I will not miss manually setting Xmx for each new install even a little bit.
Thank you! Graydon On Thu, Jun 26, 2025, at 10:11, Christian Grün wrote: > Thanks, Graydon. > > You are right, we have finally removed the static -Xmx setting to let the JRE > decide how much RAM to assign (in many cases, it will now be more than 2GB – > usually 25% of the available main memory). > > As described in the documentation, it is still possible to assign Java flags > to the BASEX_JVM variable. > > Cheers, > Christian > > > Graydon Saunders <graydon...@fastmail.com> schrieb am Do., 26. Juni 2025, > 16:05: >> __ >> Excellent news! >> >> I notice that the >>> # Options for virtual machine (can be extended by global options) >>> BASEX_JVM="-Xmx16g $BASEX_JVM" >> line is gone, it seems generally, from the* *startup scripts. >> >> https://docs.basex.org/main/Start_Scripts continues to reference setting >> -Xmx. >> >> Is there a new place to do this or is it expected to not be required with 12? >> >> Thanks! >> Graydon >> >> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025, at 08:54, Christian Grün wrote: >>> Dear all, >>> >>> Version 12 marks a major leap forward for BaseX – our open-source XML >>> framework, database engine, and XQuery 4.0 processor. This release >>> introduces powerful new features, essential upgrades, and expanded >>> standards support that will elevate how you build, query, and manage >>> XML-driven applications. >>> >>> This is what you get: >>> >>> 🔧 Core Upgrades >>> - Java 17: better performance, long-term support >>> - Jetty 12: better compatibility, future-proofing >>> >>> ✨ XQuery features, 4.0 >>> - Order-Preserving Maps: more intuitive & predictable data structures >>> - Map performance: significantly leaner & faster, close to native Java >>> - Arrays & sequences: Wrapping as arrays in constant time & vice versa >>> - Pipeline Operator: clean, expressive queries with the -> operator >>> - Typed constructs: structured data with item and record constructors >>> - Stack Traces, finally block: better debugging, robust error-handling >>> - While Clauses: better control flow in functional logic >>> - Standardized CSV, JSON, and HTML Parsing, support for Validator.nu >>> - Scripting: launch XQuery expressions as independent jobs >>> - Profiler Optimizations: aggregation of profiled results >>> >>> 🔐 Security & Admin Enhancements >>> - Automatic Admin Password Generation (first startup) >>> - Log Filtering, Masking & Truncation: better control over logging >>> >>> Get the new version and check out our documentation for more details: >>> >>> https://basex.org >>> https://docs.basex.org/main/Changelog >>> >>> Have fun, >>> Your BaseX Team >>> >>
