nodenave.sls

nodenave:
  pkg.installed:
    - pkgs:
      - build-essential
      - libssl-dev

/usr/bin/nave.sh:
  file.managed:
    - user: root
    - group: root
    - mode: 755
    - source: salt://nave.sh

nave-install:
  cmd.run:
    - name: nave.sh install 0.10.20
    - watch:
      - file: /usr/bin/nave.sh

npm.sls

nodefromsource:
  pkg.installed:
    - pkgs:
      - build-essential
      - libssl-dev

/tmp/node.tar.gz:
  file.managed:
    - source: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.21/node-v0.10.21.tar.gz
    - source_hash: md5=774bc17875c042ac42ad2d96b9c96734

node-prepare:
  cmd.wait:
    - name: tar -zxf node.tar.gz
    - cwd: /tmp
    - watch:
      - file: /tmp/node.tar.gz

node-config:
  cmd.wait:
    - name: ./configure --prefix=/
    - cwd: /tmp/node-v0.10.21
    - watch:
      - cmd: node-prepare

node-compile:
  cmd.wait:
    - name: make install
    - cwd: /tmp/node-v0.10.21
    - watch:
      - cmd: node-config

srv-content

$ find /srv
/srv
/srv/salt
/srv/salt/npm.sls
/srv/salt/_modules
/srv/salt/_modules/npm.py
/srv/salt/top.sls

top.sls

base:
  '*':
    - npm