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Bug 319868 - java 1.6u21 warning message for users downloading for windows
Summary: java 1.6u21 warning message for users downloading for windows
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Community
Classification: Eclipse Foundation
Component: Website (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows All
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: phoenix.ui CLA
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Blocks: 319514
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Reported: 2010-07-14 11:33 EDT by Andrew Niefer CLA
Modified: 2010-07-20 14:56 EDT (History)
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Description Andrew Niefer CLA 2010-07-14 11:33:39 EDT 
In Java 1.6 update 21, the vm's company name is now Oracle instead of Sun Microsystems.

This causes the launcher to not recognize the vm as Sun so it does not apply the --launcher.XXMaxPermSize program arg (the vm arg -XX:MaxPermSize=256m).  Without this vm argument, eclipse will run out of perm gen memory and crash or freeze.

See bug 319514.

We should post a prominent warning message to users downloading any packages for Windows.  The message should say that running on Oracle/Sun 1.6u21 requires changes to the eclipse.ini file and refer users to http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_How_do_I_run_Eclipse%3F


Note that this affects previous releases of Eclipse and not just Helios.
Comment 1 Nathan Gervais CLA 2010-07-15 11:34:23 EDT 
I'm all for posting a notice on the downloads page.

How's this.

Attention Windows users running Java 1.6.0 update 21 with Eclipse.  Please follow the instructions here[1] to resolve crashing and freezing issues.

[1] link to http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_How_do_I_run_Eclipse%3F#Oracle.2FSun_VM_1.6.0_21_on_Windows
Comment 2 Nathan Gervais CLA 2010-07-20 14:56:46 EDT 
I've added the text i mentioned below to the downloads page.  Marking as FIXED.