Total RAM used is *not* the sum of the "Mem usage" and "VM" columns in task manager. See http://shsc.info/WindowsMemoryManagement - the punchline is right at the end.
Jaime Metcher > -----Original Message----- > From: James Wolfe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 2:08 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: CF Editor > > > I said that Eclipse only runs well on 2GB of ram and then > everyone comes out of the woodwork and says "I got 2GB of RAM and > it runs fine!" What is the point of that post? > > I'm very glad for you that have 2GB of RAM (and mildly jealous), > but the average non-brand-spanking new machine has 512MB of RAM > which is simply not enough to run Eclipse properly. > > I also specifically said that it uses 400MB of [RAM + VM] and I > get responses from people that clearly leave off the VM (which is > extremely relevant). > > For reference, in order to see the total RAM (including VM) that > an app uses, open Task Manager, click View, click Columns, check > off "Virtual Memory" and sum the RAM + Virtual Memory for the > total RAM used. > > After using eclipse for 5 minutes, you will see the total RAM is > at or (far) above 400GB. That is an obscene amount of memory for > a program to use. Visual Studio, which is all the IDE Eclipse is > and more, uses 1/10 (~40MB) of that at load time and 1/3 (100 - > 150MB) of that when you have 20 files open and are compiling software. > > I honestly dont understand how everyone cheers about such a > poorly written memory hog. I understand that its free and you get > what you pay for, but there are limits. > > In short, as I said in my original post, use Eclipse if you have > 2GB or more of RAM. Don't if you don't. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:282152 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
