How do you adjust jvm args for dex memory in gradle?
android, gradle, jvm
Solution
There is an undocumented dexOptions flag.
`dexOptions { javaMaxHeapSize "2g" }`
I found the flag from a google groups post. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/adt-dev/P_TLBTyFWVY
Problem
I have an Android project which is currently running out of heap space during the dex step: ``` :app:dexXXXXX Exception in thread "pool-1-thread-4" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space ``` I would like to bump up the jvm min/max settings in gradle like we used to do with the Maven plugin: ``` <groupId>com.jayway.maven.plugins.android.generation2</groupId> <artifactId>android-maven-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.6.0</version> <extensions>true</extensions> <configuration> <sdk> <platform>${android.platform}</platform> </sdk> <undeployBeforeDeploy>true</undeployBeforeDeploy> <dex> <jvmArguments> <jvmArgument>-Xms1024m</jvmArgument> <jvmArgument>-Xmx2048m</jvmArgument> </jvmArguments> </dex> ``` But in the docs for the android plugin in gradle I only see these options: ``` android { dexOptions { incremental false preDexLibraries = false jumboMode = false } } ``` Is there a way to do it? There is a gradle.properties file but that just seems to have jvmargs for gradle itself.