Nvm-windows: node v5 is not available

[luisrudge]

λ nvm list available

Showing the 15 latest available releases.

      STABLE   |    UNSTABLE
   ---------------------------
       v4.2.1  |    v0.11.16
       v4.2.0  |    v0.11.15
      v0.12.7  |    v0.11.14
      v0.12.6  |    v0.11.13
      v0.12.5  |    v0.11.12
      v0.12.4  |    v0.11.11
      v0.12.3  |    v0.11.10
      v0.12.2  |     v0.11.9
      v0.12.1  |     v0.11.8
      v0.12.0  |     v0.11.7
     v0.10.40  |     v0.11.6
     v0.10.39  |     v0.11.5
     v0.10.38  |     v0.11.4
     v0.10.37  |     v0.11.3
     v0.10.36  |     v0.11.2

For a complete list, visit http://coreybutler.github.io/nodedistro

[luisrudge]

installing v5 works though..

[coreybutler]

NVM for Windows currently shows the old release pattern. I made a snap decision to only list LTS releases in stable, but that doesn't mean the other versions (like v5) are unstable. I'll need to come up with a better way to display this info... maybe an LTS and non-LTS column.

[luisrudge]

yeah.. that would be great!

[luisrudge]

or maybe.. nvm list available-lts and nvm list available

[SteveALee]

However I find 4.2.2 is not listed as above but it is listed on http://coreybutler.github.io/nodedistro/ which is referenced in the output of nvm list available

[SteveALee]

PS the fact the above list prefixes each version with v is a little confusing. The v must not be specified when installing or using

[MaxArt2501]

I think in nvm list available there should be another column, beside STABLE and UNSTABLE, showing LTS releases.
Specifically, the STABLE column should be renamed to LTS, while the _new_ STABLE column should contain 5.x releases.

[BrainCrumbz]

Hello all

on a Windows 10 (not 7) x64 machine, nvm 1.1.0, as of today no node 5.x version is listed as available:

Showing the 15 latest available releases.

      STABLE   |    UNSTABLE
   ---------------------------
       v4.3.0  |    v0.11.16
       v4.2.6  |    v0.11.15
       v4.2.5  |    v0.11.14
       v4.2.4  |    v0.11.13
       v4.2.3  |    v0.11.12
       v4.2.2  |    v0.11.11
       v4.2.1  |    v0.11.10
       v4.2.0  |     v0.11.9
     v0.12.10  |     v0.11.8
      v0.12.9  |     v0.11.7
      v0.12.8  |     v0.11.6
      v0.12.7  |     v0.11.5
      v0.12.6  |     v0.11.4
      v0.12.5  |     v0.11.3
      v0.12.4  |     v0.11.2

but then trying to install 5.0.0 or 5.6.0 works fine. And 5.6.0 is dubbed as stable on nodejs.org. Is this behaviour expected? Thanks!

[coreybutler]

@BrainCrumbz - yes. See my comment above. The 5.x series is stable, but not LTS.

[BrainCrumbz]

Thanks for feedback, got it. BTW, @MaxArt2501 suggestion seems sensible.

[MaxArt2501]

It could have been sensible two months ago, now it sounds a little outdated as there's no more "stable" and "unstable", but rather "LTS" and "stable".
I think a little extra work can be done if le list of the versions is pulled from https://nodejs.org/download/release/index.json instead of here (maybe it's a list maintained/generated by Corey himself?). Identifying LTS versions is easy, as they're the ones with the lts property not set to false.
I don't know enough Go to change the code, compile it and make a pull request after some tests, but that's what I'd do.

[coreybutler]

@MaxArt2501 - The node release page is the list I intend to implement in the next version. It didn't exist when I first created the utility (pre node foundation/io.js). The second link you mention (nodedistro) is a list I maintain. I have a script that runs every hour to look for a new release. Not ideal.

I do like your suggestion for naming. The only thing I'm still thinking about is the naming of LTS lines and whether they'll even be a factor (right now I don't think they will, but I'm trying to confirm that). For example, "Argon" is the current LTS line, but the name will change when the next LTS line comes out.

[BrainCrumbz]

@MaxArt2501 Yep, I meant: among the various suggestions, I favored the one having separate columns with proper (up to date) headers.

[RobMoloney]

We are using node version 5.5.0 in our build environment. I'm using nvm to switch versions.
Today I tried to setup a new machine and I'm getting this error.

nvm install 5.5.0
Node.js v5.5.0 is not yet released or available.

[coreybutler]

@RobMoloney I'm not sure when it happened, but the node distribution list got a little tangled up. I fixed it, so it should work now. For future reference, version issues can be corrected here.

[RobMoloney]

Great. Thanks for the quick reply.

[pratibhagaund]

I am trying to install a listed node version. What could be the possible reasons for this behavior?

[Lyd9607]

how to resolve it?

[maganramkrishna]

You probably have old version of "nvm" installed on your computer. Update to new version of nvm will solve this issue. Download latest nvm for windows from here and then try again to install node again.

[codebymikey]

@maganramkrishna, upgrading to the latest should fix the issue. Thanks.
Particularly https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows/releases/tag/1.1.4

[Venryx]

Yep, upgrading nvm worked for me. (the issue of it saying "not yet released or available" for a version listed by the "list available" command)