OK I finally found the culprit! A colleague asked me to test some DEV setup on a database change he did. Therefor he told me to install an app which would edit my localhost file. I did not see this as a related cause until I saw this possible solution:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/10530208/640907 Setting the debugger to 127.0.0.1 fixes the issue for me! On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 12:17 PM, Fréderic Cox <coxfrede...@gmail.com> wrote: > I tried adding "-nodebug" as an argument for the debug configuration in > Flash Builder but that doesn't help (just as an experiment) > > On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 12:09 PM, Fréderic Cox <coxfrede...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> OK this is weird ... >> >> With >> >> FredericBook-2:bin frederic$ ./adl DebugTest-app.xml -nodebug >> >> I get >> >> please debug me >> >> ok >> >> button clicked >> >> setting breakpoint >> >> check >> >> >> So it means with "-nodebug" the traces actually show and debugging works >> .. >> >> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 12:06 PM, Fréderic Cox <coxfrede...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> FredericBook-2:bin frederic$ ./adl DebugTest-app.xml >>> >>> invocation forwarded to primary instance >>> >>> FredericBook-2:bin frederic$ >>> >>> when I already have the application opened. When I open it for the first >>> time the application opens but I get no output in my console, not even when >>> I click the button where traces are set and a breakpoint >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 11:49 AM, Fréderic Cox <coxfrede...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Alex, >>>> >>>> I tried running adl from command line but nothing happens, I get no >>>> output. Probably I'm doing it wrong. >>>> You mentioned "ads" in your e-mail but I guess this is a typo? I do not >>>> have ads in my bin folder. >>>> >>>> I did manage to run swfdump -abc DebugTest.swf and the output contains >>>> debugline and debugfile info. >>>> >>>> Also interesting .. yesterday I created a mobile project which I run on >>>> the device and debugging works there! It does not for desktop AIR projects. >>>> >>>> What is the difference? >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 5:20 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com.invalid> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Location of mm.cfg is listed here [1] >>>>> >>>>> If mm.cfg is ok, next step is to use the command-line debugger. For >>>>> AIR >>>>> apps, you have to launch bin/fdb from the SDK folder, then type 'r' and >>>>> return. This should cause the debugger to wait for the next runtime to >>>>> launch. >>>>> >>>>> Then run the ads command you see in the launch details below. The >>>>> debugger report that it connected. Use the 'c' command until the AIR >>>>> app >>>>> comes up. If the AIR app just runs and nothing happened in the >>>>> debugger, >>>>> the next step is to use "bin/swfdump -abc" on the SWF in bin-debug. >>>>> Look >>>>> for 'debugline' and 'debugfile' in the output. If it isn't there, then >>>>> some how the build process is not placing debug information into the >>>>> SWF. >>>>> Then it is time to check all of your settings. >>>>> >>>>> HTH, >>>>> -Alex >>>>> >>>>> [1] >>>>> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e6 >>>>> 3e3d11c0bf69084 >>>>> -7fc9.html >>>>> <http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf69084-7fc9.html> >>>>> >>>>> On 7/12/17, 1:34 AM, "Fréderic Cox" <coxfrede...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >When I change my SDK it is giving me the same problem. >>>>> > >>>>> >Process terminated without establishing connection to debugger. >>>>> > >>>>> >trace1 >>>>> >trace2 >>>>> > >>>>> >Launch command details: "/Applications/Adobe Flash Builder >>>>> 4.7/sdks/4.6.0 >>>>> >(AIR 3.8)/bin/adl" -runtime "/Applications/Adobe Flash Builder >>>>> >4.7/sdks/4.6.0 (AIR 3.8)/runtimes/air/mac" >>>>> >/Users/frederic/Desktop/Exuvis/Mediahuis/DebugTest/bin-debu >>>>> g/DebugTest-app >>>>> >.xml >>>>> >/Users/frederic/Desktop/Exuvis/Mediahuis/DebugTest/bin-debug >>>>> > >>>>> >So it must be something external, no? >>>>> > >>>>> >On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 6:08 PM, Fréderic Cox <coxfrede...@gmail.com> >>>>> >wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> >> Thanks a lot for your help. