Node.js: can not install iconv module

Question

I try to install iconv module, but it always stay at:

^Cyippeeyippee@mini: server$ npm install iconv
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/iconv
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/iconv

> iconv@1.2.3 install /Users/yippeeyippee/Desktop/nodejs/tinman/server/node_modules/iconv
> node-gyp rebuild

gyp http GET http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.7/node-v0.8.7.tar.gz
gyp http 200 http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.7/node-v0.8.7.tar.gz

I don't know what happened,success or failed, how can I solve this problem?

Update:

After waiting a long time:, I got the failed information like this:

xcode-select: Error: No Xcode is selected. Use xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app to select /Applications/Xcode.app, or see the xcode-select manpage (man xcode-select) for further information.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/yippeeyippee/.node-gyp/0.8.7/tools/gyp/gyp", line 18, in <module>
    sys.exit(gyp.main(sys.argv[1:]))
  File "/Users/yippeeyippee/.node-gyp/0.8.7/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 480, in main
    generator.GenerateOutput(flat_list, targets, data, params)
  File "/Users/yippeeyippee/.node-gyp/0.8.7/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py", line 2082, in GenerateOutput
    part_of_all=qualified_target in needed_targets)
  File "/Users/yippeeyippee/.node-gyp/0.8.7/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py", line 764, in Write
    self.Pchify))
  File "/Users/yippeeyippee/.node-gyp/0.8.7/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py", line 1137, in WriteSources
    cflags = self.xcode_settings.GetCflags(configname)
  File "/Users/yippeeyippee/.node-gyp/0.8.7/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 259, in GetCflags
    sdk_root = self._SdkPath()
  File "/Users/yippeeyippee/.node-gyp/0.8.7/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 248, in _SdkPath
    return os.path.join(self._GetSdkBaseDir(), '%s.sdk' % sdk_root)
  File "/Users/yippeeyippee/.node-gyp/0.8.7/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py", line 234, in _GetSdkBaseDir
    raise Exception('Error %d running xcode-select' % job.returncode)
Exception: Error 1 running xcode-select
gyp ERR! configure error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:346:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:91:17)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process._handle.onexit (child_process.js:674:10)
gyp ERR! System Darwin 11.4.0
gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/node-gyp" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /Users/yippeeyippee/Desktop/nodejs/tinman/server/node_modules/iconv
gyp ERR! node -v v0.8.7
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.6.8
gyp ERR! not ok 
npm ERR! iconv@1.2.3 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! `sh "-c" "node-gyp rebuild"` failed with 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the iconv@1.2.3 install script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the iconv 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 iconv
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! System Darwin 11.4.0
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "iconv"
npm ERR! cwd /Users/yippeeyippee/Desktop/nodejs/tinman/server
npm ERR! node -v v0.8.7
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.49
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/yippeeyippee/Desktop/nodejs/tinman/server/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

Answer 1

The Command Line Tools Only (No Xcode) Method

1. Download and install the Mac OS X Developer Command Line Tools
2. run sudo xcode-select --switch /usr/bin . See homebrew issue 10245 for details
3. Retry your npm install iconv

The Xcode Version (Untested by me)

1. Download and install full Xcode
2. try your npm install iconv again. If it works, you're done.
3. If you get the same error, try sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app then retry your npm install iconv

Answer 2

At this step node-gyp installer download node.js source code. This may take a long time and depending on your connection speed. For example: I waiting about 20-25 minutes at this step on server with very slow connection located in China.