Fails to compile extensions locally

[wolfv]

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Issue

Unfortunately, because we don't perform prefix replacement, the embedded configuration points to the wrong (encoded) prefix. That in turn adds wrong prefix-variables to compilation commands when you locally need to install a compiled extension.

I think it would be awesome if we could patch nodejs in such a way that it injects (at runtime,r or as env var) the correct prefix.

Installed packages

nodejs

Environment info

nodejs

[minrk]

We could try removing the flag disabling the prefix rewrite. There's a chance the bug it avoided has cured itself in the intervening period 🤞 .

Adding a test that exercises the failing case would be useful, too.

[wolfv]

I'm not sure that works because I think they embed JSON in a binary if I understood correctly. But I'll see if I can have a look this weekend

[minrk]

nodejs ships their own binaries which appear to be prefix-independent, so maybe there's just option or two we are missing.

If it's things like compiler paths, then perhaps some calls to e.g. export CC=$(basename $CC) might be enough.