Requirements:
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To run Meteor:

Java JDK 1.5 or above.  Java 1.6 update 14 or above is recommended to
take advantage of compressed object pointers to reduce memory usage:
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

To build Meteor from source:

Apache Ant:
http://ant.apache.org/

Running Meteor:
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Please see the README for instructions on running Meteor.  Building Meteor
from source is NOT required.

Building Meteor:
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A precompiled jar file is included with the Meteor release.  To compile Meteor
from source, run ant from the Meteor directory (containing the file
"build.xml"):

$ ant

This will create the jar file meteor-<version>.jar in the Meteor directory.
