Node 0.4.x being outdated and having no NPM, I decided to build a more recent version.

Followed the steps from here, with some changes:

https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/2131#issuecomment-3208846

Here is exactly what I did (make sure you have build essentials etc. installed):

# Get source

wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.6.13/node-v0.6.13.tar.gz

tar -xf node-v0.6.13.tar.gz

cd node-v0.6.13

# Edit deps/v8/SConstruct and add two compiler flags:

[...]

    'CCFLAGS': ['$DIALECTFLAGS', '$WARNINGFLAGS', '-march=armv7-a', '-mtune=cortex-a8'],

[...]

# I decided to leave the existing node intact and install this version for a node user.

./configure --path=$HOME/local 

# Grab a coffee

make

# Almost done

make install

Build took <1h. Until now I haven't had any problems. Don't forget to add $HOME/local/bin to your user's PATH.

make test resulted in only 1 failed test, and I think that was related to the busybox curl version having problems with https.

Hope someone finds this useful!

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