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### prerequisites
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[Git][] and [Early Access build of OpenJDK 1.8 build 88][JDK18 build 88] (get
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the JDK and don't get the lambda edition). Set the environment variable `JAVA_HOME`
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to point to the `jdk1.8.0` folder extracted from the JDK download.
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[Git][] and [Early Access build of OpenJDK 1.8 build 88][JDK18 build 88]
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> **Note:** Do not use the "lambda" edition of JDK b88 when building the
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ramework, as it still causes some errors. It should be fine, however, to
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*run* against various versions of OpenJDK 1.8, lambda or otherwise.
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Be sure that your `JAVA_HOME` environment variable points to the `jdk1.8.0` folder
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extracted from the JDK download.
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### check out sources
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`git clone git://github.com/SpringSource/spring-framework.git`
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### import sources into your IDE
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Run `./import-into-eclipse.sh` or read `import-into-idea.md` as appropriate.
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> **Note:** Per the prerequisites above, ensure that you have JDK 8 configured properly in your IDE.
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> **Note:** Per the prerequisites above, ensure that you have JDK 8 configured
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properly in your IDE.
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### install all spring-\* jars into your local Maven cache
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`./gradlew install`

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