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+title: "Installation"
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The Java SDK provides a generic set of wrappers so you can make API calls in java.
h3. Introdution
* The Java SDK requires Java 6 or later
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* The Java SDK is implemented as a maven project. Hence, you would need a working
maven environment to be able to build the source code. If you do not have maven setup,
-you may find the "Maven in 5 Minutes":http://maven.apache.org/guides/getting-started/maven-in-five-minutes.html link useful.
+you may find the "Maven in 5 Minutes":http://maven.apache.org/guides/getting-started/maven-in-five-minutes.html link useful.
* In this document $ARVADOS_HOME is used to refer to the directory where
arvados code is cloned in your system. For ex: $ARVADOS_HOME = $HOME/arvados
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* Please see "api-tokens":{{site.baseurl}}/user/reference/api-tokens.html for full details.
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h3. Building the Arvados SDK
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In Eclipse IDE:
Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Build Path -> Classpath Variables
- Click on the "New..." button and add a new
+ Click on the "New..." button and add a new
M2_REPO variable and set it to your local Maven repository
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