 
     return @checkNativeBuildTools(callback) if options.argv.check
 
+    process.env.NODE_DEBUG = 'request' if options.argv.verbose
+
     installPackage = (name, callback) =>
       if name is '.'
         @installDependencies(options, callback)

    env = _.extend({}, process.env, HOME: @atomNodeDirectory)
    @updateWindowsEnv(env) if config.isWin32()
    @addNodeBinToEnv(env)
    installOptions = {env}

    installGlobally = options.installGlobally ? true
    if installGlobally

    options.alias('s', 'silent').boolean('silent').describe('silent', 'Set the npm log level to silent')
    options.alias('q', 'quiet').boolean('quiet').describe('quiet', 'Set the npm log level to warn')
    options.boolean('check').describe('check', 'Check that native build tools are installed')
    options.boolean('verbose').default('verbose', false).describe('verbose', 'Show verbose debug information')
    options.string('packages-file').describe('packages-file', 'A text file containing the packages to install')

  installNode: (callback) =>
