Compiling/Installing Node 0.8.11 on Amazon Linux
==============================================================================

Verify Python 2.6 is ready to go.  (Should print "Python 2.6.8")
```bash
$ python -V
```
 
Install Development Toolchain
```bash
$ sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
```

Switch to home directory:
```bash
$ cd ~
```

Download Node 0.8.11 source tarball:
```bash
$ wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.11/node-v0.8.11.tar.gz
```

Untar:
```bash
$ tar -xzf node-v0.8.11.tar.gz
```
 
Switch to node directory:
```bash
$ cd node-v0.8.11
```

Run configure script with newly installed python binary
```bash
$ ./configure
```

Compile Node
```bash
$ make -j5
```

Install Node
```bash
$ sudo make install
```

Verify installation (should print "v0.8.11")
```bash
$ node --version
```