Packages that currently do not work with Node.js v4.0 [List]

[yosuke-furukawa]

I would like to list up the modules not work well on v4.0.
inspired by #456

If this idea is not so good, feel free to close this issue.

[EwanValentine]

engine.io fails, throws errors when you try to run your application. Unexpected )

[xzyfer]

I ran into issues with https://www.npmjs.com/package/contextify earlier today

[saper]

@xzyfer there is brianmcd/contextify#181 waiting to be tested :)

[ChALkeR]

Directly affected by old nan dependencies:

aerospike nan: '^1.8.4'
ali.iconv nan: '~0.8.0'
alljoyn nan: '^1.2.0'
ascoltatori nan: '~1.8.4',
ashot nan: '~1.7.0'
asm-cpuid nan: '^1.3.0'
attention nan: '^1.7.0'
audiovideo nan: '^1.7.0',
authenticate-pam nan: '1.1.0'
avon nan: '~1.2.0'
b32 nan: '^1.7.0'
base-convert nan: '^1.8'
base91 nan: '^1.8.0'
basejump nan: '^1.7.0'
bbc-xslt nan: '~1.2.0'
bbuf nan: '1.8.2'
bignum-v1113 nan: '~1.4.1'
binny nan: '^1.8'
bitcoind.js nan: '1.3.0'
bitcore-node nan: '1.3.0',
bitmessage nan: '^1.4.1',
bitscope nan: '1'
bluetooth-serial-port nan: '^1.8'
boss-mdns nan: '~1.4.0'
bot-io nan: '~1.8.4',
brctl nan: '^1.3.0'
brig nan: '^1.7.0'
brkontru nan: '~1.4.1',
bson-ext nan: '~1.8.0',
btrfs nan: '^1.8.2'
bunyan-syslog nan: '1.6.2'
byebye-win32 nan: '^1.8.4'
canvas nan: '^1.8.4'
canvas-gurtnec nan: '~0.3.0'
canvas-trunk nan: '~1.0.0'
cares nan: '^1.7.0'
carmen-cache nan: '~1.8.4'
cassandra-native-driver nan: '^1.8.4'
cbind nan: '1.1.2',
cbind-example nan: '^1.0.0'
ccap nan: '1.7.0'
ccap-dev nan: '1.7.0'
celt nan: '~1.8.4'
century nan: '^1.2.0'
cgrpc nan: '^1.5.0',
chacha-native nan: '^1.8.4'
chloride nan: '^1.6.2'
cjh-hiredis nan: '~1.1.0'
clam-engine nan: '^1.7.0'
cld nan: '^1.2.0',
cld-atom-shell nan: 'https://atom.io/download/atom-shell/nan-1.6.1.tgz'
cloudcv-bootstrap nan: '1.7.0',
clr nan: '^1.7.0'
contextify nan: '~1.8.4'
corsair-rgb nan: '^1.8.4'
couchbase-markin nan: '~0.8.0'
cpython nan: '^1.8.4'
crc32c nan: '^1.8'
crypt3 nan: '1 >=1.6.2'
crypt3-prebuilt nan: '~1.3.0'
ctags nan: 'https://atom.io/download/atom-shell/nan-1.6.1.tgz',
custom-object nan: '0.8.0'
cwinperfcounter-next nan: '1.8.x'
cylon-digispark nan: '~1.8.4'
dbus nan: '^1.8.4'
detect-character-encoding nan: '^1.6.1'
dhcurve nan: '^1.6.2'
disable-codegen nan: '^1.3.0'
divsufsort nan: '^1.8.4'
dlfcn nan: '1.7.0'
dlopen nan: '1.0.0'
durable nan: '~1.1.0'
dv nan: '1.7.0'
eccrypto nan: '^1.4.1',
ed25519 nan: '^1.6.1'
ed25519-native nan: '^1.6.1'
edge nan: '^1.6.2'
edge-atom-shell nan: '^1.6.2'
eigenjs nan: '^1.3.0'
electron-edge nan: '^1.9.0'
electron-edge2 nan: '^1.6.2'
emscripten-node-mmap nan: '^1.7.0'
