
Building MongoDB
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SCONS
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For detail information about building, please see [the wiki](http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Building).

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

    $ scons .

If you only want to build the database:

    $ scons
  
To install

    $ scons --prefix=/opt/mongo install

Please note that prebuilt binaries are available on [mongodb.org](http://www.mongodb.org/downloads) and may be the easiest way to get started.

SCONS TARGETS
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  * mongod
  * mongos
  * mongo
  * mongoclient
  * all

COMPILER VERSIONS
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  Mongo has been tested with GCC 4.x and Visual Studio 2008 and 2010.  Older versions
  of GCC may not be happy.

WINDOWS
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  See http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Building+for+Windows

  Build requirements:
    - vc++ express or visual studio
    - python 2.5 (for scons - 2.6 might be needed for some regression tests)
    - scons
    - boost 1.35 (or higher)

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

UBUNTU
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     scons libboost-dev libpcre++-dev xulrunner-1.9.1-dev


OS X
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Try homebrew -- brew install mongodb.


FREEBSD
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Install the following ports:

  * devel/boost
  * devel/libexecinfo
  * devel/pcre
  * lang/spidermonkey


Special Build Notes
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  * [debian etch on ec2](building.debian.etch.ec2.html)
  * [open solaris on ec2](building.opensolaris.ec2.html)
