gnu: node: Add an npmrc file to set nodedir.

* gnu/packages/node.scm (node, node-lts)[arguments]: Add a phase
'install-npmrc to create a "built-in" npmrc file that configures
"nodedir" to point to the output store path.
(libnode)[arguments]: Delete the 'install-npmrc phase.

Signed-off-by: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler@gmail.com>
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Philip McGrath 2021-12-16 21:02:44 -05:00 committed by Liliana Marie Prikler
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@ -261,7 +261,24 @@ (define-public node
(find-files (search-input-directory outputs "lib/node_modules")
(lambda (file stat)
(executable-file? file))
#:stat lstat))))))))
#:stat lstat)))))
(add-after 'install 'install-npmrc
;; Note: programs like node-gyp only receive these values if
;; they are started via `npm` or `npx`.
;; See: https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#npm-configuration
(lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
(let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out")))
(with-output-to-file
;; Use the config file "primarily for distribution
;; maintainers" rather than "{prefix}/etc/npmrc",
;; especially because node-build-system uses --prefix
;; to install things to their store paths:
(string-append out "/lib/node_modules/npm/npmrc")
(lambda ()
;; Tell npm (mostly node-gyp) where to find our
;; installed headers so it doesn't try to
;; download them from the internet:
(format #t "nodedir=~a\n" out)))))))))
(native-inputs
`(;; Runtime dependencies for binaries used as a bootstrap.
("c-ares" ,c-ares)
@ -822,4 +839,5 @@ (define-public libnode
`(cons* "--shared" "--without-npm" ,flags))
((#:phases phases '%standard-phases)
`(modify-phases ,phases
(delete 'install-npmrc)
(delete 'patch-nested-shebangs)))))))