OmniscientDebugger

Thank you for downloading the Omniscient Debugger (the ODB), the Java debugger that lets you go "backwards in time" so you can examine your program's execution.

=== Contact Info / Website ===

There are no ODB mailing lists. For support, patches / other contributions, bugs, and feature requests, please email me at bil@lambdacs.com -- I enjoy hearing your feedback.

Also please visit the website at: http://www.lambdacs.com/debugger

=== System Requirements ===

ODB 1.4 works on code complied for JDK 1.3 and 1.4. ODB 1.5 works on code compiled for JDK 1.5. I have not tested it on 1.6. If you have, please let me know.

=== Usage ===

If you normally run your program on UNIX like this:

% java bomberman.Bomberman

You can run the debugger like this:

% java -cp ~/Debugger/debugger.jar:$CLASSPATH com.lambda.Debugger.Debugger bomberman.Bomberman

There are alias files and .BAT files that allow you to type this:

% debug bomberman.Bomberman

I often run it from Elipse by making com.lambda.Debugger.Debugger the program to run and making bomberman.Bomberman the argument to it.

=== Tutorial ===

Please try the demo programs that ship with the ODB. Just run the ODB with no command line arguments.

Please also watch the ODB video "Debugging Backwards in Time" available at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3897010229726822034

I am looking for a good short Flash tutorial, with voice annotation, of how to use the ODB. I would like to put it on my website. If you create one, please email me.

=== Manual ===

See docs/ODBUserManual.html. Enjoy!

--Bil Lewis bil@lambdacs.com 18 Feb 2007