[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Eclipse hates me! Help requested please:

[Eric Rizzo <eclipse5@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kevin Crocker wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:03:27 -0400, Eric Rizzo wrote:
> > Eclipse is dying because 64MB is simply not enough perm gen space for an 
> > app with lots of classes. "Core" Eclipse does not likely reach that 
> > limit, but when you add a massive set of plugins like MyEclispe or WTP, 
> > it bumps its head on that ceiling quite easily.
>
> OK - now explain this - I blew away the configuration directory in Eclipse
> except for the config.ini file (actually I blew it away too but then
> Eclipse complained and said put it back :-). Now my PermGen has been
> increased up to 128M - go figure! Anyway, it appears that I will now
> be able to continue to make other mistakes :-)

Finally, a breakthrough!
Please make sure to report this development to the bug report
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=92250

The people CCed on that are likely to understand what in the 
configuration directory might affect such things.

Eric