old versions of node.js

[essential-existence]

Hello. Where can I get ready-made binaries or how to build past versions of node.js directly on the device. Especially v14, for "cdr / code-server".
Thank you in advance!

[thunder-coding]

You can override node version for code server using FORCE_NODE_VERSION=<Your current major nodejs version> yarn global add code-server --ignore-engines.

Old debs for nodejs can be found from Actions Tab on GitHub and downloading build arrtifacts. Although it is not guaranteed to work always as dependencies are updated on a regular basis, so you are likely to face unable to find shared library linker errors.

It is recommended to build old versions from source instead

[essential-existence]

You can override node version for code server using FORCE_NODE_VERSION=<Your current major nodejs version> yarn global add code-server --ignore-engines.

Old debs for nodejs can be found from Actions Tab on GitHub and downloading build arrtifacts. Although it is not guaranteed to work always as dependencies are updated on a regular basis, so you are likely to face unable to find shared library linker errors.

It is recommended to build old versions from source instead

FORCE_NODE_VERSION=17.0.1 yarn global add code-server --ignore-engines yarn global v1.22.15 [1/4] Resolving packages... [2/4] Fetching packages... [3/4] Linking dependencies... warning "code-server > @coder/[email protected]" has unmet peer dependency "@google-cloud/logging@^4.5.2". [4/4] Building fresh packages... [1/3] ⢀ argon2 [-/3] ⢀ waiting... error /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2: Command failed. Exit code: 1 Command: node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build Arguments: Directory: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2 Output: node-pre-gyp info it worked if it ends with ok node-pre-gyp info using [email protected] node-pre-gyp info using [email protected] | android | arm64 node-pre-gyp info check checked for "/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2/lib/binding/napi-v3/argon2.node" (not found) node-pre-gyp http GET https://github.com/ranisalt/node-argon2/releases/download/v0.28.2/argon2-v0.28.2-napi-v3-android-arm64-unknown.tar.gz node-pre-gyp ERR! install response status 404 Not Found on https://github.com/ranisalt/node-argon2/releases/download/v0.28.2/argon2-v0.28.2-napi-v3-android-arm64-unknown.tar.gz node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not installable for [email protected] and [email protected] (node-v102 ABI, unknown) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp) node-pre-gyp WARN Hit error response status 404 Not Found on https://github.com/ranisalt/node-argon2/releases/download/v0.28.2/argon2-v0.28.2-napi-v3-android-arm64-unknown.tar.gz gyp info it worked if it ends with ok gyp info using [email protected] gyp info using [email protected] | android | arm64 gyp info ok gyp info it worked if it ends with ok gyp info using [email protected] gyp info using [email protected] | android | arm64 gyp info find Python using Python version 3.10.0 found at "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/python3" gyp http GET https://nodejs.org/download/release/v17.0.1/node-v17.0.1-headers.tar.gz gyp http 200 https://nodejs.org/download/release/v17.0.1/node-v17.0.1-headers.tar.gz gyp http GET https://nodejs.org/download/release/v17.0.1/SHASUMS256.txt gyp http 200 https://nodejs.org/download/release/v17.0.1/SHASUMS256.txt gyp info spawn /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/python3 gyp info spawn args [ gyp info spawn args '/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py', gyp info spawn args 'binding.gyp', gyp info spawn args '-f', gyp info spawn args 'make', gyp info spawn args '-I', gyp info spawn args '/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2/build/config.gypi', gyp info spawn args '-I', gyp info spawn args '/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi', gyp info spawn args '-I', gyp info spawn args '/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.cache/node-gyp/17.0.1/include/node/common.gypi', gyp info spawn args '-Dlibrary=shared_library', gyp info spawn args '-Dvisibility=default', gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_root_dir=/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.cache/node-gyp/17.0.1', gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp', gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_lib_file=/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.cache/node-gyp/17.0.1/<(target_arch)/node.lib', gyp info spawn args '-Dmodule_root_dir=/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2', gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_engine=v8', gyp info spawn args '--depth=.', gyp info spawn args '--no-parallel', gyp info spawn args '--generator-output', gyp info spawn args 'build', gyp info spawn args '-Goutput_dir=.' gyp info spawn args ] gyp info ok gyp info it worked if it