nodejs won't install

[donjames]

Hi,

I am trying to install nodejs as part of a funtoo update.  I get the following errors:

* XATTR_PAX marking -me /var/tmp/portage/net-libs/nodejs-9.11.2/image/usr/bin/node with setfattr
 * ACCESS DENIED:  open_wr:      /root/.config/configstore/update-notifier-npm.json.1777672302
 * ACCESS DENIED:  unlink:       /root/.config/configstore/update-notifier-npm.json.1777672302

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              npm update check failed              │
│        Try running with sudo or get access        │
│       to the local update config store via        │
│ sudo chown -R $USER:$(id -gn $USER) /root/.config │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
>>> Completed installing nodejs-9.11.2 into /var/tmp/portage/net-libs/nodejs-9.11.2/image/

 * Final size of build directory: 315260 KiB (307.8 MiB)
 * Final size of installed tree:   48016 KiB ( 46.8 MiB)

 * --------------------------- ACCESS VIOLATION SUMMARY ---------------------------
 * LOG FILE: "/var/log/sandbox/sandbox-5854.log"
 *
VERSION 1.0
FORMAT: F - Function called
FORMAT: S - Access Status
FORMAT: P - Path as passed to function
FORMAT: A - Absolute Path (not canonical)
FORMAT: R - Canonical Path
FORMAT: C - Command Line

F: open_wr
S: deny
P: /root/.config/configstore/update-notifier-npm.json.1777672302
A: /root/.config/configstore/update-notifier-npm.json.1777672302
R: /root/.config/configstore/update-notifier-npm.json.1777672302
? npm                                                                        

F: unlink
S: deny
P: /root/.config/configstore/update-notifier-npm.json.1777672302
A: /root/.config/configstore/update-notifier-npm.json.1777672302
R: /root/.config/configstore/update-notifier-npm.json.1777672302
? npm                                                                        
 * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>> Failed to emerge net-libs/nodejs-9.11.2, Log file:

>>>  '/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/nodejs-9.11.2/temp/build.log'

#################  end of error message ##############

Two questions:

Can someone give me something to try to solve this problem?

I have installed Chromium.  If I uninstall Chromium, will nodejs become unnecessary?

 

Thanks,

donjames

Edited December 7, 2018 by donjames
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[AdiosKid]

I'm using the 8.12 and work, I'll test the latest version.

[AdiosKid]

are you using profile 1.2 or 1.3 ?

[donjames]

I don't know.  How can I find out?

[AdiosKid]

this version install normal here.

[donjames]

[global]

release = 1.2

[AdiosKid]

Go back to 8.12 is the LTS