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

[Jonas Smedegaard]

On 11-10-03 at 09:09pm, Florian Brandes wrote:
> 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.

Avoid using npm as part of packaging routines.  npm is a (crude!) 
packaging system in itself - won't work to layer packaging system inside 
each other.


 - Jonas

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