Paul Phillips' magic formula for fast REPL startup

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Last login: Fri Jun  3 10:53:41 on ttys008
~ % scala/dists/latest/bin/scala -J-client -J-d32 -Dscala.repl.power
Welcome to Scala version 2.10.0.r25048-b20110531064458 (Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM, Java 1.6.0_24).
Type in expressions to have them evaluated.
Type :help for more information.
[info] started at Fri Jun 03 10:56:24 PDT 2011

[info] compiler init time: 1.988 s.

** Power User mode enabled - BEEP BOOP WHIR **
** scala.tools.nsc._ has been imported      **
** global._ and definitions._ also imported **
** New vals! Try repl, intp, global, power  **
** New cmds! :help to discover them         **
** New defs! Type power.<tab> to reveal     **

[info] total init time: 4.522 s.

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