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+PWD=`pwd`
+NAME=${1:-pilosa}
+export GOPATH=$PWD/$NAME
+read -p "This will create a new pilosa environment at $GOPATH (DELETING IF NECESSARY!)! Continue? (y/n) " -n 1 -r
+if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
+then
+	echo
+	echo "Aborting!"
+	exit 1
+fi
+echo Building environment \"$NAME\" at $GOPATH...
+
+rm -rf $GOPATH
+mkdir -p $GOPATH/src
+git clone git@ops:nuevo-pilosa.git $GOPATH/src/pilosa
+cd $GOPATH
+ln -s src/pilosa pilosa
+
+go get github.com/vube/depman
+./bin/depman -path=pilosa install
+
+hg clone -u release https://code.google.com/p/gocircuit src/circuit_src
+cp -r src/circuit_src/src/circuit src
+
+export GOCIRCUIT=$GOPATH/src/circuit_src
+export ZKINCLUDE=$GOCIRCUIT/misc/starter-kit-darwin/zookeeper/include
+export ZKLIB=$GOCIRCUIT/misc/starter-kit-darwin/zookeeper/lib
+
+export CGO_CFLAGS="-I$ZKINCLUDE"
+export CGO_LDFLAGS="$ZKLIB/libzookeeper_mt.a"
+
+go install circuit/cmd/...
+go install pilosa/...
+
+cat << EOF > app.config
+{
+	"Zookeeper": {
+		"Workers": ["localhost:2181"],
+		"Dir":     "/circuit/pilosa"
+	},
+	"Deploy": {
+		"Dir":    "$GOPATH",
+		"Worker": "pilosa-worker"
+	},
+	"Build": {
+		"Host":             "localhost",
+		"Jail":             "{{ \`HOME\` | env }}/.pilosa/build",
+		"ZookeeperInclude": "$ZKINCLUDE",
+		"ZookeeperLib":     "$ZKLIB",
+		"Tool":             "$GOPATH/bin/4build",
+		"PrefixPath":       "",
+
+		"AppRepo":          "{rsync}$GOPATH/src/pilosa",
+		"AppSrc":           "$GOPATH/src/pilosa",
+
+		"GoRepo":           "{rsync}{{ \`GOROOT\` | env }}",
+		"RebuildGo":        false,
+
+		"CircuitRepo":      "{rsync}$GOCIRCUIT",
+		"CircuitSrc":       "/",
+
+		"WorkerPkg":        "pilosa/cmd/pilosa-cruncher",
+		"CmdPkgs":          ["pilosa/cmd/pilosa-spawn"],
+		"ShipDir":          "{{ \`HOME\` | env }}/.pilosa/ship"
+	}
+}
+EOF
+
+cat << EOF > activate
+export CIR=app.config
+export GOPATH=$GOPATH
+export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:\$PATH
+EOF
+
+echo Done building environment. Run \". activate\" to set environment variables.