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==> default: Notice: /Stage[main]/Changeprop/Service::Node[changeprop]/Npm::Install[/vagrant/srv/changeprop]/Exec[/vagrant/srv/changeprop_npm_install]/returns:   COPY Release/rdkafka.a
==> default: Notice: /Stage[main]/Changeprop/Service::Node[changeprop]/Npm::Install[/vagrant/srv/changeprop]/Exec[/vagrant/srv/changeprop_npm_install]/returns: cp: preserving permissions for ‘Release/rdkafka.a’: Operation not permitted
==> default: Notice: /Stage[main]/Changeprop/Service::Node[changeprop]/Npm::Install[/vagrant/srv/changeprop]/Exec[/vagrant/srv/changeprop_npm_install]/returns: deps/librdkafka.target.mk:196: recipe for target 'Release/rdkafka.a' failed
==> default: Notice: /Stage[main]/Changeprop/Service::Node[changeprop]/Npm::Install[/vagrant/srv/changeprop]/Exec[/vagrant/srv/changeprop_npm_install]/returns: make: *** [Release/rdkafka.a] Error 1
...

...
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/librdkafka/deps/librdkafka/src/tinycthread.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/librdkafka/deps/librdkafka/src/rdkafka_sasl.o
  AR(target) Release/obj.target/deps/rdkafka.a
  COPY Release/rdkafka.a
cp: preserving permissions for ‘Release/rdkafka.a’: Operation not permitted
deps/librdkafka.target.mk:196: recipe for target 'Release/rdkafka.a' failed
make: *** [Release/rdkafka.a] Error 1
make: Leaving directory '/vagrant/srv/changeprop/node_modules/node-rdkafka/build'
gyp ERR! build error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:276:23)
gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:211:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /vagrant/srv/changeprop/node_modules/node-rdkafka
gyp ERR! node -v v4.7.3
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.4.0
gyp ERR! not ok 
npm ERR! Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v4.7.3
npm ERR! npm  v2.15.11
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! node-rdkafka@0.6.4 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the node-rdkafka@0.6.4 install script 'node-gyp rebuild'.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the node-rdkafka 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 information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs node-rdkafka
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR! 
npm ERR!     npm owner ls node-rdkafka
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /vagrant/srv/changeprop/npm-debug.log

vagrant@mediawiki-vagrant:/vagrant/srv/changeprop$ touch foo.a
vagrant@mediawiki-vagrant:/vagrant/srv/changeprop$ cp -p foo.a foo.b
cp: preserving permissions for ‘foo.b’: Operation not permitted