktraces.
Actually, it's not uncommon for servers to swallow exceptions, because
they want to keep running even when problems occur (as opposed to
terminating).
- Oliver