IntelliJ instructions
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a version of gradle to use for building on the first run. This will produce
a jar file: `build/libs/r8.jar` which contains both R8 and D8.
+## Setting up IntelliJ
+
+Follow the instructions in the above section.
+
+1. Open the project `r8/d8_r8` in IntelliJ
+2. Navigate to "Settings" > "Build, Execution, Deployment" > "Build Tools" > "Gradle"
+ 1. Select `r8/third_party/gradle` as "Local installation" in "Distribution"
+ 2. Select `r8/third_party/openjdk/jdk-11/linux` as "Gradle JVM"
+3. Sync the project using Gradle
+
+In order to run tests it may currently be necessary to run `tools/test.py` from the command line first.
+
## <a name="running-d8"></a>Running D8
The D8 dexer has a simple command-line interface with only a few options.
