Node.js V16

[Leavoh]

• Name: Ivo 't Hart (Livo)
• Description: https://nodejs.org/en/about/
• Website: https://nodejs.org
• Software documentation: https://nodejs.org/en/docs/
• Build/Installation documentation: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v16.x/docs/api/synopsis.html
• Source code: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.13.1/node-v16.13.1.tar.gz
• License: https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/LICENSE

[BenjV]

Node.js is maintained by Synology but their latest release is node.js V14.
You should ask Synology via a support ticket for Node.js V16

[Leavoh]

yeah I already did that, multiple times over the course of months.. I heard you guys make custom packages?

[hgy59]

we already have a node.js package in spksrc/spk/nodejs/ but it is outdated (10.15.3) and not published anymore.
I updated this some time ago to node.js v14, but never created a pull request, as synology provides node.js v14.

I am now trying to update to v16.

• WARNING: C++ compiler (CXX=/spksrc/toolchain/syno-x64-7.0/work/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-g++, 7.3.0) too old, need g++ 8.3.0 or clang++ 8.0.0
• DSM 6 toolchains have too old compiler (g++ <= 4.9.3) to build node v16
• g++ compiler of DSM 7 toolchains are 7.3.0 and too old regarding the requirements, but it seems that compilation does not fail (still compiling)
• compilation of node.js needs a lot of time (~ 2 hours on my 2 core i5 for x64 arch)

[Leavoh]

Alright, thank you, looking out for an update :)

[hgy59]

finally the compilation needed 3 h 20 min, but I have to adjust the configure step. So maybe tomorrow I will push the branch.

[Leavoh]

Alright no worries! Take your time :), Am looking forward to it!

[hgy59]

@Leavoh you can manually download the packages of the github build action in #5037 (for Diskstation with ARM64 CPU you have to wait for a successful build, hopefully fixed with b842f59).

[Leavoh]

Thank you so much, Tested it and it worked!

[Leavoh]

@hgy59, if you have a donate link, I'd like to offer a few dollars!

[hgy59]

@hgy59, if you have a donate link, I'd like to offer a few dollars!

Thanks, I don't have a personal donate link, but you can sponsor the synocommunity project by one of the given link on the github page. We are always thankful for donations to pay at least the synocommunity repo hosting.