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"... the easiest way to update an existing node.js (ubuntu) installation? ..." The latest vid from ryan ~ http://blog.nodejs.org/2011/03/17/welcome-to-the-node

"... the easiest way to update an existing node.js (ubuntu) installation? ..." The latest vid from ryan ~ http://blog.nodejs.org/2011/03/17/welcome-to-the-node-blog/ http://blog.nodejs.org/2011/03/17/welcome-to-the-node-blog/ explained the need to download & install from source. This presumes you have V8 installed. Holler if you get into trouble I've installed a few times on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron.

kragen 16y ago
You mean, he explained that it was necessary to build from source, and why? Is this information available in textual form?
- bootload 16y ago
  "... You mean, he explained that it was necessary to build from source, and why? Is this information available in textual form? ..." It isn't 100% necessary. You can install from binaries. But as node is a moving target as a dev you get the best feature set/bug fixed version, faster. The talk hasn't been transcribed to my knowledge. Why not view the vid or ask @ryan or irc://irc.freenode.net#freenode why from source? The install instructions here ~ https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installation https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installation or install binaries here ~ https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installing-Node.js-via-package-manager https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installing-Node.js-via-p...
rmg42 16y ago
Isn't the v8 source included in node and built as part of the build process? deps/v8?
- bootload 16y ago
  "... Isn't the v8 source included in node: V8 is included in the Node distribution. To use TLS, ..." Yes, right. From v1 (I only looked back to 1) V8 is installed. I install it anyway.