So Paul very kindly got me going with SCORE + XAL + Eclipse!
In the interest of documenting the process, here's what we did:
1. cp -r /afs/slac.stanford.edu/package/eclipse/i386_linux24/3.3 to local workstation (I created a /scratch/eclipse directory on the local linux hard drive for this) (Note NOT ~/scratch directory!)
2. Create a workspace directory (for me it's /scratch/eclipse_WS)
3. cd to the eclipse software directory and start the eclipse exe; specify your workspace directory.
4. Open up the CVS view and configure the CVS server as in Chris' document (definitely store the password though!); find and check out xal4lcls.
5. Build the external jar file:
go to Navigator - Window | Show View | Navigator
in the Navigator, right click build.xml; select Run As
select "Ant build..." (the second ant in the list, which is xal-specific)
in the Names list, unselect the build-xal [Default] checkbox
select the jar-ext checkbox
Apply and Run
ext.jar will build.
6. Add ext.jar to the build path:
from the menu choose Project/Properties/Java build path
choose "Libraries" tab
"Add External" jars button ; jar selection dialog appears.
In <your workspace dir>/build/jar directory, find ext.jar and select it, press ok
7. Once this is done, your project should begin to build automatically.
8. Once the build is done (it takes a few minutes) you can run score:
navigate to gov/sns/apps/score
right click Main.java
select Run As
select Java Application
voila!!
cheers,
Judy