node-packages: ability to build npms that have native extensions

pkgs/development/web/nodejs/build-node-package.nix

@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
-{ stdenv, nodejs }:
+{ stdenv, runCommand, nodejs, neededNatives}:
 
-args @ { src, deps, ... }:
+args @ { src, deps ? [], nativeDeps ? [], flags ? [], ... }:
 
+with stdenv.lib;
+
+let npmFlags = concatStringsSep " " (map (v: "--${v}") flags);
+    sources = runCommand "node-sources" {} ''
+      tar xf ${nodejs.src}
+      mv node-v${nodejs.version} $out
+    '';
+
+in
 stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   unpackPhase = "true";
 
@@ -17,10 +26,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild
-    ${nodejs}/bin/npm --registry http://www.example.com install ${src}    
+    ${nodejs}/bin/npm --registry http://www.example.com --nodedir=${sources} install ${src} ${npmFlags}
     runHook postBuild
   '';
 
+  buildNativeInputs = neededNatives;
+  buildInputs = nativeDeps;
+
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
     mkdir $out

pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

@@ -990,6 +990,7 @@ let
 
   nodePackages = recurseIntoAttrs (import ./node-packages.nix {
     inherit pkgs stdenv nodejs fetchurl;
+    neededNatives = [python] ++ lib.optional (lib.elem system lib.platforms.linux) utillinux;
   });
 
   ldns = callPackage ../development/libraries/ldns { };

pkgs/top-level/node-packages.nix

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-{ pkgs, stdenv, nodejs, fetchurl }:
+{ pkgs, stdenv, nodejs, fetchurl, neededNatives }:
 
 let self = {
   buildNodePackage = import ../development/web/nodejs/build-node-package.nix {
-    inherit stdenv nodejs;
+    inherit stdenv nodejs neededNatives;
+    inherit (pkgs) runCommand;
   };
 
   patchLatest = srcAttrs: