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@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > * Ismael Juma <mlists@xxxxxxxxxx> [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 -- fedora-devel-java-list mailing list fedora-devel-java-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-java-list