Node v12.13.0 (LTS)

This release marks the transition of Node.js 12.x into Long Term Support (LTS) with the codename 'Erbium'. The 12.x release line now moves into "Active LTS" and will remain so until October 2020. After that time, it will move into "Maintenance" until end of life in April 2022.

Notable changes

npm was updated to 6.12.0. It now includes a version of node-gyp that supports Python 3 for building native modules.

Commits

[ b59209b118 ] - deps : update npm to 6.12.0 (isaacs) #29885

] - : update npm to 6.12.0 (isaacs) #29885 [ 1dde617491 ] - doc : fix --enable-source-maps flag in v12.12.0 changelog (Unlocked) #29960

] - : fix --enable-source-maps flag in v12.12.0 changelog (Unlocked) #29960 [ e5e2dfabdc ] - doc : nest code fence under unordered list (Nick Schonning) #29915

] - : nest code fence under unordered list (Nick Schonning) #29915 [ 5b0c993d4c ] - doc : remove double word "where" (Nick Schonning) #29915

] - : remove double word "where" (Nick Schonning) #29915 [ ad318c6cec ] - doc : add brackets to implicit markdown links (Nick Schonning) #29911

] - : add brackets to implicit markdown links (Nick Schonning) #29911 [ 3155ab4134 ] - doc : use the WHATWG URL API in http code examples (Thomas Watson) #29917

] - : use the WHATWG URL API in http code examples (Thomas Watson) #29917 [ b916ea3010 ] - doc : escape brackets not used as markdown reference links (Nick Schonning) #29809

] - : escape brackets not used as markdown reference links (Nick Schonning) #29809 [ f3bf8be11c ] - doc : correct typos in security release process (Nick Schonning) #29822

] - : correct typos in security release process (Nick Schonning) #29822 [ 25fa2066a2 ] - doc : indent code fence under list item (Nick Schonning) #29822

] - : indent code fence under list item (Nick Schonning) #29822 [ f3842892dd ] - doc : return type is number (exoego) #29828

] - : return type is number (exoego) #29828 [ cbd12518d4 ] - doc : add note about forwarding stream options (Robert Nagy) #29857

] - : add note about forwarding stream options (Robert Nagy) #29857 [ 7683aa0bfb ] - doc : set module version 72 to node 12 (Gerhard Stoebich) #29877

] - : set module version 72 to node 12 (Gerhard Stoebich) #29877 [ f58fe5099a ] - doc : fix tls version values (Tobias Nießen) #29839

] - : fix tls version values (Tobias Nießen) #29839 [ 8ebc94562c ] - fs : do not emit 'finish' before 'open' on write empty file (Robert Nagy) #29930

] - : do not emit 'finish' before 'open' on write empty file (Robert Nagy) #29930 [ 50f066087e ] - test : do not force the process to exit (Luigi Pinca) #29923

] - : do not force the process to exit (Luigi Pinca) #29923 [ 44c581ef0b ] - test : add more recursive fs.rmdir() tests (Maria Paktiti) #29815

] - : add more recursive fs.rmdir() tests (Maria Paktiti) #29815 [ fc5334513c ] - test: remove unnecessary --expose-internals flags (Anna Henningsen) #29886

Windows 32-bit Installer: https://nodejs.org/dist/v12.13.0/node-v12.13.0-x86.msi

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Source Code: https://nodejs.org/dist/v12.13.0/node-v12.13.0.tar.gz

Other release files: https://nodejs.org/dist/v12.13.0/

Documentation: https://nodejs.org/docs/v12.13.0/api/

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