ionic android build - not enough memory to start jvm

Question

When trying to create an android apk file using ionic and gradle, i get an error

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
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Answer 1

In my case I just had to put all my environment variables for the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and the Java Development Kit (JDK) to the 64 bit version.

To do so, I went to oracle's website, and simply downloaded the 64 bit JRE and JDKs.

During the installation I checked it was well installed in C:\Program Files\Java and not in C:\Program Files (x86)\Java,

Then I set the environnment variable:

 - JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_121
 - Path: "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_121\bin" and "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_121\bin"

Hope it helps!