Eclipse memory settings when getting “Java Heap Space” and “Out of Memory”

Question

When trying to launch and run a flex/java project in eclipse I kept getting a \"Out of Memory Exception\" and \"Java Heap Space\" using Eclipse, Tomcat and a JRE.

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Answer 1

-xms is the start memory (at the VM start), -xmx is the maximum memory for the VM

• eclipse.ini : the memory for the VM running eclipse
• jre setting : the memory for java programs run from eclipse
• catalina.sh : the memory for your tomcat server