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Installing {{ScoutLink|SDK|name=Scout SDK}} is really easy. 
* If you are new to eclipse, read [[{{FULLPAGENAME}}#Install Eclipse with Scout SDK|'''Install Eclipse with Scout SDK''']]
* If you already have Eclipse installed (but not Scout), read [[{{FULLPAGENAME}}#Add the Scout SDK to your Eclipse installation|'''Add the Scout SDK to your Eclipse installation''']]


== Install Eclipse with Scout SDK ==
Visit the [http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ Eclipse Download]-page to get Eclipse for Scout Developers. 

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{{note | JRE 7 required |Eclipse for Scout Developers requires Java 7 or greater.
If you have multiple JREs installed and want to be sure the right one is used start Eclipse Scout using the -vm command line argument and specifying the path to the executable. E.g.: ''eclipse -vm c:\path_to_the_jre\bin\javaw.exe''.}}

== Add the Scout SDK to your Eclipse installation ==
{{note|Eclipse|These instructions assume that you have Eclipse installed already. }}
To add Scout SDK to your existing Eclipse installation, you need to open eclipse and select ''Help'' | ''Install New Software...''

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Use ''http://download.eclipse.org/releases/mars'' in the dialog that shows up and expand ''Application Development Frameworks''. When expanded, check ''Eclipse Scout''. The version may be different than on the screenshot below:

[[Image:Scout.Luna.updatesite5.PNG|Select Scout Application Development drill down]]

Click Next twice, accept the license and restart Eclipse as soon as the download has been completed.

Now you are ready to use the {{ScoutLink|SDK|Perspective|Scout Perspective}}.

=== Scout Updatesites ===

To download alternative scout versions see [[Scout/Updatesites]].

== Get the Source Code ==

The source code is available on git:
[http://git.eclipse.org/c/scout/ http://git.eclipse.org/c/scout/]

Accessing the source code of specific released versions or branches is described [http://wiki.eclipse.org/Scout/Contribution#Getting_the_Scout_Sources here]