setup_latest_nodejs_in_virtualenv.sh

# create a local bin
mkdir -p ~/bin

# link python2 as default python in local bin and export the path (must for Ubuntu 16.04)
ln -s ${which python2} ~/bin/python
export PATH=~/bin:$PATH


# create node_env directory and setup the virtualenv there, activate that
mkdir -p ~/node_env
`which python2` -m virtualenv ~/node_env
source ~/node_env/bin/activate

#download latest NodeJS source, go the the source folder
curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-latest.tar.gz | tar xvz
cd node-v*

# configure, build and install, currently set to build on 64 cores for a faster build
./configure --prefix=$VIRTUAL_ENV
make install -j `nproc`

#deactivate the virtualenv
deactivate

# whenever you need to use the latest node, simply activate the ~/node_env and it'll work