eos nan: '^1.3.0'
es6-native-map nan: '^1.7.0'
es6-native-set nan: '^1.7.0'
execsyncs nan: '^1.2.0'
exiv2 nan: '1.x.0'
fann nan: '~1.8'
fast-feed nan: '~1.9.0'
fdpassing nan: '^1.3.0'
ffi-atom-shell nan: '~1.7.0'
fftw nan: '^1.2.0'
fidonet-mailer-binkp-crypt nan: '~1.9.0'
filament nan: '1.x.x'
firebird nan: '^1.6.0'
fis-okoala-sass nan: '^1.7.0'
fis-sass nan: '^1.7.0'
fis-sass-all nan: '~1.2.0'
flam3 nan: '1'
flush-all nan: '~1.4.1'
font-manager nan: '~1.3.0'
fontnik nan: '^1.7.0',
force-delete nan: '^1.8.4'
freetype2_render nan: '~1.7'
fs-ext nan: '^1.9'
fs-ext-prebuilt nan: '~1.4.3'
fullname-native nan: '^1.3.0'
function-info nan: '^1.7.0'
function-name nan: '~1.0.0'
fuse-bindings nan: '^1.7.0'
fuse4js nan: '^1.4.1'
gamepad nan: '1.8.4'
gdal nan: '1.8.4'
gemfire nan: '~1.3.0',
generate-rsa-keypair nan: '^1.8.4'
getdns nan: '^1.8.0'
git-utils nan: 'https://atom.io/download/atom-shell/nan-1.6.1.tgz',
gitteh nan: '~1.0.0',
gl nan: '^1.8.4',
globy nan: '^1.2.0'
glpk nan: '^1.8.4'
gm-native nan: '^1.6.2'
goingnative nan: '~1.2.0',
groove nan: '~1.8.4'
grpc nan: '^1.5.0',
guardtime nan: '~1.9.0'
gumbo-parser nan: '^1.7.0'
hashtable nan: '^1.7.0'
heap.js nan: '^1.7.0'
hiredis-simple nan: '~1.6.0'
hmsearch nan: '~1.3.0'
hoedown nan: '1'
honeycomb nan: '1.8.4',
htsengine nan: '~0.8.0'
http-sync nan: '~1.8.0'
hwsl2 nan: '^1.8.4'
ibm_db nan: '~1.8.4',
iconv-utf-8-mac nan: '~1.8.0'
icu-bidi nan: '~1.8.4'
icu-numformat nan: '1.3.0'
im-native nan: '^1.4.1'
imagemagick-native nan: '~1.7.0'
inchi nan: '~0.8.0'
inotify2 nan: '~1.5.3'
instauuid nan: '^1.6.1'
interpo nan: '^1.2.0'
inui nan: '^1.2.0'
ioctl nan: '^1.2.0'
iojs-marisa-trie nan: '~1.8.4'
iojs-nanomsg nan: '~1.6.2'
ip2location-native nan: '^1.8'
ip2location.node nan: '^1.3.0'
iso8583-native nan: '^1.8.4'
java nan: '1.7.0'
java2 nan: '1.2.0'
jit.js nan: '^1.7.0',
jitterbuffer nan: '~1.8.4'
jpeg-fresh nan: '^1.7.0'
jumpsuit nan: '~1.7.0'
jut-node-kafka nan: '^1.8.4'
kdtree nan: '~1.7.0'
keepass.io nan: '~1.8.4'
kerberos nan: '~1.8'
keyboard-layout nan: 'https://atom.io/download/atom-shell/nan-1.6.1.tgz'
keytar nan: 'https://atom.io/download/atom-shell/nan-1.6.1.tgz'
kissfft nan: '^1.2.0'
launchctl nan: '^1.0.0',
layer2 nan: '^1.4.1'
lbm nan: '~1.3.0'
lcdstats nan: '^1.7.0'
leveldown-basho nan: '~0.6.0'
leveldown-hyper nan: '~1.8.4'
leveldown-hyper-prebuilt nan: '~0.6.0',
leveldown-mips nan: '~0.4.0'
leveldown-prebuilt nan: '~1.8.4',
libbitcoinconsensus nan: '^1.8.4'
libetpan nan: '^0.8.0'
librsvg nan: '^1.8.4'
libuuid nan: '1.8.4'
libxml-xsd nan: '^1.3.0'
libxslt nan: '~1.2.0'
lmdb nan: '~0.3.1'
lmdb-queue nan: '~1.8.4'
