Actually, I can think of seperate module inside the main root project and a seperate pom.xml for each one. Then you can build those one by one.
Else, try increasing the memory with the compiler plugin (I think, you have atleast 1.5 GB RAM) <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId> <configuration> <meminitial>512m</meminitial> <maxmem>1024m</maxmem> </configuration> </plugin> This may resolve the out of memory error. Regards, Ram On 6/17/08, Niranjan Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all > My prj_home_dir/src/main/java has about 1642 classes. When Maven executes > the compile life cycle, all tha 1642 classes are compiled at once and i > always get a out of memory error. Is there a way that i can instruct maven > to compile in steps. e.g web layer first, then the business layer etc. > > Please guide. > -- > Regards, > Niranjan Deshpande > > "Shut yourself from the world and create the reality you want" > -- Thanks Ram