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# How to Build {project_name:}
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The way most developers get started contributing to a project.
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{project_name:} uses [Maven](http://maven.apache.org/) as its build tool. If you don't fancy using Maven you can use your IDE directly or [Download](download.html) a distribution or JAR.
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Alternatively you can try using [sbt](sbt.html) which is particularly good for rapid edit-compile-test cycles
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* Download and [install Maven](http://maven.apache.org/download.html)
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* Get the latest [Source](source.html)
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To build {project_name:} maven has to be configured to use more memory
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set MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=128m
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### Doing a Quick Build
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The following avoids running all the unit test cases, we just skip the test running phase and not the building part
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mvn -Dtest=false clean install
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If you prefer to use an IDE then you can auto-generate the IDE's project files using maven plugins. e.g.
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### Importing into Eclipse
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If you have not already done so, you will need to make Eclipse aware of the Maven repository so that it can build everything. In the preferences, go to `Java -> Build Path -> Classpath` and define a new Classpath Variable named `M2_REPO` that points to your local Maven repository. i.e. `~/.m2/repository` on Unix and `c:\Documents and Settings\$username\.m2\repository` on Windows).
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You can also get Maven to do this for you:
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mvn eclipse:add-maven-repo -Declipse.workspace=/path/to/the/workspace/
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* [Source](source.html)
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* [Maven Reports](maven.html)