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+ami-f2f6159b
+
+  apt-get update
+
+  apt-get install git-core "g++-4.1" 
+  apt-get install python-setuptools libpcre3-dev
+  apt-get install libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-dev libboost-thread-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-date-time-dev
+
+see: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Building+Spider+Monkey
+
+  ln -s /usr/bin/g++-4.1 /usr/bin/g++
+  ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-4.1 /usr/bin/gcc
+ 
+  easy_install scons
+
+  git clone git://github.com/mongodb/mongo.git
+
+  cd mongo
+  scons all
+