diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index a3143186a..cd06372ad 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
 </target>
 
 <!-- run YaCy (needed for NetBeans4) -->
-<target name="run" description="run YaCy">
+<target name="run" description="Run YaCy">
 <!-- debug options:
      java -Xrunhprof:help
      Hprof usage: -Xrunhprof[:help]|[:<option>=<value>, ...]
@@ -468,8 +468,27 @@
   </java>
 </target>
 
-<!-- stop YaCy (needed for Eclipse) -->
-<target name="stop" description="stop YaCy">
+<!-- run YaCy with remote debugging enabled on port 8000 -->
+<target name="debug" description="Debug YaCy">
+  <java classname="yacy" fork="yes">
+    <classpath>    
+      <pathelement location="${build}"/>
+      <pathelement location="${htroot}"/>
+      <pathelement location="${lib}/commons-collections.jar" />
+      <pathelement location="${lib}/commons-pool-1.2.jar" />        
+      <pathelement location="${libx}" />                 
+      <fileset dir="${libx}" includes="**/*.jar" />
+    </classpath>
+    <arg line="-start"/>
+  	<jvmarg line="-Xdebug"/>
+  	<jvmarg line="-Xnoagent"/>
+  	<jvmarg line="-Djava.compiler=none"/>
+  	<jvmarg line="-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n"/>
+  </java>
+</target>
+
+<!-- stop YaCy again -->
+<target name="stop" description="Stop YaCy">
   <java classname="yacy" fork="yes">
     <classpath>    
       <pathelement location="${build}"/>