https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Nodejs14x == Summary == The latest release of Node.js to carry a 30-month lifecycle is the 14.x series. As with 12.x, 10.x and 8.x before it, Fedora 33 will carry 14.x as the default Node.js interpreter for the system. The 12.x interpreter will remain available as a non-default module stream. == Owner == * Name: [[User:zvetlik| Zuzana Svetlikova]] * Email: zsvetlik@xxxxxxxxxx * Name: [[User:Sgallagh| Stephen Gallagher]] * Email: sgallagh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * Responsible SIG: Node.js SIG == Detailed Description == Fedora 33 will ship with the latest LTS version of Node.js by default. This will either be the `nodejs:14` module stream or else replicated to the non-modular repository, depending on the status of other release engineering work around supporting modular content in the non-modular buildroots. To end-users, the experience should be identical: `dnf install nodejs` will give them `nodejs-14.x` and the matching `npm` package. == Benefit to Fedora == Node.js is a popular server-side JavaScript engine. Keeping Fedora on the latest release allows us to continue tracking the state-of-the-art in that space. For those whose applications do not yet work with the 14.x release, Fedora 33 will also have the 12.x release available as a selectable module stream. == Scope == * Proposal owners: The packages are already built for Fedora 33 in a non-default module stream. On June 14th, 2020, the nodejs-14.x packages will become the default in Fedora 33 (either by making the 14.x module stream be the default stream or by rebuilding the packages as non-modular, depending on other factors). * Other developers: Any developer with a package that depends on Node.js at run-time or build-time should test with the 14.x module stream enabled as soon as possible. Issues should be reported to nodejs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * Release engineering: [https://pagure.io/releng/issue/9426 #9426] Release engineering and FESCo will need to approve the change to the default module stream. * Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change) * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) == Upgrade/compatibility impact == As with previous releases, users running Fedora 31 or Fedora 32 with the non-modular nodejs-12.x packages will be automatically upgraded to the 14.x packages, which may cause issues. If users are running software known not to support Node.js 14.x yet, they can switch the system to use 12.x with dnf module commands. == How To Test == * Confirm that `dnf install nodejs` results in Node.js 14.x being installed. * Confirm that upgrading from Fedora 31 or Fedora 32 with nodejs-12.x installed (non-modular) results in an upgrade to nodejs-14.x * Confirm that upgrading from Fedora 31 or Fedora 32 with the `nodejs:12` module enabled does *not* result in an upgrade to 14.x and still has `nodejs:12` enabled on Fedora 33. * Confirm that upgrading from Fedora 31 or Fedora 32 with the `nodejs:14` module enabled upgrades successfully and still has `nodejs:14` enabled on Fedora 33. == User Experience == Users will have the 14.x release of Node.js available by default. See the "Upgrade/compatibility impact" section for specific details. == Dependencies == All packages prefixed with `nodejs-` depend on this package. If they do not work with Node.js 14.x, they will need to be updated, made modular and dependent upon the `nodejs:12` stream or else removed from Fedora 33. Prior to the switchover date to Node.js 14.x as the default, packagers are strongly encouraged to test their existing Node modules with 14.x via the Modular version by running: ``` dnf reset nodejs dnf module install nodejs:12/development ``` == Contingency Plan == * Contingency mechanism: Revert to Node.js 12.x as the default stream. This may require bumping epoch or making the `nodejs:12` stream the default, depending on the status of the modules-in-non-modular-buildroot work at the time. * Contingency deadline: Beta Freeze * Blocks release? No * Blocks product? No == Documentation == * https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v14.x/docs/api/ * https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V14.md == Release Notes == Fedora 33 now ships with Node.js 14.x as the default Node.js JavaScript server-side engine. If your applications are not yet ready for this newer version, you can revert to the 12.x series by running the following commands <pre> dnf remove nodejs dnf module reset nodejs dnf module install nodejs:14 </pre> -- Ben Cotton He / Him / His Senior Program Manager, Fedora & CentOS Stream Red Hat TZ=America/Indiana/Indianapolis _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
