> > Is there yet another configuration setting that has to be informed as to > what the System Preference Network Proxy setting is? >
Yes, and I don't think npm currently proxies the setting (though it probably should). You can either pass a "--proxy=my.proxy.server" switch or set the "HTTP_PROXY" env variable. > Where would this be documented? (sigh...) > It's currently not documented. Sorry about that! When a timeout happens it may good for me to display the proxy option (since that will usually be the problem I guess). I'm working on getting some basic man pages in there. > Why does it appear to be downloading a .tar.gz of the version of node that > is already installed? > node-gyp downloads the tarball of the current version so that it can extract the .h header files that node was compiled with, to get the closest match possible. This is specifically for Windows, where the .h header files never get installed anywhere on the system. What is the easiest way to obtain the 0.7.6 instance you mention below to > get to the real error... > How did you install previously? You can download installers or the tarballs for any of the versions on http://nodejs.org/dist/ -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