lp_solve nan: '~0.6.0'
lwip nan: '^1.8.4'
lwip-decoder nan: '~1.8.4'
lwip-encoder nan: '~1.8.4'
lwip-image nan: '~1.8.4'
lz4 nan: '^1.7.0'
lzf nan: '1.3.0'
lzh nan: '~1.3.0'
mac-key-press nan: '~1.7.0'
magick-compare nan: '~1.3.0'
magicklib-native nan: '~1.3.0'
mapbox-gl-native nan: '^1.9.0'
mapbox-glsl-optimizer nan: '~1.2.0'
mapnik nan: '~1.8.4',
mariasql nan: '^1.8.4'
markin-couchbase nan: '~1.8.4',
mathematical nan: '1.2.0',
max31855pi nan: '~1.8.4'
mcrypt nan: '^1.9.0'
md5-sha1 nan: '^1.3.0'
mech-mpq nan: '~1.3.0'
media-galleries nan: '1.8.x'
meguca nan: '^1.6.2',
memcpy nan: '~1.2.0',
memwatch-x nan: '^1.8.0'
meteor-pathwatcher-tweaks nan: '1.2.0',
microtime2 nan: '~0.5.1'
mmgeodb nan: '^1.3.0'
mongoose3-bsonfix-bson nan: '1.7.0'
monitr nan: '^1.4.0'
mp4duration nan: '^1.7.0'
mqlight nan: '^1.8.4',
mqlight-dev nan: '^1.8.4',
msgpack nan: '^1.6.2'
msgpack-bin nan: '^1.6.2'
mtrace nan: '^1.7.0'
murmurhash-native nan: '^1.8'
mysql-libmysqlclient nan: '~0.8.0'
naclb nan: '1.8.4'
nan-bcrypt nan: '^1.1.2'
nan-example-eol nan: '1.0.0'
native-cssmin nan: '^1.3.0'
native-hashset nan: '1.5.0'
navelgazer nan: '>=1.5.0 <1.6.0-0',
net-abort nan: '^1.7.0'
netroute nan: '^1.3.0'
nis nan: '~1.0.0'
node_amf_cc nan: '^1.8.0'
node_plsql nan: '^1.7.0',
node-aes-gcm nan: '^1.7.0'
node-core-audio nan: '^1.8.4',
node-demux nan: '^1.7.0'
node-ephem nan: '^1.8.0'
node-espeak nan: '~1.6.2'
node-expat-gowhich nan: '~1.8.4'
node-freetype nan: '~1.8.4'
node-gd nan: '~1.8.4'
node-geoip2 nan: '1.8.4'
node-glfw nan: '^0.8.0'
node-glib nan: '~1.8.4'
node-hid nan: '^1.2.0'
node-image nan: '^0.8.0'
node-ios-device-fork nan: '~1.8.4'
node-krb5 nan: '^1.8.4'
node-kv nan: '~1.5.0'
node-leveldb nan: '^1.3.0'
node-libfprint nan: '^1.3.0',
node-libr3 nan: '^1.2.0'
node-lmdb nan: '^1.7.0'
node-lwip nan: '~1.8.4',
node-lzma nan: '~1.8.4'
node-mpg123-util nan: '~1.7.0'
node-murmurhash3 nan: '^1.7.0'
node-musly nan: '^1.3.0'
node-nisa nan: '<2.0.0'
node-openjtalk nan: '^1.8.4'
node-opus nan: '~1.8.4'
node-pifacedigital nan: '^1.7.0',
node-ping-addon nan: '1.6.2'
node-pingit nan: '1.6.2'
node-pngquant-native nan: '^1.6.2'
node-protobuf nan: '^1.3.0'
node-proxy nan: '^1.7.0'
node-quickfix nan: '1.8.0'
node-rar nan: '^1.3.0'
node-rar-updated nan: '^1.3.0'
node-redis-crc16 nan: '^1.7.0'
node-retro nan: '^1.8.4'
node-rijndael nan: '~1.5.0'
node-samplerate nan: '~1.6.2'
node-sass-china nan: '^1.8.4',
node-shm-buffer nan: '^1.8.4'
node-snap7 nan: '~1.8.4'
node-snappy-linux nan: '~1.2.0'
node-snappy-mac nan: '~1.2.0'
node-snappy-src nan: '~1.2.0'
node-spotify nan: '^1.6.2'
node-sspi nan: '^1.6.2'
