[Bug] Electron does not install if nodejs version is 23

[sdetweil]

Environment

• SYSTEM: manufacturer: System manufacturer; model: System Product Name; virtual: false; MM: 2.33.0
• OS: platform: linux; distro: Ubuntu; release: 22.04.5 LTS; arch: x64; kernel: 5.15.0-152-generic
• VERSIONS: electron: 38.3.0; used node: 22.20.0; installed node: 22.18.0; npm: 10.9.3; pm2: 6.0.13
• ENV: XDG_SESSION_TYPE: x11; MM_CONFIG_FILE: undefined
  WAYLAND_DISPLAY: undefined; DISPLAY: :0.0; ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU: undefined
• RAM: total: 48077.11 MB; free: 25678.98 MB; used: 22398.14 MB
• OTHERS: uptime: 76132 minutes; timeZone: America/Chicago

Which start option are you using?

node --run start

Are you using PM2?

No

Module

None

Have you tried disabling other modules?

• Yes
• No

Have you searched if someone else has already reported the issue on the forum or in the issues?

• Yes

What did you do?

npm install fails when nodejs is version 23
user says

electron says only supports v22

because electron didn't install, npm start failed

What did you expect to happen?

MagicMirror to start

What actually happened?

MagicMirror wont start

Additional comments

our engines clause, doesn't block node 23

Participation

• I am willing to submit a pull request for this change.

[sdetweil]

ref sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts#113

[khassel]

node v23 has reached end of live 4 months ago, so no issue for me ;)

I think we had v23 blocked in package.json, don't remember why this is not there anymore

[khassel]

we never blocked v23, we did this with v21. From my side we can add something like "node": ">=22.18.0 <23 || >=24"

[sdetweil]

I think that would be helpful, just to avoid the end confusion of successful install but no electron..

I know we did the optional on electron cause of armv6l, but that is getting harder and harder