node-build: definition not found: 18.16.0

[hrishikesh-k]

Looks similar to: #283 and #297, except for a different version now.

asdf install nodejs lts still installs 18.15.0.

Why does this happen?

[ksmithut]

It looks like the list that node-build pulls from is out of date. If you run asdf list all nodejs, it's also not showing the latest version, 19.9.0

[mrienstra]

Upstream issue: nodenv/node-build#806
PR adding 18.16.0 & 19.9.0, blocked by CI issue: nodenv/node-build#804
PR containing fix for CI issue: nodenv/node-build#805

[mrienstra]

Both nodenv/node-build#805 & nodenv/node-build#804 were merged, huzzah! I think this issue can be closed now, tested locally:

asdf nodejs update-nodebuild
asdf list-all nodejs | grep -E '^(18\.16\.0|19\.9\.0)$'

Output:

18.16.0
19.9.0

[hrishikesh-k]

Can confirm it works! Thanks for the quick fix to all involved!

[perlun]

Hmm, I'm still getting issues when trying to install Node.js LTS via asdf. 🤔

Trying to update node-build... ok
node-build: definition not found: 18

asdf and the plugins should be updated to the latest versions, but please let me know if I may have messed something up:

$ asdf --version
v0.12.0-816195d

$ asdf plugin list --urls
nodejs                       https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs.git
ruby                         https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-ruby.git

[augustobmoura]

Hmm, I'm still getting issues when trying to install Node.js LTS via asdf. thinking

Update your asdf-nodejs plugin and check the new documentation on how to setup dynamic versions on your legacy version file

[frozencap]

getting the same issue

[holtalanm]

same issue here.

running asdf nodejs install lts gives node-build: definition not found: 18

[adamski]

Same here. I can see all versions of 18 with asdf list all nodejs but I get the same error message as above

[bed-sb]

Same issue here

[bdarfler]

You need to set ASDF_NODEJS_LEGACY_FILE_DYNAMIC_STRATEGY per https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs#partial-and-codename-versions

[augustobmoura]

I'm locking this thread as people are not reading the documentation for it and just piling up comments. If you are having messages like node-build: definition not found: 18, node-build: definition not found: lts or similar, please check:

• That your asdf installation and asdf-nodejs plugin are updated to the latest version, do that by running asdf update && asdf plugin update nodejs
• Check if you have a partial version on your .tool-versions file, we do not support partial/codename versions on the .tool-versions file, we value reproducibility and having dynamic ranges on the file is not on our best interest. So either
  • Pin the version on .tool-versions or on your command to a full version number (E.g.: 18.17.1). We provide a sub-command that can help with that
  • Use the partial/codename version with an legacy version file (either .nvmrc or .node-version), and choose between a dynamic version resolution strategy

If your problem is not related to any of these fixes that I mentioned above, please open a new issue for it