If the binary package is an experimental feature, why was it introduced in
an even numbered release (stable)?
On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 3:06:36 PM UTC-4, Isaac Schlueter wrote:
>
> 2012.08.07, Version 0.8.6 (Stable)
>
> This is the first release to include binary distributions for all
> supported Unix operating systems (Linux, Darwin, and SunOS). To use
> the binary distribution tarballs, you can unpack them directly into a
> destination directory:
>
> cd ~/node/ # or /usr/local if you're feeling brave
> tar xzvf /path/to/binary.tar.gz --strip=1
>
> This is an experimental feature. Please use it and provide feedback.
>
> * npm: Upgrade to v1.1.48
>
> * Add 'make binary' to build binary tarballs for all Unixes (Nathan
> Rajlich)
>
> * zlib: Emit 'close' on destroy(). (Dominic Tarr)
>
> * child_process: Fix stdout=null when stdio=['pipe'] (Tyler Neylon)
>
> * installer: prevent ETXTBSY errors (Ben Noordhuis)
>
> * installer: honor --without-npm, default install path (Ben Noordhuis)
>
> * net: make pause work with connecting sockets (Bert Belder)
>
> * installer: fix cross-compile installs (Ben Noordhuis)
>
> * net: fix .listen({fd:0}) (Ben Noordhuis)
>
> * windows: map WSANO_DATA to UV_ENOENT (Bert Belder)
>
>
> Source Code: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6.tar.gz
>
> Macintosh Installer (Universal):
> http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6.pkg
>
> Windows Installer: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6-x86.msi
>
> Windows x64 Installer:
> http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/x64/node-v0.8.6-x64.msi
>
> Windows x64 Files: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/x64/
>
> Linux 32-bit Binary Package:
> http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6-linux-x86.tar.gz
>
> Linux 64-bit Binary Package:
> http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6-linux-x64.tar.gz
>
> Solaris 32-bit Binary Package:
> http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6-sunos-x86.tar.gz
>
> Solaris 64-bit Binary Package:
> http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/node-v0.8.6-sunos-x64.tar.gz
>
> Other release files: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.6/
>
> Website: http://nodejs.org/docs/v0.8.6/
>
> Documentation: http://nodejs.org/docs/v0.8.6/api/
>
> Shasums:
>
> ```
> c23a57601150b3ec59aeeb0eef607d9e430e17c2 node-v0.8.6-darwin-x64.tar.gz
> 8f7e4e837f61991eff4605678ab27c82e854bc38 node-v0.8.6-darwin-x86.tar.gz
> 32ce9d28d6a294878ce9ee8f23b6fa7ecb3130e7 node-v0.8.6-linux-x64.tar.gz
> 6f71518f044705ff1a7d9400a573906a99c5834c node-v0.8.6-linux-x86.tar.gz
> ec9c02e9713a81d8f4848924cc38e5ed28a06fc4 node-v0.8.6-sunos-x64.tar.gz
> ac96cc4ce3eee4dc54ef7936ad4fd8eb04fbe359 node-v0.8.6-sunos-x86.tar.gz
> 0a2aca229c9cb2ec4a4a82ff88de7ea0868d1890 node-v0.8.6-x86.msi
> 84127d73a968f5951a9682b592a79779d1396c9e node-v0.8.6.pkg
> 34c7ad2bb5450653748c65840155852d67742258 node-v0.8.6.tar.gz
> 42f3b792326efdfc9b0d95eebd7f9f716cadb1c0 node.exe
> fc56e816081ebef450ce7ed92bfd543d53191ac3 node.exp
> e91f1648e4e8f7586790443248326222101c286c node.lib
> 8106b33d1cdae69103ca07b16c7f5d690308d751 node.pdb
> 6226474859e1cf2f1314d92b6207183bb36c6007 x64/node-v0.8.6-x64.msi
> 3c1ac597956ea9f1e7eab62f85a23e3e436cd0e8 x64/node.exe
> 599df091faecff536f52d17463c70e07cf9ed54f x64/node.exp
> 70bac4dcb9f845c8c8cb9443ff09f839fc86aac7 x64/node.lib
> eb59a0ed841c9e93c406b4c636b2048973cbfae4 x64/node.pdb
> ```
>
