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JRuby with large file
% jruby -J-Xmx2048m =merb -i
irb(main):001:0> buf = File.read('/tmp/1GB.txt'); buf.size
Error: Your application used more memory than the safety cap of 2048m.
Specify -J-Xmx####m to increase it (#### = cap size in MB).
Specify -w for full OutOfMemoryError stack trace
% jruby -J-Xmx4096m =merb -i
Invalid maximum heap size: -Xmx4096m
The specified size exceeds the maximum representable size.
Could not create the Java virtual machine.
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