dx tool memory control

[MalcolmH]

Hi - I am getting an out of memory error with the dx tool. had some
success with --no-optimize option with one application, but a larger
one fails. can anyone help with advice on adjusting memory options, or
tips on reducing memory demand.....i have an acer iconia tab with 1
gig ram.

[Tom]

Yes, I also had out-of-memory problem when I tried to dexify apps with a lot of libs.

It would be the easiest way if we could allocate more memory for dx.

But maybe, we will have to modify dx to solve this problem on Android.
I think I it gathers all dexified files in memory before writing them out to the dex file.
Maybe we can change that so that the dexified files are streamed directly to the storage card.

Tom

[Malcolm Haye]

Hi, am also going to have a go at splitting big app into a few diff services, improve the design. it's a big semi-direct conversion from a vb calc app for some business stuff.

[Tom]

See this post: http://code.google.com/p/java-ide-droid/issues/detail?id=21#c3