Try using something simpler than request-stream

binstall.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var fs = require("fs");
-var request = require("request-stream");
+var request = require("./request.js");
 var tar = require("tar");
 var zlib = require("zlib");
 var unzip = require("unzip-stream");
@@ -42,16 +42,13 @@ function untgz(url, path, options) {
       reject("Error decompressing " + url + " " + error);
     });
 
-    request(url, {method: "GET"}, function(error, response) {
-      if (error) {
-        reject("Error communicating with URL " + url + " " + error);
-        return;
-      }
+    var req = request(url, {method: "GET"});
+
+    req.on("response", function(response) {
       if (response.statusCode == 404) {
         var errorMessage = options.errorMessage || "Not Found: " + url;
 
-        reject(new Error(errorMessage));
-        return;
+        throw new Error(errorMessage);
       }
 
       if (verbose) {
@@ -63,7 +60,14 @@ function untgz(url, path, options) {
       });
 
       response.pipe(gunzip).pipe(untar);
-    })
+    });
+
+    req.on("error", function(error) {
+      reject("Error communicating with URL " + url + " " + error);
+      return;
+    });
+
+    req.end();
   });
 }
 
@@ -96,12 +100,9 @@ function unzipUrl(url, path, options) {
         }
       });
 
-    request(url, {method: "GET"}, function(error, response) {
-      if (error) {
-        reject("Error communicating with URL " + url + " " + error);
-        return;
-      }
+    var req = request(url, {method: "GET"});
 
+    req.on("response", function(response) {
       if (response.statusCode == 404) {
         var errorMessage = options.errorMessage || "Not Found: " + url;
 
@@ -118,7 +119,14 @@ function unzipUrl(url, path, options) {
       });
 
       response.pipe(writeStream);
-    })
+    });
+
+    req.on("error", function(error) {
+      reject("Error communicating with URL " + url + " " + error);
+      return;
+    });
+
+    req.end();
   });
 }
 

package.json

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "mustache": "^2.3.0",
-    "request-stream": "1.2.2",
     "tar": "^2.2.1",
     "unzip-stream": "^0.3.0"
   }

request.js

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+var http = require("http");
+var https = require("https");
+var parseUrl = require("url").parse;
+
+// Inspired by https://github.com/maxogden/request-stream
+
+module.exports = function request(url, opts) {
+  var parsed = parseUrl(url);
+
+  var finalOpts = Object.assign({
+    host: parsed.hostname,
+    path: parsed.path,
+    port: parsed.port
+  }, opts);
+
+  if (parsed.protocol === "https:") {
+    return https.request(finalOpts);
+  } else {
+    return http.request(finalOpts);
+  }
+}
+

test.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var request = require("request-stream");
+var request = require("./request.js");
 
 // https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_platform
 var validPlatforms = {
@@ -56,20 +56,24 @@ module.exports = function test(config) {
       } else {
         return p.then(function() {
           return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
-            request(url, {method: "GET"}, function(err, response) {
-              if (err) {
-                console.error("  - Failed to fetch " + url + " " + err.message);
-                errors.push(displayUrl);
-                return reject();
-              }
+            var req = request(url, {method: "GET"});
 
+            req.on("response", function(response) {
               if (response.statusCode != 200) {
                 throw new Error("Status code " + response.statusCode);
               } else {
                 console.log("OKAY: " + displayUrl);
                 return resolve();
               }
             });
+
+            req.on("error", function(err) {
+              console.error("  - Failed to fetch " + url + " " + err.message);
+              errors.push(displayUrl);
+              return reject();
+            });
+
+            req.end();
           });
         });
       }