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When Debug/Add Watch... is invoked while the Forte C++ debugger is under control, createWatch is invoked with the parameter "hidden" equal to true, which is incorrect. java.lang.Exception: Stack trace at java.lang.Thread.dumpStack(Thread.java:993) at com.sun.forte.developer.ipe.debugger.IpeDebugger.createWatch(IpeDebugger.java:1148) at org.netbeans.modules.debugger.delegator.DelegatingWatch.validate(DelegatingWatch.java:128) at org.netbeans.modules.debugger.delegator.DelegatingWatch.setVariableName(DelegatingWatch.java:264) at org.netbeans.modules.debugger.support.actions.AddWatchPerformer.performAction(AddWatchPerformer.java:67) at org.openide.util.actions.CallbackSystemAction.performAction(CallbackSystemAction.java:102) at org.openide.util.actions.CallableSystemAction.actionPerformed(CallableSystemAction.java:66) at org.netbeans.core.ModuleActions$1.run(ModuleActions.java:85) at org.openide.util.Task.run(Task.java:152) at org.openide.util.RequestProcessor$ProcessorThread.run(RequestProcessor.java:611)
fixed in main trunk