Cannot start SugarJ even on the provided case studies. OutOfMemory or StackOver… exceptions in the Eclipse default configuration and with additional parameters such as -Xss64m

Could you please document which parameters are necessary?

Trace

!SESSION 2011-04-21 15:28:35.516 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=M20110210-1200
java.version=1.6.0_21
java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32, NL=de_DE
Framework arguments:  -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product
Command-line arguments:  -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86 -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product

!ENTRY org.strategoxt.imp.runtime 2 0 2011-04-21 15:28:37.685
!MESSAGE Make sure Eclipse is started with -vmargs -server (can be set in eclipse.ini) for best performance
!STACK 0
java.lang.RuntimeException: Make sure Eclipse is started with -vmargs -server (can be set in eclipse.ini) for best performance
at org.strategoxt.imp.runtime.Environment.logWarning(Environment.java:331)
at org.strategoxt.imp.runtime.Environment.checkJVMOptions(Environment.java:100)
at org.strategoxt.imp.runtime.Environment.<clinit>(Environment.java:85)
at org.strategoxt.imp.metatooling.loading.StartupDescriptorLoader.loadAllServices(StartupDescriptorLoader.java:58)
at org.strategoxt.imp.metatooling.loading.StartupDescriptorLoader.run(StartupDescriptorLoader.java:35)
at org.strategoxt.imp.metatooling.loading.StartupDescriptorValidator.<init>(StartupDescriptorValidator.java:17)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.createExecutableExtension(RegistryStrategyOSGI.java:184)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ExtensionRegistry.createExecutableExtension(ExtensionRegistry.java:904)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElement.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElement.java:243)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElementHandle.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElementHandle.java:55)
at org.eclipse.imp.language.Language.<init>(Language.java:121)
at org.eclipse.imp.language.LanguageRegistry.preInitEditorRegistry(LanguageRegistry.java:110)
at org.eclipse.imp.language.LanguageRegistry.initializeRegistryAsNeeded(LanguageRegistry.java:271)
at org.eclipse.imp.language.LanguageRegistry.findLanguage(LanguageRegistry.java:138)
at org.eclipse.imp.editor.UniversalEditor.createPartControl(UniversalEditor.java:692)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorReference.createPartHelper(EditorReference.java:670)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorReference.createPart(EditorReference.java:465)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPartReference.getPart(WorkbenchPartReference.java:595)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorAreaHelper.setVisibleEditor(EditorAreaHelper.java:271)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager.setVisibleEditor(EditorManager.java:1429)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager$5.runWithException(EditorManager.java:942)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:134)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:4041)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3660)
at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor.openWindows(WorkbenchAdvisor.java:803)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$31.runWithException(Workbench.java:1567)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:134)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:4041)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3660)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2548)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2438)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Workbench.java:671)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:664)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:115)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:369)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:620)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:575)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1408)

!ENTRY org.strategoxt.imp.runtime 4 0 2011-04-21 15:28:43.786
!MESSAGE unable to create new native thread
!STACK 0
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: unable to create new native thread
at java.lang.Thread.start0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Thread.start(Unknown Source)
at org.strategoxt.lang.compat.NativeCallHelper.call(NativeCallHelper.java:42)
at org.strategoxt.imp.nativebundle.SDFBundleCommand.invoke(SDFBundleCommand.java:169)
at org.sugarj.driver.SDFCommands.sdf2Table(SDFCommands.java:114)
at org.sugarj.driver.SDFCommands.sdf2Table(SDFCommands.java:88)
at org.sugarj.driver.SDFCommands.generateParseTable(SDFCommands.java:219)
at org.sugarj.driver.SDFCommands.compile(SDFCommands.java:144)
at org.sugarj.driver.Driver.currentParse(Driver.java:472)
at org.sugarj.driver.Driver.parseNextToplevelDeclaration(Driver.java:307)
at org.sugarj.driver.Driver.process(Driver.java:243)
at org.sugarj.driver.Driver.compile(Driver.java:203)
at org.sugarj.editor.SugarJParser.doParse(SugarJParser.java:63)
at org.strategoxt.imp.runtime.parser.AbstractSGLRI.parse(AbstractSGLRI.java:106)
at org.strategoxt.imp.runtime.parser.SGLRParseController.doParse(SGLRParseController.java:347)
at org.strategoxt.imp.runtime.parser.SGLRParseController.parse(SGLRParseController.java:285)
at org.strategoxt.imp.runtime.parser.SGLRParseController.forceInitialParse(SGLRParseController.java:519)
at org.strategoxt.imp.runtime.parser.SGLRParseController.getCurrentAst(SGLRParseController.java:112)
at org.strategoxt.imp.runtime.parser.SGLRParseController.getCurrentAst(SGLRParseController.java:1)
at org.strategoxt.imp.runtime.dynamicloading.DynamicParseController.getCurrentAst(DynamicParseController.java:99)
at org.eclipse.imp.editor.IMPOutlinePage.createControl(IMPOutlinePage.java:140)
at org.eclipse.ui.views.contentoutline.ContentOutline.doCreatePage(ContentOutline.java:137)
at org.eclipse.ui.part.PageBookView.createPage(PageBookView.java:408)
at org.eclipse.ui.part.PageBookView.partActivated(PageBookView.java:751)
at org.eclipse.ui.part.PageBookView.showBootstrapPart(PageBookView.java:920)
at org.eclipse.ui.part.PageBookView.createPartControl(PageBookView.java:491)
at org.eclipse.ui.views.contentoutline.ContentOutline.createPartControl(ContentOutline.java:121)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ViewReference.createPartHelper(ViewReference.java:375)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ViewReference.createPart(ViewReference.java:229)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPartReference.getPart(WorkbenchPartReference.java:595)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartPane.setVisible(PartPane.java:313)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ViewPane.setVisible(ViewPane.java:529)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.PresentablePart.setVisible(PresentablePart.java:180)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.PresentablePartFolder.select(PresentablePartFolder.java:270)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.LeftToRightTabOrder.select(LeftToRightTabOrder.java:65)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.TabbedStackPresentation.selectPart(TabbedStackPresentation.java:473)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.refreshPresentationSelection(PartStack.java:1254)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.createControl(PartStack.java:666)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.createControl(PartStack.java:574)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartSashContainer.createControl(PartSashContainer.java:568)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PerspectiveHelper.activate(PerspectiveHelper.java:272)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Perspective.onActivate(Perspective.java:981)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.onActivate(WorkbenchPage.java:2632)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow$27.run(WorkbenchWindow.java:2992)
at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:70)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.setActivePage(WorkbenchWindow.java:2973)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow$21.runWithException(WorkbenchWindow.java:2290)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:134)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:4041)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3660)
at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor.openWindows(WorkbenchAdvisor.java:803)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$31.runWithException(Workbench.java:1567)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:134)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:4041)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3660)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2548)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2438)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Workbench.java:671)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:664)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:115)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:369)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:620)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:575)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1408)

Submitted on 21 April 2011 at 15:30

Turned out Eclipse was at least partially broken. In addition, I documented stack space requirements on the web site.