From f8cc248c1c031037ce98714ef692d4fb0dd5800f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Austin Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 10:01:35 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update Contribution Guide to require node v12+ Installing the development branch runs into an issue if node version is older than 12. --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 856187bcdc54..b4a6a7903463 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ You can launch a binder with the latest JupyterLab master to test something (thi ### Installing Node.js and jlpm -Building JupyterLab from its GitHub source code requires Node.js. +Building JupyterLab from its GitHub source code requires Node.js. The development version requires Node.js version 12+. If you use `conda`, you can get it with: @@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ brew install node You can also use the installer from the [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) website. +To check which version of Node.js is installed: + +```bash +node -v +``` + ## Installing JupyterLab JupyterLab requires Jupyter Notebook version 4.3 or later.