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[Node.js issue tracker](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues) or
file a new issue.


## Supported platforms

This list of supported platforms is current as of the branch / release to which it is attached.

### Input

We rely on a few dependencies that _makes us who we are—most importantly V8 and libuv. We therefore need to adopt their supported platforms and potentially add to their lists based on test and/or release coverage.
Node.js relies on V8 and libuv. Therefore, we adopt a subset of their supported platforms.

### Strategy

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| GNU/Linux | Tier 1 | kernel >= 2.6.18, glibc >= 2.5 | x86, x64, arm, arm64 | |
| macOS | Tier 1 | >= 10.10 | x64 | |
| Windows | Tier 1 | >= Windows 7 or >= Windows2008R2 | x86, x64 | |
| SmartOS | Tier 2 | = 14 | x86, x64 | |
| SmartOS | Tier 2 | >= 14 < 17 | x86, x64 | |
| FreeBSD | Tier 2 | >= 10 | x64 | |
| GNU/Linux | Tier 2 | kernel >= 4.2.0, glibc >= 2.19 | ppc64be | |
| GNU/Linux | Tier 2 | kernel >= 3.13.0, glibc >= 2.19 | ppc64le | |
| AIX | Tier 2 | >= 6.1 | ppc64be | |
| AIX | Tier 2 | >= >= 6.1 TL09 | ppc64be | |
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| GNU/Linux | Tier 2 | kernel >= 3.10, glibc >= 2.17 | s390x | |
| macOS | Experimental | >= 10.8 < 10.10 | x64 | no test coverage |
| SmartOS | Experimental | >= 15 | x86, x64 | |
| Linux (musl) | Experimental | musl >= 1.0 | x64 | |

### Supported toolchains
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### Shared libraries & dependencies

Node.js intends to support building against shared representations of dependencies found found in the [*deps*][./deps/] directory.

Node.js intends to support building against shared representations of dependencies found in the [*deps*][./deps/] directory.

## Building Node.js on supported platforms

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On OS X, you will also need:
* [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/download/)
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* You also need to install the `Command Line Tools` via Xcode. You can find
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- You also need to install the `Command Line Tools` via Xcode. You can find
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this under the menu `Xcode -> Preferences -> Downloads`
- This step will install `gcc` and the related toolchain containing `make`

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