[Pkg-javascript-devel] packaging node applications in Debian

[Florian Brandes]

Hello,

my name is Florian Brandes and I am trying to debianize a node package
for Ubuntu. (See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/861219 )
The program I try to pack is called forever and is a simple script, but
issuing a "sudo npm install forever -g" it does compile the node module
"daemon" (also, see: http://paste.ubuntuusers.de/403177/ ) ("daemon" is
a dependency of forever)

I downloaded the source code (in a folder called forever-0.6.7) , did a
"npm pack" and "sudo npm install forever-0.6.7.tgz -g" within and it
works and installs without problem, when connected to the Internet. When
connection to the Internet is disabled, it cannot compile and dies with
a "npm ERR! error installing forever at 0.6.7 Error: ECONNREFUSED, Could
not contact DNS servers"

How can I build the package without an Internet connection? I ask,
because the build system in Ubuntu builds in a separate, virtual,
no-network-environment and fails.

I would appreciate any comment on that,

thanks in advance,

Florian Brandes