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> I have created a new project and the same problem arises so it has >>>>> >>nothing >>>>> >> to do with compiler options. I created a project DebugTest and in >>>>> >> creationComplete I've put two traces and a breakpoint. The debugger >>>>> does >>>>> >> not connect and shows: >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Process terminated without establishing connection to debugger. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> trace1 >>>>> >> trace2 >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Launch command details: >>>>> >>/Users/frederic/ApacheFlex/sdk/4.15.0_AIR20/bin/adl >>>>> >> -runtime /Users/frederic/ApacheFlex/sdk >>>>> /4.15.0_AIR20/runtimes/air/mac >>>>> >> >>>>> >>/Users/frederic/Desktop/Exuvis/Mediahuis/DebugTest/bin-deb >>>>> ug/DebugTest-ap >>>>> >>p.xml >>>>> >> /Users/frederic/Desktop/Exuvis/Mediahuis/DebugTest/bin-debug >>>>> >> >>>>> >> I have disabled all my chrome and firefox extensions but no luck. >>>>> >>Should I >>>>> >> restart my Mac? Going to try that now... >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Where do I find mm.cfg? >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Regards, >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Fréderic >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 5:38 PM, Alex Harui >>>>> <aha...@adobe.com.invalid> >>>>> >> wrote: >>>>> >> >>>>> >>> Hi Fréderic, >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> The actual debugger is the same in Flash Builder. Flash Builder >>>>> has a >>>>> >>> built-in debugger that tries to connect to a debugger Flash Player >>>>> in >>>>> >>>the >>>>> >>> browser, or to the Air Debug Launcher (ADL). >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> When you Run/Debug a Desktop app in Flash Builder, I think it >>>>> should >>>>> >>> always launch ADL. I don't think there is any other way to set up >>>>> the >>>>> >>> launch. If the app comes up but the debugger doesn't connect, you >>>>> can >>>>> >>> probably assume ADL is being launched. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> If the debugger isn't connecting to ADL, as Jeffry mentioned, if >>>>> you >>>>> >>>set >>>>> >>> debug=false as a compiler option, the runtime will not try to >>>>> connect >>>>> >>>to >>>>> >>> the debugger. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Another way the debugger fails to connect is if some other Flash >>>>> or AIR >>>>> >>> application is also launching around the same time as your >>>>> application. >>>>> >>> The debugger isn't looking for your app specifically, it is >>>>> looking for >>>>> >>> the first new instance of a Flash or AIR runtime. I've seen little >>>>> >>> browser plugins fool the debugger. I've seen SWFs in the >>>>> preloader of >>>>> >>>a >>>>> >>> Flex app connect instead of the main app. I've seen an Flash >>>>> animation >>>>> >>> embedded in the main app connect instead of the main app. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Also, I've seen where the profiler is set up for launch as well. >>>>> Check >>>>> >>> your mm.cfg file to see if the profiler is getting launched. >>>>> Sometimes >>>>> >>>if >>>>> >>> a profiler session crashed or is aborted, the mm.cfg is not >>>>> restored. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> HTH, >>>>> >>> -Alex >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> On 7/11/17, 8:11 AM, "Fréderic Cox" <coxfrede...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >Thanks for the replies. >>>>> >>> > >>>>> >>> >The problem is related to AIR debugging on desktop. I did not >>>>> change >>>>> >>>my >>>>> >>> >Apache Flex SDK so I really can't understand what caused the >>>>> problem. >>>>> >>> > >>>>> >>> >Which debugger is used for AIR and where is it located? >>>>> >>> > >>>>> >>> >On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Harbs <harbs.li...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>> > >>>>> >>> >> Same for me. >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> > On Jul 11, 2017, at 4:18 PM, Jeffry Houser < >>>>> jef...@dot-com-it.com> >>>>> >>> >> wrote: >>>>> >>> >> > >>>>> >>> >> > To debug a browser based applications, I use Firefox. I >>>>> couldn't >>>>> >>>get >>>>> >>> >>a >>>>> >>> >> debugger to work in any other browser. >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> >>> >> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
