hiredis install error with npm 1.0.1rc9

[heroic]

I get this error when i install hiredis

hiredis@0.1.9 preinstall /root/node-v0.4.7/node_modules/hiredis
node-waf configure build

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/node-waf", line 16, in
Scripting.prepare(t, os.getcwd(), VERSION, wafdir)
File "/usr/local/bin/../lib/node/wafadmin/Scripting.py", line 145, in prepare
prepare_impl(t, cwd, ver, wafdir)
File "/usr/local/bin/../lib/node/wafadmin/Scripting.py", line 35, in prepare_impl
lst = os.listdir(cwd)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/root/node-v0.4.7/node_modules/hiredis'
npm ERR! error installing hiredis@0.1.9 Error: hiredis@0.1.9 preinstall: node-waf configure build
npm ERR! error installing hiredis@0.1.9 sh "-c" "node-waf configure build" failed with 1
npm ERR! error installing hiredis@0.1.9 at ChildProcess. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/exec.js:49:20)
npm ERR! error installing hiredis@0.1.9 at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:67:17)
npm ERR! error installing hiredis@0.1.9 at ChildProcess.onexit (child_process.js:192:12)
npm ERR! hiredis@0.1.9 preinstall: node-waf configure build
npm ERR! sh "-c" "node-waf configure build" failed with 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the hiredis@0.1.9 preinstall script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the hiredis package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node-waf configure build
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls hiredis
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! System Linux 2.6.18-194.26.1.el5.028stab079.2
npm ERR! command "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "hiredis"
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /root/node-v0.4.7/npm-debug.log
npm not ok

[pietern]

The path you're using is /root. Does the user running npm have the permission to write there?

[pietern]

On another note, the repository for the Node module is located here: https://github.com/pietern/hiredis-node . Please submit future issues there.