[BUG] error Gatsby requires Node.js v8 or higher (you have v15.0.0-pre).

[jrgleason]

What / Why

When I try to build NPM from source using a locally compiled version v15.0.0-pre, it complains about the version not being higher than 8.

When

• Whenever I build from source

Where

• npm/cli

How

Current Behavior

NPM Fails to build

Steps to Reproduce

• n/a

Expected Behavior

1. Clone the NPM repo
2. Run `./configure'
3. Run ./make

You get the error...

error Gatsby requires Node.js v8 or higher (you have v15.0.0-pre).
Upgrade Node to the latest stable release: https://gatsby.dev/upgrading-node-js
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! npm-cli-docs@0.1.0 build:static: `GATSBY_IS_STATIC=true gatsby build --prefix-paths "echo"`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the npm-cli-docs@0.1.0 build:static script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/jackiegleason/.npm/_logs/2020-05-09T16_42_57_587Z-debug.log
make: *** [htmldocs] Error 1

Workaround

Remove the check from .//docs/node_modules/gatsby/node_modules/gatsby-cli/lib/index.js:

[jrgleason]

Also opened gatsbyjs/gatsby#23945

[jrgleason]

Looks like CMakeJS does not allow you to change it to a non url. I am working on some hack fixes and I will post more once I get it working

[darcyclarke]

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