Debugging Gradle tasks in Eclipse, the way IntelliJ does it
Oct 9, 2026 · @gionata_legrottaglie Right-click a Gradle task in Eclipse, choose Debug, and stop at your breakpoints: no Remote Java Application, no fixed port. Building it taught me two things about Eclipse that are worth knowing even if you never install the plugin. Buildship, the Gradle integration of Eclipse, runs Gradle tasks but cannot debug them. To stop at a breakpoint in code a task starts (run, bootRun, a custom JavaExec, a test), you go through the same routine every time: Run the ta…