What are the best JVM settings for Eclipse? [close

Question

What are the best JVM settings you have found for running Eclipse?

Answer 1

If you are using Linux + Sun JDK/JRE 32bits, change the "-vm" to:

-vm 
[your_jdk_folder]/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so

If you are using Linux + Sun JDK/JRE 64bits, change the "-vm" to:

-vm
[your_jdk_folder]/jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so

That's working fine for me on Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.04

Answer 2

-vm
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_07\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll

To specify which java version you are using, and use the dll instead of launching a javaw process

Answer 3

You can also try running with JRockit. It's a JVM optimized for servers, but many long running client applications, like IDE's, run very well on JRockit. Eclipse is no exception. JRockit doesn't have a perm-space so you don't need to configure it.

It's possible set a pause time target(ms) to avoid long gc pauses stalling the UI.

-showsplash
org.eclipse.platform
-vm
 C:\jrmc-3.1.2-1.6.0\bin\javaw.exe 
-vmargs
-XgcPrio:deterministic
-XpauseTarget:20

I usually don't bother setting -Xmx and -Xms and let JRockit grow the heap as it sees necessary. If you launch your Eclipse application with JRockit you can also monitor, profile and find memory leaks in your application using the JRockit Mission Control tools suite. You download the plugins from this update site. Note, only works for Eclipse 3.3 and Eclipse 3.4

Answer 4

My own settings (Java 1.7, modify for 1.6):

-vm
C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/jdk1.7.0/bin
-startup
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.1.0.v20100507.jar
--launcher.library
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_1.1.100.v20100628
-showsplash
org.eclipse.platform
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256m
--launcher.defaultAction
openFile
-vmargs
-server
-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.7
-Xmn100m
-Xss1m
-XgcPrio:deterministic
-XpauseTarget:20
-XX:PermSize=400M
-XX:MaxPermSize=500M
-XX:CompileThreshold=10
-XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=10
-XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=70
-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions
-XX:+DoEscapeAnalysis
-XX:+UseG1GC
-XX:+UseFastAccessorMethods
-XX:+AggressiveOpts
-Xms512m
-Xmx512m

Answer 5

-showlocation

To make it easier to have eclipse running twice, and know which workspace you're dealing with

Eclipse 3.6 adds a preferences option to specify what to show for the Workspace name (shown in window title) which works much better than -showlocation for three reasons:

1. You do not need to restart eclipse for it to take affect.
2. You can chose a short code.
3. It appears first, before the perspective and application name.

Answer 6

-startup
../../../plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.v20110502.jar
--launcher.library
../../../plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.cocoa.macosx_1.1.100.v20110502
-showsplash
org.eclipse.platform
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256m
--launcher.defaultAction
openFile
-vmargs
-Xms128m
-Xmx512m
-XX:MaxPermSize=256m
-Xdock:icon=../Resources/Eclipse.icns
-XstartOnFirstThread
-Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.carbon.smallFonts
-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote
-Declipse.p2.unsignedPolicy=allow

And these setting have worked like a charm for me. I am running OS X10.6 , Eclipse 3.7 Indigo , JDK1.6.0_24