[OE-core] [PATCH 1/1] classes/npm: use npm install to do installation

[Paul Eggleton]

Using "npm install" instead of "cp -a" is the more correct thing to be
doing here, and ensures that symlinks for executable scripts are put
into ${prefix}/bin. (I'd prefer ${bindir}, but npm does not allow
specifying paths at that level - only a prefix.)

Fixes [YOCTO #10460].

Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com>
---
 meta/classes/npm.bbclass | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/meta/classes/npm.bbclass b/meta/classes/npm.bbclass
index fce4c11..43228c5 100644
--- a/meta/classes/npm.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/npm.bbclass
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ npm_do_compile() {
 
 npm_do_install() {
 	mkdir -p ${NPM_INSTALLDIR}/
-	cp -a ${S}/* ${NPM_INSTALLDIR}/ --no-preserve=ownership
+	npm install --prefix ${D}${prefix} -g --arch=${NPM_ARCH} --target_arch=${NPM_ARCH} --production --no-registry
+	if [ -d ${D}${prefix}/etc ] ; then
+		# This will be empty
+		rmdir ${D}${prefix}/etc
+	fi
 }
 
 python populate_packages_prepend () {
-- 
2.5.5