node-stringprep nan: '~1.8.4'
node-stringprep-icu nan: '~0.7.0'
node-susi nan: '^1.8.4',
node-susiiot nan: '^1.8.4',
node-svm nan: '~1.8.0',
node-swisseph nan: '^1.7.0'
node-term-size nan: '^1.7.0'
node-v8-clone nan: '~1.1'
node-webcl nan: '~1.2.0'
node-webgl nan: '^0.8.0'
node-zoom nan: '1.5.1'
nodegit-probablycorey nan: '~1.3.0',
nodehelium nan: '^1.4.1'
nodelo nan: '^1.4.0'
nodevirt nan: '^1.4.1'
norby nan: '~1.2.0'
nosql-leveldb nan: '~1.8.4',
nscrypto nan: '^1.7.0'
objhash nan: '^1.4.1'
objwrap-plate nan: '^1.4.1'
ofe nan: '^1.7.0'
ogg nan: '~1.8.2',
openbabel nan: '^1.4.1'
opencc nan: '^1.6.2'
opencv nan: '^1.7.0'
opencv-atom-shell nan: 'https://atom.io/download/atom-shell/nan-1.6.1.tgz'
opencv-copy nan: '^1.7.0'
openssl-hmac nan: '^1.7.0'
openvg nan: '^1.8.4'
openzwave-shared nan: '~1.9.0'
oracledb nan: '^1.8.4'
osmesa-webgl nan: '^1.0.0'
osrm nan: '~1.8.4'
osx-dialog nan: '^1.2.0'
osx-mouse nan: '^1.8.4'
osx-notify nan: '~1.8.4'
osx-tag nan: '~1.3.0'
parse-x509 nan: '1.1.2'
partty nan: '~1.8.4'
pathwatcher nan: 'https://atom.io/download/atom-shell/nan-1.6.1.tgz',
pathwatcher-without-runas nan: 'https://atom.io/download/atom-shell/nan-1.6.1.tgz',
pcap nan: '~1.6.1',
pdf-fill-form nan: '~1.7.0'
pdf-fill-form-chun-yang nan: '1.7.0'
pdf-fill-form-latin1 nan: '~1.7.0'
pg-libpq nan: '^1.8.4'
pg-sync nan: '~1.6.0'
phplike nan: '^1.8.4'
pi-spi nan: '^1.6.2'
pi-spi-yei nan: '^1.6.2'
pitft nan: '^1.7.0'
pitft-touch nan: '^1.7.0'
pkcs7-sign nan: '^1.6.2'
plc nan: '^1.7.0'
podofo nan: '^1.8.4'
polarssl nan: '^0.8.0'
poppler-simple nan: '^1.5.0'
posix nan: '~1.8.4'
prf nan: '^1.3.0'
process-list nan: '^1.6.2'
procps nan: '~1.1.0'
protagonist nan: '~1.8.4'
protagonist-experimental nan: '~1.6.x'
protobuf nan: '~1.0.0'
pty.coffee nan: '^1.0.0'
pty.js-11 nan: '0.7.0'
pty.js-patch nan: '~1.0.0'
pwuid nan: '^1.3.0'
q24 nan: '^1.7.0'
r-pi-usonic nan: '~1.6.2',
rados nan: '<2.0.0'
rapidx2j nan: '<=1.9.x'
raspberrypi nan: '^1.8.4'
raspi nan: '1.6.x'
raspi-core nan: '1.4.x'
raspi-gpio nan: '1.6.x'
raspi-pwm nan: '1.6.x'
raw-cipher nan: '^1.3.0'
raw-ecdsa nan: '^1.3.0'
raw-keyboard nan: '^1.8.4'
raw-rsa nan: '^1.3.0'
raw-socket nan: '<2.0.0'
raw-socket-ng nan: '^1.8.4'
raw-socket2 nan: '^1.8.4'
rdiff nan: '^1.8.4'
redis-fast-driver nan: '^1.7.0'
redseal-java nan: '^1.7.0'
ref-atom-shell nan: 'https://atom.io/download/atom-shell/nan-1.6.1.tgz'
registwin nan: '~1.3.0'
req-sync nan: '~1.6.2'
reset-usb nan: '~1.4.0'
ribs nan: '~0.8.0',
robotjs nan: '^1.3.0'
rocksdb nan: '~0.5.2'
rpi-rgb-led-matrix nan: '^1.6.2'
rpi-ws281x-native nan: '^1.7.0'
rsa-keygen nan: '^1.4.1'
rstats nan: '^1.7.0'
runsync nan: '~1.3.0'
