[Pkg-javascript-devel] help to port nodejs to Debian riscv

[Yadd]

On 10/03/2022 08:19, vimer wrote:
> Hi,
> According to https://github.com/nodejs/build/issues/2876, The nodejs
> upstream seems have supported riscv64. I want to help port it to Debian 
> riscv
> if possible.
> 
> But I want to know workflow about porting.
> 
> The nodejs released in Debian Bulleye sid is 12.22.9~dfsg-1, But nodejs
> upstream version upon 16 or 17 can support riscv64. So, the question is:
> 
> Need I gpb import nodejs-16 or 17 in current 
> https://salsa.debian.org/js-team/nodejs.git
> or gpb import nodejs latest version from upstream?

Hi,

don't do that, updating nodejs requires a lot of job and node-16 
requires a newer libicu.

Cheers,
Yadd