Linux node version 0.10.12 does not contain .configure or make files

[jeffdugan]

Hi,

I just installed node-v0.10.12-linux-x64.tar.gz on my Linux box.
The readme states to run the .configure and make files, but, they are not there.
How can I get a copy of what I'm missing and ensure that everything else is there that I need?

Thanks,
Jeff

[mscdex]

If you download a tarball that contains (an OS and) an architecture in the filename, that indicates it's a binary tarball and not a source tarball. So the compilation has already been done for you.

For binary tarballs, you just have to copy the contents to some appropriate location on your system. For example, if you wanted to install node globally, you might extract the tarball to /usr/local (e.g. curl http://nodejs.org/dist/latest/node-v0.10.12-linux-x64.tar.gz | tar zx --strip=1 -C /usr/local).

However v0.10.12 is pretty old. If you have a specific need to stay on the v0.10 branch, you should install v0.10.40 instead. Otherwise, the latest stable branch is v4.x (v4.0.0 being the latest release as of this writing).

[jeffdugan]

Hi Brian,

Ok Thanks. Didn’t realize that.
The project I’m supporting directed me to use that version.
Thanks for the quick response.

Jeff

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Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: [node] Linux node version 0.10.12 does not contain .configure or make files (#2885)

If you download a tarball that contains (an OS and) an architecture in the filename, that indicates it's a binary tarball and not a source tarball. So the compilation has already been done for you.

You just have to copy the contents to some appropriate location on your system. For example, if you wanted to install node globally, you might extract the tarball to /usr/local (e.g. curl http://nodejs.org/dist/latest/node-v0.10.12-linux-x64.tar.gz | tar zx --strip=1 -C /usr/local).

However v0.10.12 is pretty old. If you have a specific need to stay on the v0.10 branch, you should install v0.10.40 instead. Otherwise, the latest stable branch is v4.x (v4.0.0 being the latest release as of this writing).

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[ChALkeR]

See #2338.

[Fishrock123]

Let us know if you have any more questions. :)