Why does heap space run out only when running JUnit tests?

Question

When running JUnit tests, I always seem to run into this error:

eclipse outOfMemoryError: heap space

I have monitored Eclipse wi

Answer 1

Further to @Thijs Wouters response, to fix this issue in eclipse I did the following:

• Added a new Run configuration under JUnit (Run>Run configuration>JUnit>New)
• Within the arguments tab set VM arguments to "-Xms64m -Xmx256m" or higher if needs be