Node.js-24.20.0

#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r13.1-84

### Chapter 9. General Libraries

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# Node.js-24.20.0

## Introduction to Node.js

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.

### Note

Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://nodejs.org/dist/v24.20.0/node-v24.20.0.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: 75b560e3a1fe98408da8813e8ed44b12

- Download size: 54 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 1.6 GB (with tests)

- Estimated build time: 16 SBU (add 3.5 SBU for tests: both using parallelism=8 and 8 CPUs online, parts of the tests will use all online CPUs)

### Node.js Dependencies

#### Required

Which-2.25

#### Recommended

Brotli-1.2.0, c-ares-1.34.8, ICU-78.3, libuv-1.52.1, nghttp2-1.70.0, and simdutf-9.1.0

#### Optional

http-parser and npm (an internal copy of npm will be installed if not present)

### Note

An Internet connection is needed for some tests of this package. The system certificate store may need to be set up with make-ca-1.16.1 before testing this package.

## Installation of Node.js

Build Node.js by running the following commands:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr          \
                --shared-brotli        \
                --shared-cares         \
                --shared-libuv         \
                --shared-nghttp2       \
                --shared-openssl       \
                --shared-simdutf       \
                --shared-zlib          \
                --with-intl=system-icu &&
    make

To test the results, issue: make test-only.

Now, as the `root` user:

    make install &&
    ln -sf node /usr/share/doc/node-24.20.0

## Command Explanations

`--with-intl=system-icu`: This parameter uses the system version of ICU. Other values are `full-icu` (to build a local, full icu library) and `small-icu` (to build a local, minimal ICU library).

`--shared-{brotli,cares,libuv,nghttp2,openssl,simdutf,zlib}`: This parameter uses the system installed libraries instead of local copies.

`--without-npm`: This option tells the build system to not build npm (use if you'd like to build a separate npm later).

`--shared-http-parser`: This option uses the system installed http-parser library instead of a local copy if you have installed it.

## Contents

Installed Programs: corepack, node, npm, and npx
Installed Library: None
Installed Directories: /usr/include/node, /usr/lib/node_modules/{corepack,npm}, /usr/share/doc/{node,node-24.20.0}, and /usr/share/systemtap/tapset

### Short Descriptions

corepack | is an experimental tool to help with managing versions of package managers.
node | is the server-side JavaScript runtime
npm | is the Node.js package manager
npx | is short for `npm exec`, which allows running commands from NPM packages
`/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/` | is the installation root for Node.js executables and libraries

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