Sorry I didn't respond sooner but it's been a busy day.
I am able to get the project to run - I did have to remove a couple of '@override' annotations to get two classes to compile.
I created a new workspace in eclispe and added the Git Repository Exploring view.
I right clicked in the Git view and had this in my clipboard:
g...@github.com:brianssheldon/BubbasGroceryListApp.git
be sure to use the branch removeitemsfromcheckbox
I checked the project out. I got an error:
Android requires compiler compliance level 5.0 or 6.0. Found '1.4' instead. Please use Android Tools > Fix Project Properties.
and had to right click on the project and use Android Tools > Fix Project Properties
Then I did the Project/clean.
Then I had to remove the 2 annotations
At this point I was able to run the app in my emulator.
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I deleted the code from my hard drive and downloaded the code in a tar file and extracted it. I then did an import like you described. I had to do the same steps as above (fix project properties/clean/etc). and it seemed to work fine.
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try again and use this link to get to the repo:
and click on 'Downloads' on the right side (on the same line as 'Files' Commits'Branches'
then use either 'Download as zip' or 'tar.gz'
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I hope this helps.