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  1. Install a basic Eclipse distribution in a properly named folder, e.g. eclipse_4.2.1.
  2. Install additional features as described in Getting Eclipse.
  3. Produce a

    reference installation file (File > Export > Install > Installed Software Items to File) and publish it in the config repository for people to download.

    Produce a P2 reference repository for the automatic Maven build to use. To do that, execute something similar to the following command in /home/java:

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    java -jar eclipse_3.8/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_*.jar \
    -application org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.FeaturesAndBundlesPublisher \
    -metadataRepository file:/home/java/repository/juno382 \
    -artifactRepository file:/home/java/repository/juno382 \
    -source /home/java/eclipse_3.8/ \
    -publishArtifacts
  4. Update the reference repository location in the parent POM files of the source code repositories.
  5. Update /home/java/eclipse to point to the new installation.

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