To build this project, you must first install the Ubilinux into your Intel Edison.
To do this, you can follow the SparkFun tutorial:
SparkFun: Loading debian ubilinux on the Edison
Now you must install the libmraa from Intel
SparkFun: Installing libmraa on ubilinux for Edison
The ported code from AlexaPi to Intel Edison:
Awesome! I particularly like the joke. (;