Oh, one more thing I forgot to mention. You *may* be able to get a newer version compiled and working on the BBB. But you're on your own here. As I have not tested anythign newer *yet*. Well, not anything that I got working anyway.
On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 10:48 AM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > *apt-get install python build-essential* >> *mkdir /nodejs* >> *cd /nodejs* >> >> *wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.15/node-v0.10.15.tar.gz >> <http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.15/node-v0.10.15.tar.gz>* >> >> *tar xzvf node-v0.10.15.tar.gz* >> >> *cd node-v0.10.15* >> >> *./configure --without-snapshot* >> *make* >> *./node -e 'console.log("Testing . . .");'* >> *make install* >> *node -v* >> *npm -v* >> > > This was compiled directly on the BBB using a NFS share for the rootfs. As > we're compiling directly on the BBB, it may be wise to consider using an > NFS share for your rootfs while doing so ( lots of writting to disk ). You > should be able to compile using an sdcard, but do so at your own risk. I > would definitely advise not doing so on the eMMC if you care about it. > > Another option would be to mount an NFS share at /home, then make > absolutely sure you are compiling somewhere on that share. Information > about how to achieve this is all over the web so I wont cover it( mounting > /home from an NFS share that is ). An iSCSI or AoE mount would work fine > too. > > > On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 10:14 AM, Dave Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> William, I would be interested in seeing that log. >> >> I couldn't get Express to work in the Cloud9 IDE with a recent BBB Debian >> image. >> >> >> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 1:41 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Irelandathome, I have personally installed Node.js from scratch and have >>> had it working. On Debian before it was technically "supported" As said >>> above, Bonescript runs on top ( along side ? Jason would know the best ) of >>> Node.js. >>> >>> There is only one hurdle when compiling from source. You need to tweak >>> the build script to build for the given processor type. Also, it seems many >>> of the javascript developers for Node.js modules are oblivious to the >>> concept of multi ARCH software. So, it may be wise if you're going to >>> experiment on your own, that you backup your file system between each >>> module install. At least this was the easiest way for me to keep a pristine >>> ( clean ) file system. >>> >>> All the major module like Express as far as I can tell seems to work >>> fine though. I did have a problem with one of the older package managers >>> initially while I was figuring things out. NPM worked fine last I looked >>> though. Also, you may not be able to use the latest version, but personally >>> I got very close( about a month back from latest ). >>> >>> I have a command line log of the steps I took to achieve this if it's of >>> any interest. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 10:20 AM, John Syn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> From: <[email protected]> >>>> Reply-To: <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 4:26 AM >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: [beagleboard] Using BeagleBone with JavaScript/Node.js >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm interested in looking at using BB with Node.js. If I come up with >>>> some test ideas, is it likely that I could find a production version of a >>>> board which would still allow me to use JavaScript or would I have to >>>> rewrite my solution with C or some C variant? >>>> >>>> You can use Node.js on any board version. There are no restrictions. >>>> >>>> >>>> thanks >>>> >>>> -- >>>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. 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