Build failed when node-pre-gyp use needle module

[niklaus0823]

Problem description

Build failed when node-pre-gyp use needle module

Add dependencies, and it can be fixed。

...
"dependencies": {
    "node-pre-gyp": "^0.12.0",
    "request": "^2.88.0"
},
...

grpc-node/packages/grpc-tools/package.json

Lines 27 to 29 in 2ab15fe

	"dependencies": {
	"node-pre-gyp": "^0.12.0"
	},

Reproduction steps

npm install grpc-tools -g

Environment

• Darwin 18.6.0
• Node v11.10.1
• Npm v6.9

Additional context

npm install grpc-tools -g
/usr/local/bin/grpc_tools_node_protoc -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/grpc-tools/bin/protoc.js
/usr/local/bin/grpc_tools_node_protoc_plugin -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/grpc-tools/bin/protoc_plugin.js

> [email protected] install /usr/local/lib/node_modules/grpc-tools
> node-pre-gyp install

node-pre-gyp WARN Using needle for node-pre-gyp https download 
node-pre-gyp ERR! install error 
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: There was a fatal problem while downloading/extracting the tarball
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Unpack.afterTarball (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/grpc-tools/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/lib/install.js:102:33)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Unpack.emit (events.js:197:13)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Unpack.[maybeClose] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/grpc-tools/node_modules/tar/lib/unpack.js:171:12)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Unpack.opt.ondone._ (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/grpc-tools/node_modules/tar/lib/unpack.js:89:23)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Unpack.emit (events.js:197:13)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Unpack.[emit] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/grpc-tools/node_modules/tar/lib/parse.js:230:12)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Unpack.[maybeEnd] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/grpc-tools/node_modules/tar/lib/parse.js:346:17)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Unpack.[consumeChunk] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/grpc-tools/node_modules/tar/lib/parse.js:354:21)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Unpack.write (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/grpc-tools/node_modules/tar/lib/parse.js:310:25)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Unpack.end (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/grpc-tools/node_modules/tar/lib/parse.js:419:14)
node-pre-gyp ERR! System Darwin 18.6.0
node-pre-gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/Cellar/node/11.10.1/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/grpc-tools/node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp" "install"
node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/grpc-tools
node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v11.10.1
node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.12.0
node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok 
There was a fatal problem while downloading/extracting the tarball
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! [email protected] install: `node-pre-gyp install`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
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[nicolasnoble]

This is a node-pre-gyp issue, not a grpc issue.

[niklaus0823]

ok, thanks