Here's a better idea. Use the NetBeans as the debugger server, listening on port 4000, and remove "server=y" from the JRuby invocation.
In this scenario, you'd choose "Debug" -> "Attach Debugger…" from NetBeans, and then "SocketListen" as the connector. (I'm using 7.0 beta, so precise labels may be different on other versions.) And then, you'd call: bin\jruby.exe -J-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,suspend=y,address=4000 -J-Xdebug spec\mspec\bin\mspec -T-X+C spec\ruby\core\filete st\identical_spec.rb If the break point is setup correctly, say org.jruby.RubyFileTest.identical_p(), you should get the RubySpec execution halted there. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, please visit: http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email