s2 nan: '1.3.0'
safari-push-notifications nan: '^1.6.2'
satoshi-hdkey nan: '^1.1.2'
satoshi-key nan: '^1.1.2'
screenres nan: '^1.8.4'
scrollbar-style nan: 'https://atom.io/download/atom-shell/nan-1.6.1.tgz'
scrypt nan: '^1.6.2'
scws nan: '^1.6.2'
segfault nan: '^1.3.0'
segfault-handler nan: '^1.3.0'
seneca-nftrace nan: '^1.2.0'
serialport nan: '~1.8.4',
serialport-electron nan: '~1.8.4',
serialport-stream nan: '^1.8.4'
sharding nan: '^1.8.4'
shmdb nan: '~1.8'
silk-msgpack nan: '^1.6.2'
sodium nan: '^1.6.2'
sodium-fork nan: '^1.6.2'
sophia nan: '0.4.x'
sophist nan: '^1.4.1'
soxy nan: '^1.4.1',
sparkey nan: '~0.8.0'
speaker nan: '~1.7.0',
speaker-prebuild nan: '~1.2.0',
spellcheck nan: '^1.7.0'
spp nan: '~1.8.4'
sqlite3-atom-shell nan: 'git+https://github.com/iojs/nan#155f1d31352d08a3ec9ac206383a670f25428ab7'
sqlite3-trunk nan: '~0.8.0'
srs nan: '~1.8.4'
ssh nan: '^1.8.4'
stall nan: '~1.8.4'
starter-mcli-app nan: '1.5.1',
storage-device-info nan: '<2.0.0'
strong-oracle nan: '^1.8.4'
strong-syslog nan: '^1.6.2'
study-caddon-echo-string nan: '^1.8.4'
swisseph nan: '^1.7.0'
sync-module nan: '^1.8.4'
sync-runner nan: '^1.8.2'
synergykit nan: '^1.8.4',
sypexgeo-vyvid nan: '~1.6.1'
syscalls nan: '~1.9.0'
sysconfx nan: '^1.3.0'
sysconfx-next nan: '^1.8.0'
syslog-bindings nan: '^1.8.4'
syslogh nan: '>= 1.3.0 < 1.4.0'
system-idle-time nan: '^1.8.4'
talib nan: '^1.8.0'
tchannel-parser nan: '^1.2.0'
tcl nan: '^1.8.0'
thmclrx nan: '^1.7.0'
tilelive-s3 nan: '^1.8.4',
tov8 nan: '1.0.0',
tree-sitter nan: '1.7.x'
tree-sitter-c nan: '1.7.x'
tree-sitter-compiler nan: '1.7.x',
tree-sitter-golang nan: '1.7.x'
tree-sitter-javascript nan: '1.3.x'
ttf2woff2 nan: '^1.8.4',
ttyutil nan: '1.7.0'
tweetnacl-nodewrap nan: '~1',
udev nan: '~1.8.4'
udt4 nan: '^1.4.1',
uinput nan: '^1.4.1',
unix-stream nan: '^1.3.0'
ursa nan: '^1.7.0'
usb nan: '^1.6.0'
usb-detection nan: '^1.8.4'
userid nan: '^1.4.1'
utp-native nan: '^1.7.0'
uwp nan: '^1.8.4'
v8-flags nan: '~1.2.0'
vercmp nan: '^1.4.1'
version-sorter nan: '^1.8.4'
video-phash-service nan: '^1.6.2',
video-thumbnail-extractor nan: '^1.5.3',
wasm nan: '~1.8.4'
wdt-native nan: '^1.8.4',
webclient nan: '~1.8',
websocket nan: '~1.8.x',
webworker-threads nan: '^1.8.4'
whoisopen nan: '^1.6.2'
win-mouse nan: '^1.8.4'
winiputils nan: '~1.6.2'
wrtc nan: '~1.8',
ws-non-native nan: '~0.8.0',
wtf8 nan: '~1.6.2'
x.509 nan: '^1.3.0'
xml-selector nan: '1.7.0'
xpc-connection-nan nan: '~1.4.1'
xshot nan: '^1.8.4'
xtray nan: '^1.8.4'
xxhash nan: '^1.8.4'
xxhash-nan nan: '~1.3.0'
yapcduino nan: '^1.8.4'
zetta-lmdb nan: '~0.3.1'
zipfile nan: '~1.5.1'
zstd nan: '~1.6'

