The resource file src/share/classes/sun/rmi/rmic/resources/rmic.properties, used by the rmic tool, contains the following error messages for when an OutOfMemoryError or a StackOverflowError occurs during rmic's operation:

rmic.no.memory= The compiler has run out of memory. Consider using the "-J-mx<number>" command line option to increase the maximum heap size.

rmic.stack.overflow= The compiler has run out of stack space. Consider using the "-J-oss<number>" command line option to increase the memory allocated for the Java stack.

But the suggested VM options "-mx" and "-oss" date from the JDK 1.1 VM, and they have become obselete since then. The equivalent VM options in J2SE 1.3 and beyond are -X options:

    -Xmx<size> set maximum Java heap size
    -Xss<size> set java thread stack size

(1.2 appears to support -Xmx but not -Xss.)

These rmic error messages should be modified to refer to the currently supported options for controlling the maximum heap size and stack size-- or at least the suggestion of obselete VM options should be removed.

(This same issue applies to other localizations of this resource file.)