Installing old node version fails on python

[benjreinhart]

I'm trying to install an old node version (14.9.0). I get the following error during the install:

$ nodenv install 14.9.0
Downloading node-v14.9.0.tar.gz...
-> https://nodejs.org/dist/v14.9.0/node-v14.9.0.tar.gz

WARNING: node-v14.9.0 is in LTS Maintenance mode and nearing its end of life.
It only receives *critical* security updates, *critical* bug fixes and documentation updates.

Installing node-v14.9.0...

BUILD FAILED (OS X 12.0.1 using node-build 4.9.78)

Inspect or clean up the working tree at /var/folders/fw/p2ys8vc153s8mw1bhl_cw2pm0000gn/T/node-build.20220426120212.89615.BZGw5S
Results logged to /var/folders/fw/p2ys8vc153s8mw1bhl_cw2pm0000gn/T/node-build.20220426120212.89615.log

Last 10 log lines:
  File "tools/install.py", line 76, in install
    try_copy(path, dst)
  File "tools/install.py", line 66, in try_copy
    return shutil.copy2(source_path, target_path)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 153, in copy2
    copyfile(src, dst)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 96, in copyfile
    with open(src, 'rb') as fsrc:
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'out/Release/node'
make: *** [install] Error 1

Looking at the temp log file:

No receipt for 'com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables' found at '/'.

No receipt for 'com.apple.pkg.DeveloperToolsCLILeo' found at '/'.

No receipt for 'com.apple.pkg.DeveloperToolsCLI' found at '/'.

gyp: No Xcode or CLT version detected!
Node.js configure: Found Python 2.7.18...
Error running GYP
make -C out BUILDTYPE=Release V=0
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
if [ ! -r node -o ! -L node ]; then \
	  ln -fs out/Release/node node; fi
make -C out BUILDTYPE=Release V=0
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
if [ ! -r node -o ! -L node ]; then \
	  ln -fs out/Release/node node; fi
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python tools/install.py install '' '/Users/benjaminreinhart/.nodenv/versions/14.9.0'
installing /Users/benjaminreinhart/.nodenv/versions/14.9.0/bin/node
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "tools/install.py", line 239, in <module>
    run(sys.argv[:])
  File "tools/install.py", line 233, in run
    if cmd == 'install': return files(install)
  File "tools/install.py", line 141, in files
    action([output_prefix + output_file], 'bin/' + output_file)
  File "tools/install.py", line 76, in install
    try_copy(path, dst)
  File "tools/install.py", line 66, in try_copy
    return shutil.copy2(source_path, target_path)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 153, in copy2
    copyfile(src, dst)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 96, in copyfile
    with open(src, 'rb') as fsrc:
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'out/Release/node'
make: *** [install] Error 1

Some notes:

• I'm on macOS 12.0.1 with M1 chip
• I do have xcode developer tools installed
• Installing new node versions (e.g., 15 and onwards) is working fine