Enable loadtime weaving from IDE

[bossy]

Hello,
I have an application that uses loadtime weaving AOP.
After doing the correct modifications I'm able to start JBoss AS using the run.bat script and it works fine. My question is what change do I have to do in order to be able to start JBoss AS from the IDE in loadtime weaving mode. I already have a server, but I'm not sure exactly where do I need to add the following parameter:

-javaagent:C:\APPS\jboss\jboss-4.0.4.GA\server\default\lib\pluggable-instrumentor.jar

Is it in Start Args - VM arguments, or in Twiddle Args - VM arguments.
I tried in them both , but Eclipse runs out of memory.
Thanks

[rob.stryker]

As per JIRA (http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBIDE-429?page=all) two of the argument tabs were misnamed, stop and twiddle. Start args were still start args though, so that is the correct place for it. Start args - vm args

Because eclipse is launching jboss directly in its memory space, you need to start ECLIPSE with more memory first using standard -Xblahblah args (lemme see if I can find them for you).

http://blog.xam.dk/archives/58-Tracking-down-causes-of-exceptions-in-Eclipse.html A good post by Max on debugging eclipse, you can use that to keep an eye on your memory and figure out what exactly is happening there.

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/tooldocs/windows/java.html Java command options. You're going to want ot look at -Xmx and -Xms and start eclipse with those arguments. That should increase the memory available to eclipse, and thus to jboss (since jboss would be running in eclipse)

Good luck.

[maxandersen]

Because eclipse is launching jboss directly in its memory space, you need to start ECLIPSE with more memory first using standard -Xblahblah args (lemme see if I can find them for you).

huh ? I was under the distinct impression we were running jboss in a seperate process......why are we running jboss *inside* eclipse ? What does that give us ?

[rob.stryker]

Max: I think you're right. Bossy: try using those arguments as vm args in the launch config for your server

[bossy]

Thanks.
For those who might be interested in the solution - I put these VM arguments in "Start Args" tab in Launch configuration:

-Xms128m -Xmx512m -javaagent:C:\APPS\jboss\jboss-4.0.4.GA\server\default\lib\pluggable-instrumentor.jar