Error: Unsupported target versions: Node.js > v17

[cclauss]

• Needed: New maintainership of node-pre-gyp #657

WORKAROUND: To support newer versions of Node.js > v17

npm ci  # mapbox/node-pre-gyp
npm run update-crosswalk

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abi_crosswalk.json must be updated to cover all currently supported versions of Node.js.

node-pre-gyp/lib/util/abi_crosswalk.json

Line 2598 in a74f5e3

"17.1.0": {

Proof:

• run.util.js: Test building with msvs 2022 and get AppVeyor to pass #709

The testing on this repo fails on all currently supported versions of Node.js but passes on end-of-life versions.

• https://github.com/nodejs/release#release-schedule

@springmeyer @ewanharris, @mapsam

[ewanharris]

@cclauss I think node-pre-gyp can be viewed as having no maintenance due to #657. I was never associated with the package, just made PRs as needed, and since that issue I ended up using patch-package to maintain updates to the abi_crosswalk.json file there, it's not ideal but AFAICT it's the only path forward for users right now.

At 6.5 million weekly downloads and >1000 dependents (across @mapbox/node-pre-gyp and node-pre-gyp) it's clear this package is well used in the ecosystem but given that mapbox no longer uses this software could it potentially be picked up in some manner by the Node.js project? There may be better alternatives now (n-api, prebuild) but I think it's important to avoid this package potentially falling into the wrong hands