8.0 RC1 (8995) no longer prefers Java 6 on the mac?

on the flipside, memory usage is down (as expected, with pointers being half the size :) .. and the app feels much faster. so its probably a net win

Yeah, agree.
Intellij team, please consider to switch the IDEA 8 to Java6 JRE by default.
And a little bit more sophisticated Xms and Xmx settings. The 32m and 128m settings is outdated, isn't it?

Thanks in advance!

Hello Fazekas,

Yeah, agree.

Intellij team, please consider to switch the IDEA 8 to Java6 JRE by
default.

Why? IDEA under Java 6 uses much less memory and the reports say that it's
more stable overall.

And a little bit more sophisticated Xms and Xmx settings. The 32m and
128m settings is outdated, isn't it?

The default settings are 32/256 now.

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I don't really understand your answer, if you don't mind.
What i tried to say is that on Leopard the default java is 6 now and i hoped that idea follow this lead. But if i interpret your answer correctly, you have done it already. Or am i misunderstanding something?

Regards,

Imre

Edited by: Fazekas Imre on Nov 4, 2008 11:58 PM

Edited by: Imre Fazekas on Nov 5, 2008 12:00 AM

Edited by: Imre Fazekas on Nov 5, 2008 12:00 AM

Hello Imre,

I don't really understand your answer, if you don't mind. What i tried
to say is the on Leopard the default java is 6 now and i hoped that
idea follow this lead. But if i interpret your answer correctly, you
have done the same. Or am i misunderstanding something?

No, we have not done the same because we do not see any real advantages from
doing so, and see a very real disadvantage (much increased memory usage).

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Dmitry Jemerov
Development Lead
JetBrains, Inc.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
"Develop with Pleasure!"

(much increased memory usage).

vs.

IDEA under Java 6 uses much less memory

What's correct?

Hello Tom,

>> (much increased memory usage).
>>

vs.

>> IDEA under Java 6 uses much less memory
>>

What's correct?

Sorry, I mixed things up. Java 6 on MacOS X is 64-bit so IDEA under Java
6 uses much more memory.

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Dmitry Jemerov
Development Lead
JetBrains, Inc.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
"Develop with Pleasure!"

OK, that is clear now. Only a negation was missing. :) Thanks...

What i tried to say is that on Leopard the default java is 6 now and i hoped that idea follow this lead.

Actually, unless you make changes in the Java Preferences, Java 5 remains the default on Leopard at this time.