gistfile1.py

def sphinx():
    with cd('/tmp'):
        tgz = 'sphinx-0.9.8.1.tar.gz'
        run('wget http://www.sphinxsearch.com/downloads/%s' % tgz)
        run('tar xzf %s' % tgz)
        with cd(tgz.replace('.tar.gz', '')):
            run('./configure')
            run('make')
            sudo('make install')