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- Install Eclipse JEE Helios http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
- Install Java 6 for your platform
- Use Eclipse Preferences to configure Eclipse to use Java 6 by default. Note that this must be a 32-bit build, not a 64-bit build.
- If you use a Mac, see Mifos Mac OS X Install
- Install Maven 2.0.9 or greater
- 2.0.9 is required due to Maven bug MNG-2923 (noted fixed in 2.0.7, but actually fixed in 2.0.9)
- Install plugins via Software Updates:
- Install Maven Integration for Eclipse Plugin - eclipse update site URL
- Install TestNG Eclipse Plugin - eclipse update site URL
- Install Freemarker IDE plugin (via JBoss Tools download site) (optional) http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/updates/stable
- Install EGit plugin - home page, eclipse update site URL
- Install the PMD plugin http://pmd.sourceforge.net/eclipse
- Install the FindBugs plugin http://findbugs.cs.umd.edu/eclipse/
- Install mysql for your platform
Once you have the plugins, you should be able to check out build, and run the latest trunk code.
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