Installing "zmq bindings for node" on completely offline system requires downloading node binaries and fail

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After I successfully installed zmq, I used some way to install zmq bindings for node without the need for internet connection by first downloading its "dist.tarball" that can be get using:

npm view zmq dist.tarball 

and then simply:

npm install zeromq-4.0.5.tar.gz

zmq package also requires both bindings and nan packages, so I installed them before proceeding in zmq installation.

When I start the npm install zeromq-4.0.5.tar.gz command, I get an error while trying to download node binaries when rebuilding node node-gyp rebuild as it fails to get it from node's servers. Here is the full verbose log for the installation :

#npm install --verbose zmq-2.11.0.tgz
npm info it worked if it ends with ok
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npm verb cli   '/usr/bin/npm',
npm verb cli   'install',
npm verb cli   '--verbose',
npm verb cli   'zmq-2.11.0.tgz' ]
npm info using [email protected]
npm info using [email protected]
npm verb cache add [ 'zmq-2.11.0.tgz', null ]
npm verb cache add name=undefined spec="zmq-2.11.0.tgz" args=["zmq-2.11.0.tgz",null]
npm verb parsed url { protocol: null,
npm verb parsed url   slashes: null,
npm verb parsed url   auth: null,
npm verb parsed url   host: null,
npm verb parsed url   port: null,
npm verb parsed url   hostname: null,
npm verb parsed url   hash: null,
npm verb parsed url   search: null,
npm verb parsed url   query: null,
npm verb parsed url   pathname: 'zmq-2.11.0.tgz',
npm verb parsed url   path: 'zmq-2.11.0.tgz',
npm verb parsed url   href: 'zmq-2.11.0.tgz' }
npm verb lock zmq-2.11.0.tgz /home/root/.npm/78ab13d3-zmq-2-11-0-tgz.lock
npm verb chmod /home/root/tmp/npm-580-NqgAlQ7v/1429735412116-0.6333971649874002/tmp.tgz 644
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npm verb lock tar:///home/root/tmp/npm-580-NqgAlQ7v/1429735412116-0.6333971649874002/tmp.tgz /home/root/.npm/fb507fa2-12116-0-6333971649874002-tmp-tgz.lock
npm info install [email protected] into /home/root/pkgs/zmq/nodeAPI
npm info installOne [email protected]
npm info /home/root/pkgs/zmq/nodeAPI/node_modules/zmq unbuild
npm info preuninstall [email protected]
npm info uninstall [email protected]
npm verb true,/home/root/pkgs/zmq/nodeAPI/node_modules,/home/root/pkgs/zmq/nodeAPI/node_modules unbuild [email protected]
npm info postuninstall [email protected]
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npm verb lock tar:///home/root/pkgs/zmq/nodeAPI/node_modules/zmq /home/root/.npm/5510e8c3-kgs-zmq-nodeAPI-node-modules-zmq.lock
npm verb lock tar:///home/root/.npm/zmq/2.11.0/package.tgz /home/root/.npm/e387c903--root-npm-zmq-2-11-0-package-tgz.lock
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npm verb readDependencies using package.json deps
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npm verb rebuildBundles [email protected]
npm info install [email protected]

> [email protected] install /home/root/pkgs/zmq/nodeAPI/node_modules/zmq
> node-gyp rebuild

gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp verb cli [ 'node',
gyp verb cli   '/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js',
gyp verb cli   'rebuild' ]
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gyp verb command configure []
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gyp verb `which` succeeded /usr/bin/python2.7 /usr/bin/python2.7
gyp verb check python version `/usr/bin/python2.7 -c "import platform; print(platform.python_version());"` returned: "2.7.3\n"
gyp verb get node dir no --target version specified, falling back to host node version: v0.10.28
gyp verb command install [ 'v0.10.28' ]
gyp verb install input version string "v0.10.28"
gyp verb install installing version: 0.10.28
gyp verb install --ensure was passed, so won't reinstall if already installed
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gyp verb ensuring nodedir is created /home/root/.node-gyp/0.10.28
gyp verb created nodedir /home/root/.node-gyp/0.10.28

gyp http GET http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.28/node-v0.10.28.tar.gz

gyp WARN install got an error, rolling back install
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gyp verb remove using node-gyp dir: /home/root/.node-gyp
gyp verb remove removing target version: 0.10.28
gyp verb remove removing development files for version: 0.10.28
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND
gyp ERR! stack     at errnoException (dns.js:37:11)
gyp ERR! stack     at Object.onanswer [as oncomplete] (dns.js:124:16)
gyp ERR! System Linux 3.10.17-poky-edison+
gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/root/pkgs/zmq/nodeAPI/node_modules/zmq
gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.28
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.13.0
gyp ERR! not ok
npm verb unsafe-perm in lifecycle false
npm info [email protected] Failed to exec install script
npm info /home/root/pkgs/zmq/nodeAPI/node_modules/zmq unbuild
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npm verb true,/home/root/pkgs/zmq/nodeAPI/node_modules,/home/root/pkgs/zmq/nodeAPI/node_modules unbuild [email protected]
npm info postuninstall [email protected]
npm ERR! [email protected] install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the zmq package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls zmq
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! System Linux 3.10.17-poky-edison+
npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "--verbose" "zmq-2.11.0.tgz"
npm ERR! cwd /home/root/pkgs/zmq/nodeAPI
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.28
npm ERR! npm -v 1.4.9
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm verb exit [ 1, true ]
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/root/pkgs/zmq/nodeAPI/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

I tried to download the node-v0.10.28.tar.gz file manually and put it in the nodedir /home/root/.node-gyp/0.10.28 but also the same.

Does that mean that I have to have internet connection when ever I need to install zmq bindings for node ??

I'm working on Intel Edison that have : Linux : 3.10.17-poky-edison+ Node : v0.10.28 Python : 2.7.3