It looks like the 'type': 'executable' is being ignored with older node/node-gyp versions such that a topcube.node is being created instead, which is incorrect. I will try to replicate and then provide a pull request fixing.
Release/topcube.node: Finished make: *** No rule to make targetRelease/topcube', needed by bin/topcube'. Stop. make: Leaving directory/home/peter/node_modules/tilemill/node_modules/topcube/build'
It looks like the
'type': 'executable'
is being ignored with older node/node-gyp versions such that atopcube.node
is being created instead, which is incorrect. I will try to replicate and then provide a pull request fixing.Downstream issue: http://support.mapbox.com/discussions/tilemill/6916-npm-errors-when-trying-to-install-tilemill-from-official-mapbox-docs