OK for RC2, we will have the builder only building changed resources, that
should change the behaviour significantly for most people.

On 4/8/06, Michael Neale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The main thing that changed is that the builder is triggered whenever a
> resource changes, for instance, you change a java object that a rule depends
> on - hence the rules get built. When we tried this though, garbage
> collection always reclaimed.
>
> One option we have is to not have it trigger builds, but someone
> complained as when they changed a java object, the rule error was not
> resolved until they made a change to the rule to force a build. Hard to have
> it both ways !
>
>
> On 4/7/06, Yuesong Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > The little test probably didn't demo it in an obvious
> > way. But I don't think it is just a fluctuation of
> > memory usage -- a couple of hours on my own project,
> > all my 2G virtual memory are consumed. Not something
> > in beta 3. Garbage collection doesn't help either.
> >
> > I won't say what I have is concrete evidence of a mem
> > leak of the IDE, just some observed difference in
> > behavior. I wanted to share it and see if someone else
> > has a similar experience. Is anyone using the RC1 IDE
> > at all?
> >
> > I'll give M6 a shot.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Yuesong
> >
> > --- Michael Neale <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> >
> > > I think since the beta the builder was changed to
> > > build whenever the
> > > resources changed, so that if you change a java
> > > object, and a rule depends
> > > on it, it will show up appropriately. You might be
> > > seeing the effect on
> > > that. As to if its a leak, well keep doing that, and
> > > then press the garbage
> > > collect button and see if it reclaims it. Normal
> > > operation is for mem to go
> > > up and down like that.
> > >
> > > The task manager in windows is not always
> > > informative, other then over a
> > > long period of time. As the heap grows, the JVM can
> > > request more from the
> > > OS, even if it doesn't use it the task manager will
> > > show it. Apparently in
> > > java 6 or 7 that is all changing, but for now, have
> > > a look at what the
> > > little eclipse meter (down the bottom in M5) says.
> > >
> > > Of course, a leak is always possible, the IDE has to
> > > do all sorts of stuff
> > > to parse/build the rules, sniff out DSLs etc.. (even
> > > the colours) but as you
> > > say, its recent behaviour, so I am thinking the main
> > > thing that changed is
> > > the builder.
> > >
> > > Please let us know what you find.
> > >
> > >
> > > Michael.
> > >
> > > (ps just trying out M6, still some issues - 3.2
> > > final is due in June, gosh I
> > > hope it comes quickly !).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4/7/06, Yuesong Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I installed the RC1 IDE this morning and started
> > > using
> > > > it. There appeared to be some kind of memory leak
> > > that
> > > > was not in the beta 3 version. The mem usage grew
> > > > every time the project was built. The more rules
> > > the
> > > > bigger the jump. Have to restart Eclipse to clean
> > > it
> > > > up.
> > > >
> > > > Here's a little test that I run to try to
> > > reproduce
> > > > the issue:
> > > >
> > > > - Install a fresh copy of Eclipse 3.2M5a,
> > > >   and the RC1 IDE
> > > > - Use the wizard to create a new Drools project
> > > > - Make sure auto build on
> > > > - Ctrl_c to copy the Sample drl file
> > > > - Keep hitting Ctrl_p to add new copies (each
> > > >   copy causes a rebuild)
> > > >
> > > > Have task manager open at the same time and watch
> > > the
> > > > mem usage go up.
> > > >
> > > > To compare, do the same thing with beta 3 IDE, the
> > > mem
> > > > usage increase is far less obvious, and garbage
> > > > collection can reclaim it.
> > > >
> > > > Did anyone else notice this?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Yuesong
> > > >
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