fixed in the main trunk

NB 3.4.1
Another case where debugger does not show local vars:
...
public void test() {
  // 1. when debugging, press F7 (step into) to 
  // see what parts of String's code are
  // executed
  // 2. when NB returns from String's code to 
  // test() local vars a,b,c will not be set.
  String a = "MyTest";
  String b = new String("MyTest");
  String c = a.substring(2);
  ...
}

It appears that the original issue (now just local debugging, no app
server etc) has not been resolved, i.e.:

[...]
public void test() {
  try {
     ....
  } catch (Exception e) {
     // when execution gets the statement below, NB does
     // not show variable e in the list of local
     // variables
     throw new SomeNewException("Failed miserably", e);
  }
}

What I am able to reproduce:
Testcase:
  String a = "MyTest";
  String b = new String("MyTest");
  String c = a.substring(2);

1) Run to cursor on first line
2) F7, F7, Step Out, F7
-> value of b variable is "" !!!
the same is tru for watch.
sout returns good value.

Second problem:

          throw new IOException ();
      } catch (Exception e) {
         System.out.println(e); // e has no value here
         System.out.println(e); // e is OK.
      }

Looks like problem of compiler / JPDA debugger implementation, but I
would like to look at it more deeply

This issue originates in JPDA and reproduces nicely in other 
debuggers. BugParade #4750669.
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4750669.html

Verified ... and Closing all issues resolved into NetBeans 6.7 and earlier.