Increase heap size in m2e Eclipse plugin

Question

How does one increase the heap size of the m2e Eclipse plugin? Basically, I\'m trying to run an automated integration test using Cargo and Selenium under STS (SpringSource\'

Answer 1

When working with the Maven 2 plugin, setting java options in eclipse.ini or MAVEN_OPTS environment variable will have no effect on your build. You need to add some command line args via the "Edit Configuration and launch" dialog in Eclipse.

"Run As" > "Maven Build", click on the "JRE" tab, enter VM args e.g.

-Xms128M -Xmx512M