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* Tools for working with Scala

     based on: scala.epfl.ch

** Downloading tools

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         DOWNLOADING THE TOOLS

From scala.epfl.ch

     - Installation of command-line tools
     - Eclipse plugin

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** Eclipse Plugin

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         ECLIPSE PLUGIN

Change your shortcut for starting eclipse
  to pass option:

     -vmargs -Xmx256M

Set up Scala by following prompts

To run, use external tools configuration
 with
   Location: <full path to scala.bat>
   Working Directory: ${project_loc}
   Arguments: -cp ${project_loc}/bin
                         ${string_prompt}

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** Command line tools

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         COMMAND LINE TOOLS

scala - the virtual machine (like java)

scalaint - interactive interpreter
           (like hugs)

scalac - the compiler

scaladoc - documentation generator

scala-info - tells about environment, etc.

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        basic use similar to Java

              scalac pkg/Foo.scala
              scala pkg.Foo

** Documentation
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         DOCUMENTATION

From scala.epfl.ch

About the language:

   - The Scala Language specification
   - Scala by Example

About the APIs:

   - HTML browsable documents

      doc/api/index.html

   - also use the Java or .NET documents
     for base classes (Object, String...)

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