diff --git a/java/util/classes/org/mozilla/util/Debug.java b/java/util/classes/org/mozilla/util/Debug.java
index 4d1f870bae73..68d694629eac 100644
--- a/java/util/classes/org/mozilla/util/Debug.java
+++ b/java/util/classes/org/mozilla/util/Debug.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import java.util.Date;
  *
  * </P>
  * @author Keith Bernstein
- * @version $Id: Debug.java,v 1.2 1999/11/06 02:25:55 dmose%mozilla.org Exp $ */
+ * @version $Id: Debug.java,v 1.3 2002/04/12 22:57:18 edburns%acm.org Exp $ */
 
 public class Debug extends Object {
     static public final String HELP_FILTER_STRING = "HELP";
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ public class Debug extends Object {
     static long startTime = 0L;
     static long lapTime = 0L;
 
+    public static boolean keepWaiting = true;
+
+
+
     static {
 	/** This code adds to the filters Vector from the
 	 * System.Properties variable named by PROPERTY_NAME
@@ -97,6 +101,32 @@ public class Debug extends Object {
 	}
     }
 
+/** 
+
+* Usage: <P>
+
+* Place a call to this method in the earliest possible entry point of
+* your servlet app.  It will cause the app to enter into an infinite
+* loop, sleeping until the static var keepWaiting is set to false.  The
+* idea is that you attach your debugger to the servlet, then, set a
+* breakpont in this method.  When it is hit, you use the debugger to set
+* the keepWaiting class var to false.
+
+*/
+
+public static void waitForDebugger() {
+    while (keepWaiting) {
+	try {
+	    Thread.sleep(5000);
+	}
+	catch (InterruptedException e) {
+	    System.out.println("DebugUtil.waitForDebugger(): Exception: " + 
+			       e.getMessage());
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+
     /**
     * Sets a debug filter, for future consumption by this class, as well as other
     * utility classes, like Log, etc.