[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #51603: Define specific versions of Node in the .nvmrc file for the 5.0-5.5 branches (was: Define specific versions of Node in the .nvmrc file for the 5.0-5.3 branches)

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#51603: Define specific versions of Node in the .nvmrc file for the 5.0-5.5
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 Reporter:  desrosj           |       Owner:  desrosj
     Type:  task (blessed)    |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  5.6
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                    |     Focuses:
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Comment (by desrosj):

 @netweb Thanks for this! That sounds good to me. I plan to step back after
 5.6 and take a wider inventory of NodeJS in branches 3.7+ and trunk and
 come up with a plan of action. NodeJS < 6 is also a blocker for
 backporting the local Docker environment back to 3.7-4.5 as the needed
 packages do not support those versions. I think we can do that in a
 separate ticket.

 For the time being, I am thinking that the `.nvmrc` file should be updated
 when a new version is branched. So when 5.6 is branched, the 5.5 branch
 becomes "unmaintained" except for security releases, so the `.nvmrc` file
 should be changed to specify a specific version of NPM to ensure anyone
 working with that branch is able to build without having to perform
 archaeology.

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