Just a reminder how to increase the heap size of Eclipse. This gives Eclipse a little more breathing space and speeds things up.

Steps

• Open the $ECLIPSE_HOME/eclipse.ini file in your favourite editor.
• Locate the line that starts with -Xmx and change it to -Xmx1024m.
• Save the file.
• Restart Eclipse.

You are ready to go.

Reference articles

• FAQ How do I increase the heap size available to Eclipse?
• eclipse.ini