errors installing with npm 1.1.13 or newer

[stepheneb]

I'm getting errors using npm versions 1.1.13 or later installing science.js.

The error starts occurring after this commit in npm: https://github.com/isaacs/npm/commit/ed2a3c1090aa4c7

[science.js-git (master)]$ npm -v
1.1.18

[science.js-git (master)]$ npm install . -g
npm ERR! error reading .
npm ERR! couldn't pack . to /var/folders/zK/zK+A4xtxHSevr7D+EoIsPE+++TQ/-Tmp-/npm-1334863687383/1334863687383-0.24840772151947021/tmp.tgz
npm ERR! Could not install: .

npm ERR! SyntaxError: Unexpected token }
npm ERR!     at Object.parse (native)
npm ERR!     at Packer.readRules (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/fstream-npm/fstream-npm.js:179:33)
npm ERR!     at Packer.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/fstream-npm/node_modules/fstream-ignore/ignore.js:132:22)
npm ERR!     at [object Object].<anonymous> (fs.js:123:5)
npm ERR!     at [object Object].emit (events.js:64:17)
npm ERR!     at fs.js:1181:12
npm ERR!     at Object.oncomplete (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:94:5)
npm ERR! You may report this log at:
npm ERR!     <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR!     <npm-@googlegroups.com>
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! System Darwin 10.8.0
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "." "-g"
npm ERR! cwd /Users/stephen/dev/javascript/d3/science.js-git
npm ERR! node -v v0.6.15
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.18
npm ERR! file /Users/stephen/dev/javascript/d3/science.js-git/lib/uglifyjs/package.json
npm ERR! path /Users/stephen/dev/javascript/d3/science.js-git/lib/uglifyjs
npm ERR! type unexpected_token
npm ERR! fstream_path /Users/stephen/dev/javascript/d3/science.js-git/lib/uglifyjs
npm ERR! fstream_type Directory
npm ERR! fstream_class Packer
npm ERR! arguments [ '}' ]
npm ERR! message Unexpected token }
npm ERR! fstream_stack Packer.readRules (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/fstream-npm/fstream-npm.js:182:10)
npm ERR! fstream_stack Packer.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/fstream-npm/node_modules/fstream-ignore/ignore.js:132:22)
npm ERR! fstream_stack [object Object].<anonymous> (fs.js:123:5)
npm ERR! fstream_stack [object Object].emit (events.js:64:17)
npm ERR! fstream_stack fs.js:1181:12
npm ERR! fstream_stack Object.oncomplete (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:94:5)

npm ERR! TypeError: Cannot call method 'filter' of undefined
npm ERR!     at Packer.addIgnoreRules (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/fstream-npm/node_modules/fstream-ignore/ignore.js:148:13)
npm ERR!     at Packer.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/fstream-npm/node_modules/fstream-ignore/ignore.js:133:10)
npm ERR!     at [object Object].<anonymous> (fs.js:123:5)
npm ERR!     at [object Object].emit (events.js:64:17)
npm ERR!     at fs.js:1181:12
npm ERR!     at Object.oncomplete (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:94:5)
npm ERR! You may report this log at:
npm ERR!     <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR!     <npm-@googlegroups.com>
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! System Darwin 10.8.0
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "." "-g"
npm ERR! cwd /Users/stephen/dev/javascript/d3/science.js-git
npm ERR! node -v v0.6.15
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.18
npm ERR! type non_object_property_call
npm ERR! arguments [ 'filter', undefined ]
npm ERR! message Cannot call method 'filter' of undefined
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/stephen/dev/javascript/d3/science.js-git/npm-debug.log
npm not ok

[stepheneb]

FYI: I am installing science.js from a local checkout of the repository -- not from an online npm package since science.js isn't in the npm repository.

[stepheneb]

Could be an npm issue ... created npm issue here with link back: https://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues/2385