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Clarify the Java manpage in relation to the JVM's OnOutOfMemoryError flags

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      From time to time developers try to use the JVM's out-of-memory flags (e.g. -XX:OnOutOfMemoryError) expecting them to activate when Java code throws an OutOfMemoryError - which they don't. The manpage description of these flags needs to be updated to make that clear.

            dholmes David Holmes
            dholmes David Holmes
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