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 Spark requires Scala 2.9.2. The project is built using Simple Build Tool (SBT),
 which is packaged with it. To build Spark and its example programs, run:
 
-    sbt/sbt compile
+    sbt/sbt package
 
 To run Spark, you will need to have Scala's bin directory in your `PATH`, or
 you will need to set the `SCALA_HOME` environment variable to point to where