Using nodejs 4.8.3 from meta-openembedded, following the instructions at https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/TipsAndTricks/NPM: devtool add "npm://registry.npmjs.org;name=cute-files;version=1.0.2" bitbake cute-files The bitbake command fails with: | npm ERR! Linux 4.11.5-200.fc25.x86_64 | npm ERR! argv "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/bin/node" "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/bin/npm" "install" "--prefix" "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/image/usr" "-g" "--arch=ia32" "--target_arch=ia32" "--production" "--no-registry" | npm ERR! node v4.8.3 | npm ERR! npm v2.15.11 | | npm ERR! Registry not defined and registry files not found: "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/npm_cache/noregistry/commander/.cache.json", "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/npm_cache/commander/.cache.json". | npm ERR! | npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at: | npm ERR! <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues> | npm ERR! Linux 4.11.5-200.fc25.x86_64 | npm ERR! argv "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/bin/node" "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/bin/npm" "install" "--prefix" "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/image/usr" "-g" "--arch=ia32" "--target_arch=ia32" "--production" "--no-registry" | npm ERR! node v4.8.3 | npm ERR! npm v2.15.11 | | npm ERR! Registry not defined and registry files not found: "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/npm_cache/noregistry/content-disposition/.cache.json", "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/npm_cache/content-disposition/.cache.json". | npm ERR! | npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at: | npm ERR! <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues> | npm ERR! Linux 4.11.5-200.fc25.x86_64 | npm ERR! argv "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/bin/node" "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/bin/npm" "install" "--prefix" "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/image/usr" "-g" "--arch=ia32" "--target_arch=ia32" "--production" "--no-registry" | npm ERR! node v4.8.3 | npm ERR! npm v2.15.11 | | npm ERR! Registry not defined and registry files not found: "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/npm_cache/noregistry/express/.cache.json", "/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/npm_cache/express/.cache.json". | npm ERR! | npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at: | npm ERR! <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues> | | npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: | npm ERR! /home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/workspace/sources/cute-files/npm-debug.log | WARNING: /home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/temp/run.do_install.5010:1 exit 1 from 'npm install --prefix /home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/image/usr -g --arch=ia32 --target_arch=ia32 --production --no-registry' | ERROR: Function failed: do_install (log file is located at /home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/cute-files/1.0.2-r0/temp/log.do_install.5010) ERROR: Task (/home/ipuustin/git/poky/build/workspace/recipes/cute-files/cute-files_1.0.2.bb:do_install) failed with exit code '1'
Looks like a duplicate of bug 11728. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 11728 ***