npm install: node-waf not found. What to do?

Question

Using node -v v0.10.29, npm -v 1.4.14 (http://ppa.launchpad.net/chris-lea/node.js/ubuntu)

when doing a "npm install" of a project, "[email protected] preinstall" always shouts "sh: 1: node-waf: not found"

I've seen some other questions about the same thing, but I still don't know what I have to do to make "npm install" work.

Thanks.

Answer 1

The node-waf package has been replaced by node-gyp, this is why you get the not found error. The package is not available anymore: https://www.npmjs.org/search?q=node-waf

The zlib package you want to install has not been updated for years. Node.js has built-in support for Zlib, see the manual for more details: Zlib.