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In dialog Specify Root Methods | Add Manual there should be specified a method signature in VM format. Is it possible to implement it more user friendly? Who should remember that all L,V,Z ... for types? :)
Maybe the expert who will use this feature - it is not expected to be used by "normal"/typical users, but rather by experts. But this could be definitely improved, most likely the methods could be selected from UI in similar way like from project, based just on selecting compiled .class or .jar file. Lowering priority as I've never seen such request from any user.
Changing to RFE for Root Methods Selector on .class or .jar.
Milestone cleanup: future->next
Fixed in http://hg.netbeans.org/profiler-main/rev/a87aa50e9256 Now it is possible to define root methods from JARs / class folders for global attach.