gcloud doesn't install on ARM

[ianlewis]

I tried to install on a BeagleBone Green

npm WARN package.json io-2016-iot-demo@0.0.1 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json io-2016-iot-demo@0.0.1 No README data
npm WARN package.json io-2016-iot-demo@0.0.1 license should be a valid SPDX license expression

> sse4_crc32@5.0.0 install /root/client/node_modules/gcloud/node_modules/hash-stream-validation/node_modules/fast-crc32c/node_modules/sse4_crc32
> node-gyp rebuild

gyp ERR! configure error 
 stack Error: EACCES, mkdir '/root/client/node_modules/gcloud/node_modules/hash-stream-validation/node_modules/fast-crc32c/node_modules/sse4_crc32/build'
gyp ERR! System Linux 3.8.13-bone71.1
gyp ERR! command "nodejs" "/usr/bin/node-gyp" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /root/client/node_modules/gcloud/node_modules/hash-stream-validation/node_modules/fast-crc32c/node_modules/sse4_crc32
gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.42
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.12.2
gyp ERR! not ok 
npm WARN optional dep failed, continuing sse4_crc32@5.0.0
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> grpc@0.13.1 install /root/client/node_modules/gcloud/node_modules/grpc
> node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

sh: 1: node-pre-gyp: Permission denied
npm ERR! Linux 3.8.13-bone71.1
npm ERR! argv "/root/opt/node-v4.4.3-linux-armv7l/bin/node" "/root/opt/node-v4.4.3-linux-armv7l/bin/npm" "install" "gcloud"
npm ERR! node v4.4.3
npm ERR! npm  v2.15.1
npm ERR! file sh
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall spawn

npm ERR! grpc@0.13.1 install: `node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build`
npm ERR! spawn ENOENT
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the grpc@0.13.1 install script 'node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build'.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the grpc package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs grpc
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR! 
npm ERR!     npm owner ls grpc
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /root/client/npm-debug.log

[stephenplusplus]

Seems like a permissions error. Try searching around for "sh: 1: node-pre-gyp: Permission denied" and see if you can find a solution that makes sense for your environment.

[ianlewis]

Since it's a grpc issue I filed a bug there instead.

grpc/grpc#6302

[ianlewis]

Yah, it's probably that I am trying to install modules as the root user. Lots of packages don't let you do that.