[fedora-java] default vm memory settings for fedora eclipse

[Søren Mathiasen]

Could be nice if the eclipse startup script contained some code to detect the memory size, and according to that 
set the permsize to mem/10 and Xms and Xmx to mem/2 or something close to that.

Just my 2 cents...

/Soren

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:50:50 -0400
Andrew Overholt <overholt at redhat.com> wrote:

> * Ismael Juma <mlists at juma.me.uk> [2007-08-31 17:21]:
> > On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 17:04 -0400, Andrew Overholt wrote:
> > > FWIW, when I use IcedTea I use:
> > > 
> > > -Xms512m
> > > -Xmx512m
> > > -XX:PermSize=128m
> > > -XX:MaxPermSize=128m
> > 
> > I would suggest a lower -Xms and no -XX:PermSize (causing the starting
> > size to be the default, 64MB for the 32-bit VM). The initial sizes don't
> > need to be too large since some people may have less memory and/or small
> > workspaces. It's just important to set a reasonable maximum to avoid
> > OOMs (of the heap or permanent generation). Also, it's worth considering
> > that the 64-bit version needs more memory.
> 
> Thanks for the suggestions, Ishmael.
> 
> I just ran into java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space when
> synchronizing a project in Eclipse.
> 
> Does the IcedTea team have any suggestions here?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Andrew