npm install doesn't work OSX

[joneshf]

Following the instructions here: https://www.npmjs.com/package/elm

➜  ~ npm i -g elm
npm WARN deprecated node-uuid@1.4.7: use uuid module instead
/usr/local/bin/elm -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/elm/binwrappers/elm
/usr/local/bin/elm-make -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/elm/binwrappers/elm-make
/usr/local/bin/elm-reactor -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/elm/binwrappers/elm-reactor
/usr/local/bin/elm-package -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/elm/binwrappers/elm-package
/usr/local/bin/elm-repl -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/elm/binwrappers/elm-repl

> elm@0.18.0 install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/elm
> node install.js

Error decompressing darwin-x64.tar.gz Error: unknown compression method
npm ERR! Darwin 15.4.0
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/Cellar/node/5.9.1/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "i" "-g" "elm"
npm ERR! node v5.9.1
npm ERR! npm  v3.7.3
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! elm@0.18.0 install: `node install.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the elm@0.18.0 install script 'node install.js'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the elm package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node install.js
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs elm
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls elm
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /Users/joneshf/npm-debug.log

➜  ~ uname -a
Darwin Hardys-MacBook-Pro.local 15.4.0 Darwin Kernel Version 15.4.0: Fri Feb 26 22:08:05 PST 2016; root:xnu-3248.40.184~3/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 (15E65)

➜  ~ npm --version
3.7.3

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[joneshf]

Seems it was a problem with my node version: nodejs/node#5852

Updating to the latest seems to make all things right with the world.