ends with ok gyp info using [email protected] gyp info using [email protected] | android | arm64 gyp info spawn make gyp info spawn args [ 'BUILDTYPE=Release', '-C', 'build' ] make: Entering directory '/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2/build' CC(target) Release/obj.target/libargon2/argon2/src/ref.o CC(target) Release/obj.target/libargon2/argon2/src/argon2.o CC(target) Release/obj.target/libargon2/argon2/src/core.o CC(target) Release/obj.target/libargon2/argon2/src/blake2/blake2b.o CC(target) Release/obj.target/libargon2/argon2/src/thread.o CC(target) Release/obj.target/libargon2/argon2/src/encoding.o AR(target) Release/obj.target/argon2.a /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/sh: 1: ar: not found make: *** [libargon2.target.mk:147: Release/obj.target/argon2.a] Error 127 make: Leaving directory '/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2/build' gyp ERR! build error gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 2 gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:194:23) gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:390:28) gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:290:12) gyp ERR! System Linux 4.14.141-18751193 gyp ERR! command "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/node" "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "build" "--fallback-to-build" "--module=/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2/lib/binding/napi-v3/argon2.node" "--module_name=argon2" "--module_path=/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2/lib/binding/napi-v3" "--napi_version=8" "--node_abi_napi=napi" "--napi_build_version=3" "--node_napi_label=napi-v3" gyp ERR! cwd /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2 gyp ERR! node -v v17.0.1 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v8.3.0 gyp ERR! not ok node-pre-gyp ERR! build error node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute '/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/node /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --module=/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2/lib/binding/napi-v3/argon2.node --module_name=argon2 --module_path=/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2/lib/binding/napi-v3 --napi_version=8 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=3 --node_napi_label=napi-v3' (1) node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/@mapbox/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js:89:23) node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:390:28) node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1062:16) node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:301:5) node-pre-gyp ERR! System Linux 4.14.141-18751193 node-pre-gyp ERR! command "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/node" "/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2/node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build" node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2 node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v17.0.1 node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v1.0.6 node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok Failed to execute '/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/node /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js build --fallback-to-build --module=/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2/lib/binding/napi-v3/argon2.node --module_name=argon2 --module_path=/data/data/com.termux/files/home/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/argon2/lib/binding/napi-v3 --napi_version=8 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=3 --node_napi_label=napi-v3' (1)

[thunder-coding]

FORCE_NODE_VERSION=17 yarn global add code-server --ignore-engines

Only specify major node version. Not full

[essential-existence]

And yet the error is the same...

[ghost]

AR(target) Release/obj.target/argon2.a /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/sh: 1: ar: not found make: *** [libargon2.target.mk:147: Release/obj.target/argon2.a] Error 127 make: Leaving directory

Install binutils. The error tells you that utility ar is not found. Termux has been fully moved to LLVM/Clang and doesn't install binutils anymore as part of compiler toolchain.

[essential-existence]

Do you know resources of ready-made assemblies of previous versions of node for termux?

[essential-existence]

Thanks everyone for the help! Here's a partial solution based on your suggestions:

pkg install binutils;
v=$(node -v); v=${v#v}; v=${v%%.*};
FORCE_NODE_VERSION="$v" yarn global add code-server --ignore-engines;
code-server;

[BufuWinner]

Am I the only one having trouble with extensions? After installing code server, I can't add any of them (e.g. Python) both from the extension menu and manually. From what I can see, the errors are raised from Node, could it Be the version? In theory it works only on v14 and nothing else, so forcing it...