On 5 April 2017 at 19:15, <mark.reinh...@oracle.com> wrote: > - Enhance the `-jar` launcher option so that if the JAR file being > launched contains a `Premain-Class` attribute then it's launched > as both an application and as an agent for that application. > > This will allow `java -jar foo.jar` to be used in place of the > more verbose `java -javaagent:foo.jar -jar foo.jar` [1].
I would propose the presence of an addition option in the manifest to enable/control this behavior. In the case of standalone agents, running them as -jar are sometimes used for a different purpose than running them as agents. For instance, in the case of JRebel, java -jar jrebel.jar is used for license activation/control, and should not activate the agent part. Kind regards Michael Rasmussen JRebel, Product Manager ZeroTurnaround
