[Nix-dev] Overriding a node package

Fri Mar 27 00:38:11 CET 2015

Hello? Anyone using Node.js with nixpkgs?

On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 4:38 PM Kirill Elagin <kirelagin at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a package (`pkgs.keybase-node-client` to be precise) which is
> generated by `nodePackages.buildNodePackage`. I want to install it from my
> local git repo.
>
> I have no idea how node stuff works in nixpkgs (and not in nixpkgs,
> actually), so I tried the obvious thing:
>
> ~~~~
>   packageOverrides = pkgs_: {
>     keybase-node-client = lib.overrideDerivation pkgs_.keybase-node-client
>       (drv: {
>         src = fetchgit {
>           url = "/home/kirrun/proj/keybase/node-client";
>           <...>
>         };
>       });
>   };
> ~~~~
>
> but this gives me a super-weird error when I try to install it:
>
> ~~~~
> replacing old ‘keybase-node-client-0.7.7’
> installing ‘keybase-node-client-0.7.7’
> these derivations will be built:
>   /nix/store/qsdsxcvnmn6hxs4kpi2mymmplwjq5kig-keybase-node-client-0.7.7.drv
> building path(s)
> ‘/nix/store/16pd9zjj1dh9pc2lpij5p5xqji0b88ag-keybase-node-client-0.7.7’
> building
> /nix/store/16pd9zjj1dh9pc2lpij5p5xqji0b88ag-keybase-node-client-0.7.7
> unpacking sources
> unpacking source archive
> /nix/store/m33g6lw3dg6455bqfnshhn73rn8710yz-node-client-7888c0d
> source root is node-client-7888c0d
> patching sources
> configuring
> 'node_modules/iced-coffee-script' ->
> '/nix/store/jhqn9ph542b8fc8ig8akq22sphbpi2ff-iced-coffee-script-1.7.1-g/lib/node_modules/iced-coffee-script'
> <... (more lines like that) ...>
> 'node_modules/request' ->
> '/nix/store/56b058k267wsf5nhb9n7cw89gi4l90km-node-request-2.30.0/lib/node_modules/request'
> building
> npm ERR! registry error parsing json
> npm ERR! SyntaxError: Unexpected token <
> npm ERR! <!doctype html>
> npm ERR! <html>
> npm ERR! <head>
> npm ERR!     <title>Example Domain</title>
> npm ERR!
> npm ERR!     <meta charset="utf-8" />
> npm ERR!     <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html;
> charset=utf-8" />
> npm ERR!     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,
> initial-scale=1" />
> npm ERR!     <style type="text/css">
> <... (strip boring CSS) ...>
> npm ERR! <body>
> npm ERR! <div>
> npm ERR!     <h1>Example Domain</h1>
> npm ERR!     <p>This domain is established to be used for illustrative
> examples in documents. You may use this
> npm ERR!     domain in examples without prior coordination or asking for
> permission.</p>
> npm ERR!     <p><a href="http://www.iana.org/domains/example">More
> information...</a></p>
> npm ERR! </div>
> npm ERR! </body>
> npm ERR! </html>
> npm ERR!
> npm ERR!     at Object.parse (native)
> npm ERR!     at RegClient.<anonymous>
> (/nix/store/liq47hvqy92ha47q123y0106pwv404j2-nodejs-0.10.33/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-client/lib/request.js:274:23)
> npm ERR!     at Request._callback
> (/nix/store/liq47hvqy92ha47q123y0106pwv404j2-nodejs-0.10.33/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-client/lib/request.js:246:65)
> npm ERR!     at Request.self.callback
> (/nix/store/liq47hvqy92ha47q123y0106pwv404j2-nodejs-0.10.33/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/request/request.js:236:22)
> npm ERR!     at Request.emit (events.js:98:17)
> npm ERR!     at Request.<anonymous>
> (/nix/store/liq47hvqy92ha47q123y0106pwv404j2-nodejs-0.10.33/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/request/request.js:1142:14)
> npm ERR!     at Request.emit (events.js:117:20)
> npm ERR!     at IncomingMessage.<anonymous>
> (/nix/store/liq47hvqy92ha47q123y0106pwv404j2-nodejs-0.10.33/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/request/request.js:1096:12)
> npm ERR!     at IncomingMessage.emit (events.js:117:20)
> npm ERR!     at _stream_readable.js:943:16
> npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this *entire* log,
> npm ERR! including the npm and node versions, at:
> npm ERR!     <http://github.com/npm/npm/issues>
>
> npm ERR! System Linux 3.18.2-gentookirNote
> npm ERR! command
> "/nix/store/liq47hvqy92ha47q123y0106pwv404j2-nodejs-0.10.33/bin/node"
> "/nix/store/liq47hvqy92ha47q123y0106pwv404j2-nodejs-0.10.33/bin/npm"
> "--registry" "http://www.example.com"
> "--nodedir=/nix/store/5r47h9ipnlrpp05miaj6d3jzw9s7rdna-node-sources"
> "install"
> "/tmp/nix-build-keybase-node-client-0.7.7.drv-0/node-client-7888c0d"
> npm ERR! cwd
> /tmp/nix-build-keybase-node-client-0.7.7.drv-0/node-client-7888c0d/build-dir
> npm ERR! node -v v0.10.33
> npm ERR! npm -v 1.4.28
> npm ERR! type unexpected_token
> npm ERR! not ok code 0
> builder for
> ‘/nix/store/qsdsxcvnmn6hxs4kpi2mymmplwjq5kig-keybase-node-client-0.7.7.drv’
> failed with exit code 1
> error: build of
> ‘/nix/store/qsdsxcvnmn6hxs4kpi2mymmplwjq5kig-keybase-node-client-0.7.7.drv’
> failed
> ~~~~
>
> So errr… looks like something is trying to download something from
> example.com?
>
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