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Add an JavaAgent outside of a jar (eclipse)

Is it possible to add an javaAgent to the RunConfidurations of a class in eclipse?

Everything I have found about adding a javaAgent uses a jar-file to add it but I would like to run an agent without having to create a jar-file everytime before running the project from eclipse.

I tried adding a -javaagent to the arguments tab in my RunConfigurations but that only gives me
Unrecognized option: -javaagent

Solution

  • I think you are mixing things up here, if you use a java agent, the agent MUST be a jar file with a special manifest, there is no way around that. The application you are running does not have to be a jar file.