The problem with building node is not node itself, but V8. For that purpose, Arch Linux | ARM separated the V8 from the nodejs package. See <a href="https://github.com/archlinuxarm/PKGBUILDs/blob/master/community/v8/PKGBUILD" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/archlinuxarm/PKGBUILDs/blob/master/commun...</a> for how/why to build it correct per platform.