old nodejs version

[maxvaneck]

greetings,

I am trying to use the preinstalled node red on a self built example image version 1.3.1 . I need to install some extra packages for extra functionality . unfortunately i am getting the error below. which i have come to understand means that my nodejs version is too old. it is however the latest version available in the repository. soo do I have to install a newer version some other way or do I jut compile from scratch as explained here ? https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/BUILDING.md#building-nodejs-on-supported-platforms

WARN EBADENGINE Unsupported engine { npm WARN EBADENGINE package: 'responselike@3.0.0', npm WARN EBADENGINE required: { node: '>=14.16' }, npm WARN EBADENGINE current: { node: 'v12.22.12', npm: '7.5.2' }

thx in advance, Max

[jan-kiszka]

The 1.3.1 image was using Debian 11 (bullseye) as basis, thus had nodejs 12 only. You would have to use current master to get bookworm and nodejs 18. Or you need to select an older version of that node which still worked with nodejs 12.

[maxvaneck]

i'll try the current master then. will report back

[maxvaneck]

ok so master doesn't build for me . i will try option 2 lowering the node package version

ERROR: isar-bootstrap-target-1.0-r0 do_bootstrap: ExecutionError('/build/tmp/work/iot2050-debian-arm64/isar-bootstrap-target/1.0-r0/temp/run.do_bootstrap.2382', 1, None, None) ERROR: Logfile of failure stored in: /build/tmp/work/iot2050-debian-arm64/isar-bootstrap-target/1.0-r0/temp/log.do_bootstrap.2382 Log data follows: | DEBUG: Executing python function sstate_task_prefunc | DEBUG: Python function sstate_task_prefunc finished | DEBUG: Executing shell function do_bootstrap | W: qemu-debootstrap is deprecated. Please use regular debootstrap directly | I: Running command: debootstrap --verbose --variant=minbase --include=locales --arch=arm64 --components=main,contrib,non-free bullseye-backports /build/tmp/work/iot2050-debian-arm64/isar-bootstrap-target/1.0-r0/rootfs http://deb.debian.org/debian | E: No such script: /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/bullseye-backports | WARNING: exit code 1 from a shell command. ERROR: Task (/build/../work/isar/meta/recipes-core/isar-bootstrap/isar-bootstrap-target.bb:do_bootstrap) failed with exit code '1' NOTE: Tasks Summary: Attempted 32 tasks of which 0 didn't need to be rerun and 1 failed.

Summary: 1 task failed: /build/../work/isar/meta/recipes-core/isar-bootstrap/isar-bootstrap-target.bb:do_bootstrap Summary: There was 1 ERROR message, returning a non-zero exit code. 2023-09-15 09:12:28 - ERROR - Command "/work/isar/bitbake/bin/bitbake -c build iot2050-image-example" failed with error 1 sages@maxlapto

[maxvaneck]

unfortunately i went back 4 years in releases but that also didn't work now i got warn EBADENGINE Unsupported engine { 669 warn EBADENGINE package: 'unique-slug@4.0.0', 669 warn EBADENGINE required: { node: '^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0' }, 669 warn EBADENGINE current: { node: 'v12.22.12', npm: '7.5.2' }

[jan-kiszka]

Then let's fix your build of master - our CI is building it fine: Did you try a clean build (kas-container --isar cleansstate first)?

[maxvaneck]

this was a clean slate git clone but yes i ran it and no luck . interestingly if i disable use release debian packages it seems to build just fine. (still building on my poor laptop)

[jan-kiszka]

Yes, sorry, that switch for the released package set makes no sense: last release was Debian 11, now we are building Debian 12. The feed will get updated soon.

[maxvaneck]

final verdict using the latest version of master worked like a charm. building only worked with the release packages option turned off however