IMPORTANT: We are using Eclipse Indigo IDE (version 3.7)

IMPORTANT: We are targeting Scala 2.9.x

Update Eclipse.ini

1. Go to the directory where you extracted the eclipse folder to.
2. Open the eclipse folder.
3. Locate the eclipse.ini file.
4. Right-click eclipse.ini, select Edit.

You'll want to change the contents to look similar to the following:

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Save and close the file.

Setup Eclipse

1. Run Eclipse
2. Pick a place for an eclipse workspace, or use the default workspace location
3. IMPORTANT: This workspace location is NOT inside your local git repository directory tree.
4. If this is your first time launching this Eclipse installation you'll be presented with a Start-up screen that contains tutorial information.
5. In the top right corner there's a button titled 'Workbench'. Click it.  This will take you to the Java Perspective.
6. From the top menu, click Help -> Install New Software

You will install three things: Scala IDE, XML Support and EGit.

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