Also note that under Linux you can set the heap space much larger than under Windows. In my experiments on Win XP, gvSIG would no longer start up if I set Xmx to > 1500 or so. Try how far you can go.
Ben ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jorge Piera" <jorge.pi...@iver.es> To: "Users and Developers mailing list" <gvsig_internacional@listserv.gva.es> Sent: Friday, January 8, 2010 8:45:48 AM GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Bern / Rome / Stockholm / Vienna Subject: Re: [Gvsig_english] POTENTIAL ERROR gvSIG 1.9 (BN 1253) -- Jave Heap Error while editing table Hi. The optimum setting for memory depends on your environment and the application that your are running. I would try values from 500MB up to 1GB. Regards, Jorge. Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd) wrote: > Jorge, > > My settings are command = #JAVA# > -Djava.library.path="#GVSIG_INSTALL_PATH#\lib" -cp #CLASSPATH# -Xmx500M > -Xss1024k com.iver.andami.Launcher gvSIG gvSIG/extensiones #ARGS# > > What is the optimum setting for memory? I run a Windows XP SP3 2GB of > memory. > > Cheers Simon > > Simon Cropper > Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd > PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020. > P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437. > mailto: scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au > <mailto:scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au> > web: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au <http://www.botanicusaustralia.com.au> > > > On 8/01/2010 5:52 PM, Jorge Piera wrote: > >> Hello Simon. >> >> Hi. >> >> You can run gvSIG using more memory. Just edit the gvSIG.sh (or the >> gvSIG.ini) file located in the installation directory (folder bin) and >> find the text "-Xmx500M". 500M is the number of MB that you want to use >> when you execute the Java Virtual Machine. You can change this number by >> the number of MB that you want and next time that you run gvSIG, it will >> use this number of MB./ >> / >> Regards, >> Jorge. >> >> >> Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd) wrote: >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I managed to generate a Java Heap error in gvSIG. >>> >>> Unfortunately I was unable to capture any error details. >>> >>> I can tell you what I was doing and hopefully you can reproduce. >>> >>> I was editing a shapefile's attribute table. Specifically I was changing >>> the values of a field used in complex labeling in individually defined >>> labeling classes - 10W = 10m high white writing, 5W = 5m high white >>> writing, etc. >>> >>> The shapefile is present 3 times in ToC. The first is site #, second >>> vegetation type, third quality. The label sizre is based on a field >>> called [LglGrp]. I was editing this field when I asked myself what the >>> previous instance of the shapefile looked like. Without really thinking >>> I clicked on the first instance (Site #) of the shapefile to view the >>> labels (without saving my changes) and BANG all hell broke loose - I had >>> numerous Java Heap Errors. >>> >>> I exited the program without saving and reentered. The shapefile was >>> intact but the recent edits were lost (obviously). I have scoured the >>> system but no error log was found. >>> >>> I have tried to repeat my steps but have not been able to triggered the >>> error again. >>> >>> Anyone know what would have triggered such a response? Memory issues? >>> >>> >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Gvsig_internacional mailing list > Gvsig_internacional@listserv.gva.es > http://listserv.gva.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gvsig_internacional > > > -- Jorge Piera Llodrá Especialista en Servicios OGC Equipo de desarrollo gvSIG IVER TI S.A. C/ Lérida, 20 46009-Valencia (Spain) Tlf.+34902252540 www.iver.es www.gvsig.com _______________________________________________ Gvsig_internacional mailing list Gvsig_internacional@listserv.gva.es http://listserv.gva.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gvsig_internacional ------ Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open Document Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit http://iso26300.info for more information. _______________________________________________ Gvsig_internacional mailing list Gvsig_internacional@listserv.gva.es http://listserv.gva.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gvsig_internacional