How to optimize gradle build performance regarding build duration and RAM usage?

Question

I am currently switching from ant to gradle for my multi module web application and at the moment it seems that the current version of Gradle (M9) might be running up agains

Answer 1

If using the Gradle Wrapper you can set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS in gradlew like this:

DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-Xmx512m"

Set it in a similar fashion in gradlew.bat if you're on Windows:

set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=-Xmx512m

The Gradle Wrapper task can also be modified to include this automatically. This is how the Gradle developers have solved it:

wrapper {
    gradleVersion = '1.8'

    def jvmOpts = "-Xmx512m"
    inputs.property("jvmOpts", jvmOpts)
    doLast {
        def optsEnvVar = "DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS"
        scriptFile.write scriptFile.text.replace("$optsEnvVar=\"\"", "$optsEnvVar=\"$jvmOpts\"")
        batchScript.write batchScript.text.replace("set $optsEnvVar=", "set $optsEnvVar=$jvmOpts")
    }
}