diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md index 0eac95d576d6fc..34e35c430997a9 100644 --- a/BUILDING.md +++ b/BUILDING.md @@ -99,25 +99,25 @@ Node.js does not support a platform version if a vendor has expired support for it. In other words, Node.js does not support running on End-of-Life (EoL) platforms. This is true regardless of entries in the table below. -| Operating System | Architectures | Versions | Support Type | Notes | -| ---------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -| GNU/Linux | x64 | kernel >= 3.10, glibc >= 2.17 | Tier 1 | e.g. Ubuntu 16.04[^1], Debian 9, EL 7[^2] | -| GNU/Linux | x64 | kernel >= 3.10, musl >= 1.1.19 | Experimental | e.g. Alpine 3.8 | -| GNU/Linux | x86 | kernel >= 3.10, glibc >= 2.17 | Experimental | Downgraded as of Node.js 10 | -| GNU/Linux | arm64 | kernel >= 4.5, glibc >= 2.17 | Tier 1 | e.g. Ubuntu 16.04, Debian 9, EL 7[^3] | -| GNU/Linux | armv7 | kernel >= 4.14, glibc >= 2.24 | Tier 1 | e.g. Ubuntu 18.04, Debian 9 | -| GNU/Linux | armv6 | kernel >= 4.14, glibc >= 2.24 | Experimental | Downgraded as of Node.js 12 | -| GNU/Linux | ppc64le >=power8 | kernel >= 3.10.0, glibc >= 2.17 | Tier 2 | e.g. Ubuntu 16.04[^1], EL 7[^2] | -| GNU/Linux | s390x | kernel >= 3.10.0, glibc >= 2.17 | Tier 2 | e.g. EL 7[^2] | -| Windows | x64, x86 (WoW64) | >= Windows 10/Server 2016 | Tier 1 | [^4],[^5] | -| Windows | x86 (native) | >= Windows 10/Server 2016 | Tier 1 (running) / Experimental (compiling)[^6] | | -| Windows | x64, x86 | Windows 8.1/Server 2012 | Experimental | | -| Windows | arm64 | >= Windows 10 | Tier 2 (compiling) / Experimental (running) | | -| macOS | x64 | >= 10.15 | Tier 1 | For notes about compilation see [^7] | -| macOS | arm64 | >= 11 | Tier 1 | | -| SmartOS | x64 | >= 18 | Tier 2 | | -| AIX | ppc64be >=power8 | >= 7.2 TL04 | Tier 2 | | -| FreeBSD | x64 | >= 12.2 | Experimental | | +| Operating System | Architectures | Versions | Support Type | Notes | +| ---------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | +| GNU/Linux | x64 | kernel >= 3.10, glibc >= 2.17 | Tier 1 | e.g. Ubuntu 16.04[^1], Debian 9, EL 7[^2] | +| GNU/Linux | x64 | kernel >= 3.10, musl >= 1.1.19 | Experimental | e.g. Alpine 3.8 | +| GNU/Linux | x86 | kernel >= 3.10, glibc >= 2.17 | Experimental | Downgraded as of Node.js 10 | +| GNU/Linux | arm64 | kernel >= 4.5, glibc >= 2.17 | Tier 1 | e.g. Ubuntu 16.04, Debian 9, EL 7[^3] | +| GNU/Linux | armv7 | kernel >= 4.14, glibc >= 2.24 | Tier 1 | e.g. Ubuntu 18.04, Debian 9 | +| GNU/Linux | armv6 | kernel >= 4.14, glibc >= 2.24 | Experimental | Downgraded as of Node.js 12 | +| GNU/Linux | ppc64le >=power8 | kernel >= 3.10.0, glibc >= 2.17 | Tier 2 | e.g. Ubuntu 16.04[^1], EL 7[^2] | +| GNU/Linux | s390x | kernel >= 3.10.0, glibc >= 2.17 | Tier 2 | e.g. EL 7[^2] | +| Windows | x64 | >= Windows 10/Server 2016 | Tier 1 | [^4],[^5] | +| Windows | x86 | >= Windows 10/Server 2016 | Experimental | [^6] | +| Windows | x64, x86 | Windows 8.1/Server 2012 | Experimental | | +| Windows | arm64 | >= Windows 10 | Tier 2 (compiling) / Experimental (running) | | +| macOS | x64 | >= 10.15 | Tier 1 | For notes about compilation see [^7] | +| macOS | arm64 | >= 11 | Tier 1 | | +| SmartOS | x64 | >= 18 | Tier 2 | | +| AIX | ppc64be >=power8 | >= 7.2 TL04 | Tier 2 | | +| FreeBSD | x64 | >= 12.2 | Experimental | | [^1]: GCC 8 is not provided on the base platform. Users will need the @@ -146,10 +146,9 @@ platforms. This is true regardless of entries in the table below. Windows binary (`node.exe`) in WSL will not work without workarounds such as stdio redirection. -[^6]: Running Node.js on x86 Windows should work and binaries - are provided. However, tests in our infrastructure only run on WoW64. - Furthermore, compiling on x86 Windows is Experimental and - may not be possible. +[^6]: Compiling Node.js for x86 Windows is currently impossible due to + issues with version 10.1 of the V8 engine. Support will come back to its + previous status as soon as possible. [^7]: Our macOS x64 Binaries are compiled with 10.15 as a target. Xcode11 is required to compile.