These packages depend on nan version between 2.0.0 and 2.0.7, which is also not nice:

bcrypt nan: '2.0.5'
duktape nan: '2.0.7'
fusejs nan: '2.0.5'
kytea nan: '2.0.5'
libxmljs nan: '2.0.7'
libxmljs-mt nan: '2.0.7'
mhash nan: '= 2.0.7'
murmurhash3 nan: '2.0.5'
number-smusher nan: '= 2.0.7'
pty.js nan: '2.0.5'
rand48 nan: '= 2.0.7'
secp256k1 nan: '2.0.4'
unqlite nan: '2.0.5'
wson-addon nan: '2.0.4'

That's actually 75% of nan-dependant packages, btw.

[vielmetti]

Is there a guide or docs written about porting to the new nan ?

[vielmetti]

For reference, here's a nan port for node-expat, which someone who is trying to undertake this task for a different package might find useful.

julianduque/node-expat@c129cb3

[vielmetti]

And here's a script from @rvagg that helps automate the changes for the new nan.

nodejs/nan#376 (comment)

[vielmetti]

Further, some hoped for documentation for the nan upgrade from that project: nodejs/nan#402

[calvinmetcalf]

so from what I can tell, the secret sauce for getting it to pass on travis is setting

env:
  - CC=clang CXX=clang++ npm_config_clang=1

in your .travis.yml, not sure why ... due to travis having a really old version of g++

[bnoordhuis]

@calvinmetcalf It's because the default g++ on travis is too old to understand C++11. If you depend on g++ 4.8 or newer, it should work too.

[calvinmetcalf]

@bnoordhuis thanks

[srlowe]

Is there an easy way of scanning installed packages for old versions of nan?

[ChALkeR]

@bgSosh grep? For example: grep -R --include=package.json '"nan"\s*:' searches for nan mentions in package.json files.

find . -name nan -type d -exec grep version -H "{}/package.json" \; finds nan directories and gets the version from the corresponding package.json, but that generally doesn't tell you why was that version installed.

[rla]

I can share the experience that migration to NAN 2.x requires lots of changes if you create lots of objects and set properties. And your code verbosity increases a lot as well as you need to add .ToLocalChecked() to every string. Changeset from fast-feed: rla/fast-feed@e7e2d31