Error java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded

Question

I get this error message as I execute my JUnit tests:

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded

I know what an OutOfMemo

Answer 1

For me, the following steps worked:

1. Open the eclipse.ini file

2. Change

   -Xms40m
   -Xmx512m
   

   to

   -Xms512m
   -Xmx1024m
   

3. Restart Eclipse

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