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SERVER-16197 Update docs/building.md for 2.8
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To build MongoDB, you will need:

* A modern C++ compiler. MongoDB has been tested with Clang 3.x, GCC 4.1+, and Visual Studio 201x. Older versions
of the compilers are not supported.
* A modern C++ compiler. One of the following is required.
* GCC 4.8.2 or newer
* Clang 3.4 (or Apple XCode 5.1.1 Clang) or newer
* Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 or newer
* Python 2.7
* SCons 2.3

for the target x86, or x86-64 platform. More detailed platform instructions can be found below.

MongoDB Tools
--------------

The MongoDB command line tools (mongodump, mongorestore, mongoimport, mongoexport, etc)
have been rewritten in [Go](http://golang.org/) and are no longer included in this repository.

The source for the tools is now available at [mongodb/mongo-tools](https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-tools).

SCons
---------------

For detail information about building, please see [the build manual](http://www.mongodb.org/about/contributors/tutorial/build-mongodb-from-source/)

If you want to build everything (mongod, mongo, tools, etc):
If you want to build everything (mongod, mongo, tests, etc):

$ scons all

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* mongos
* mongo
* core (includes mongod, mongos, mongo)
* tools (includes all tools)
* all

Windows
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See [the windows build manual](http://www.mongodb.org/about/contributors/tutorial/build-mongodb-from-source/#windows-specific-instructions)

Build requirements:
* VC++ 2010 Express or later, OR Visual Studio 2010 or later
* Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 or newer
* Python 2.7, ActiveState ActivePython 2.7.x Community Edition for Windows is recommended
* SCons
* Boost 1.35 (or higher)

Or download a prebuilt binary for Windows at www.mongodb.org.

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