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channam@pearl:~/Code/Locker$ npm install
npm WARN mongodb@0.9.6-15 package.json: bugs['web'] should probably be bugs['url']
npm WARN xmlbuilder@0.1.2 package.json: bugs['web'] should probably be bugs['url']
npm WARN wrench@1.1.0 package.json: bugs['web'] should probably be bugs['url']
npm WARN async@0.1.9 package.json: bugs['web'] should probably be bugs['url']
npm WARN request@2.1.1 package.json: bugs['web'] should probably be bugs['url']
npm WARN htmlparser2@1.0.0 package.json: bugs['web'] should probably be bugs['url']

> daemon@0.3.0 preinstall /home/channam/Code/Locker/node_modules/daemon
> node-waf configure build

> clucene@0.2.3 install /home/channam/Code/Locker/node_modules/clucene
> node-waf configure build

Checking for program g++ or c++          : /usr/bin/g++
Checking for program cpp                 : /usr/bin/cpp
Checking for program ar                  : /usr/bin/ar
Checking for program ranlib              : /usr/bin/ranlib
Checking for g++                         : ok
Checking for node path                   : not found
Checking for node prefix                 : ok /usr/local
'configure' finished successfully (0.020s)
Waf: Entering directory `/home/channam/Code/Locker/node_modules/daemon/build'
no such environment: default
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/node-waf", line 16, in 
    Scripting.prepare(t, os.getcwd(), VERSION, wafdir)
  File "/usr/local/bin/../lib/node/wafadmin/Scripting.py", line 145, in prepare
    prepare_impl(t, cwd, ver, wafdir)
  File "/usr/local/bin/../lib/node/wafadmin/Scripting.py", line 135, in prepare_impl
    main()
  File "/usr/local/bin/../lib/node/wafadmin/Scripting.py", line 188, in main
    fun(ctx)
  File "/usr/local/bin/../lib/node/wafadmin/Scripting.py", line 386, in build
    return build_impl(bld)
  File "/usr/local/bin/../lib/node/wafadmin/Scripting.py", line 399, in build_impl
    bld.add_subdirs([os.path.split(Utils.g_module.root_path)[0]])
  File "/usr/local/bin/../lib/node/wafadmin/Build.py", line 981, in add_subdirs
    self.recurse(dirs, 'build')
  File "/usr/local/bin/../lib/node/wafadmin/Utils.py", line 634, in recurse
    f(self)
  File "/home/channam/Code/Locker/node_modules/daemon/wscript", line 17, in build
    obj = bld.new_task_gen("cxx", "shlib", "node_addon")
  File "/usr/local/bin/../lib/node/wafadmin/Build.py", line 335, in new_task_gen
    ret = cls(*k, **kw)
  File "/usr/local/bin/../lib/node/wafadmin/Tools/ccroot.py", line 162, in __init__
    TaskGen.task_gen.__init__(self, *k, **kw)
  File "/usr/local/bin/../lib/node/wafadmin/TaskGen.py", line 118, in __init__
    self.env = self.bld.env.copy()
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'copy'
npm ERR! error installing daemon@0.3.0 Error: daemon@0.3.0 preinstall: `node-waf configure build`
npm ERR! error installing daemon@0.3.0 `sh "-c" "node-waf configure build"` failed with 1
npm ERR! error installing daemon@0.3.0     at ChildProcess. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/exec.js:49:20)
npm ERR! error installing daemon@0.3.0     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:67:17)
npm ERR! error installing daemon@0.3.0     at ChildProcess.onexit (child_process.js:192:12)
npm ERR! daemon@0.3.0 preinstall: `node-waf configure build`
npm ERR! `sh "-c" "node-waf configure build"` failed with 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the daemon@0.3.0 preinstall script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the daemon package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node-waf configure build
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls daemon
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! System Linux 2.6.32-35-generic
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! cwd /home/channam/Code/Locker
npm ERR! node -v v0.4.9
npm ERR! npm -v 1.0.106
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
Setting srcdir to                        : /home/channam/Code/Locker/node_modules/clucene
Setting blddir to                        : /home/channam/Code/Locker/node_modules/clucene/build
Checking for program g++ or c++          : /usr/bin/g++
Checking for program cpp                 : /usr/bin/cpp
Checking for program ar                  : /usr/bin/ar
Checking for program ranlib              : /usr/bin/ranlib
Checking for g++                         : ok
Checking for node path                   : not found
Checking for node prefix                 : ok /usr/local
Checking for library clucene-core        : no such environment: default
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/channam/Code/Locker/npm-debug.log
npm not ok
Traceback (most recent call last):

This seems to be caused by having installed a new version of Node (0.5 or 0.6 instead of 0.4) at some point. Find the directory where you built the newer Node version and run:

sudo make uninstall

This will remove all the files installed by the newer version. Now reinstall your 0.4 version and everything should be fine. I got the idea from here https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/1716.