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-For this project to compile, you need to go to the parent directory (root of the git repository)
-and run
+## Kotlin Libraries
 
-  ant -f build.xml
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+This area of the project is all written in Kotlin and assumes you've got the [Kotlin IDEA plugin installed](http://confluence.jetbrains.net/display/Kotlin/Getting+Started).
+
+This area of the project uses Maven for its build. To build install a recent [Maven]() distribution then type:
+
+    mvn install
+
+For more details see the [Getting Started Guide](http://confluence.jetbrains.net/display/Kotlin/Getting+Started)
+
+If you have a local Kotlin distribution (by running the Ant build in the parent directory) you can use your local Kotlin build via
+
+    mvn install -PlocalKotlin