apollographql / apollographql/apollo-tooling
Node version 8 support
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Description
**Intended outcome:**
Install apollo tooling on a system where the only possible node version is 8.x.
**Actual outcome:**
A dependent package, `mkdirp`, causes install to fail:
```
~/Web/okfrontend [master] > yarn install
yarn install v1.21.1
warning package.json: No license field
$ node ./webpack/preinstall.js
warning okfrontend@0.0.1: No license field
[1/5] 🔍 Validating package.json...
warning okfrontend@0.0.1: No license field
[2/5] 🔍 Resolving packages...
[3/5] 🚚 Fetching packages...
error mkdirp@1.0.4: The engine "node" is incompatible with this module. Expected version ">=10". Got "8.11.0"
error Found incompatible module.
```
**How to reproduce the issue:**
Assuming nvm and a package.json file with apollo > ~2.21.0 (I'm not sure where this dependency was added, but it was around there):
```
nvm use 8.11.0
yarn install
```
**Versions**
I'm using node `8.11.0` and am currently on apollo `2.18.1`.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure with Node 8.11.0 using nvm and yarn install, then inspect package.json and webpack/preinstall.js to identify where the incompatible mkdirp dependency enters the installation. Done means Apollo tooling installs successfully on Node 8.x without the mkdirp engine error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- node.js
- Domain
- cli, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100