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Start by cloning the repository:

```bash
$ git clone --recursive https://github.com/lampepfl/dotty.git
$ git clone --recursive --single-branch https://github.com/lampepfl/dotty.git
$ cd dotty
$ sbt managedSources # Needed for IDE import to succeed
```
Pass `--single-branch` to clone only the master branch, otherwise cloning will be *much* slower (details in [issue #3236](https://github.com/lampepfl/dotty/issues/3236)).

Dotty provides a standard sbt build: compiling, running and starting a repl can
all be done from within sbt:
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