Michael Koch wrote: > On Thu, Jun 08, 2006 at 08:20:02PM +0200, Daniel R. wrote: >> Package: eclipse >> Severity: important >> >> >> I have had eclipse (downloaded from www.eclipse.org, directly) installed >> on my /opt/eclipse directory for some time, along with Sun's java 5 >> (update 6) sdk (debian-packaged with java-package), and it worked correctly. >> The response time was acceptable. >> >> Yesterday eclipse packages became available to debian testing and I >> installed them. Of course, it also installed the corresponding GNU JVM >> packages debian-eclipse uses by default. >> >> Both versions of eclipse I had now in my machine were the same: 3.1.2. >> The only difference I noticed in UI was the memory / garbage collector icon >> in debian-eclipse version (not present in original one). >> >> I installed onto /usr/share/eclipse the same additional plugins I had >> installed and working in the /opt/eclipse version: >> - emf-sdo-xsd-SDK-2.1.2.zip >> - GEF-SDK-3.1.1.zip >> - jadclipse_3.1.0.jar >> - JEM-SDK-1.1.0.1.zip >> - VE-runtime-1.1.0.1.zip >> - wtp-sdk-R-1.0.2-200604280245.zip >> >> I removed all eclipse's configuration directories in my home account, and >> started it worked apparently correctly, but loaded and ran much slower than >> my original version. I tried changing the JVM used to Sun's JVM in >> preferences, >> rerun eclipse, but it did not solve the problem. >> >> I removed all eclipse's conf. dirs. again and started my /opt/eclipse >> version, >> and it run smoothly (as Java can be) as it always did. Therefore, I have >> uninstalled debian-eclipse packages, and the dependency-related GNU JVM >> packages. >> >> I guess there is a problem with the way debian-eclipse is compiled or >> configured. >> >> >> I think this problem is important for package's usability. > > By default eclipse uses GCJ as runtime and I think you have forgotten to > install the need eclipse-*-gcj and libswt-*-gcj packages to make it > fast. Without these packages Eclipse is just interpreted as GCJ has no > JIT yet. And this is slow. Please confirm this makes it faster. An > alternative is to edit /etc/eclipse/java_home to prefer SUN JDK as your > runtime. This makes it faster too. > > > Cheers, > Michael
Hi, I have followed the recommendations from Michael (have used /.eclipse/eclipserc to override default JAVA_HOME instead of /etc/eclipse/java_home), and it solved the problem. With GCJ it ran still a bit slow. With SUN JDK it runs fine. Danke schön
