node-gyp's path

[Jxck]

when installing node, npm installs node-gyp in global at installing process and add to path.

nodebrew has node-gyp at here

.nodebrew/node/v0.8.3/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/node-gyp-bin

but, path doesn't add.

so

$which node-gyp
node-gyp not found

[hokaccha]

Is this nodebrew's issue? I don't think so.

It should install by npm install -g node-gyp.

[Jxck]

It should install by npm install -g node-gyp.

in installing process, node does that in automatically. and node-gyp are fetched in local already. why we need to install twice?

[hokaccha]

why we need to install twice?

Because it is npm specific. npm installs dependence module in each directory.

You saying node-gyp is npm private dependencies.

https://github.com/isaacs/npm/blob/master/package.json#L56

• When run npm install -g npm, can't use node-gyp command.
• When run npm install -g express-*(express-* is dependent on express), can't use express command.

These are the same problems.

[hokaccha]

I tried this.

$ wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.3/node-v0.8.3.tar.gz
$ tar zfx node-v0.8.3.tar.gz
$ ./configure --prefix=/path/to/dir
$ make && make install
$ ls /path/to/dir/bin
$ ls
./        ../       node*     node-waf* npm@

If node-gyp is installed automatically, it should exist in bin directory. but not exists.

And binary file was also the same.

$ wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.16/node-v0.8.16-darwin-x64.tar.gz
$ tar zfx node-v0.8.16-darwin-x64.tar.gz
$ ls node-v0.8.16-darwin-x64/bin 
./        ../       node*     node-waf* npm@