[github] NWjs, nw-builder, node upgrades

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '12'
+          node-version: '20'
         continue-on-error: false
 
       # for debugging
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ jobs:
           npm install [email protected] --python=python2.7
         continue-on-error: true
 
+      - name: Install macos dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo -H pip install setuptools packaging
+          sudo npm install -g [email protected] node-gyp@10 macos-alias
+          yarn --network-timeout 1000000
+        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
+
       - name: yarn gulp clean-release
         run: yarn gulp clean-release
         continue-on-error: true

gulpfile.js

@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@
 // 0.45.6 Win7 connects; 0.42.3 fixed OSX Flashing; 0.46.X broke Win7 connect. maybe serial/usb needs updating
 // reverted to 0.42.6 due to Windows increased CLI-tab buffer/autocomplete issues.
 // 0.50.3 is last version to open Links properly. also works on Win11.
+// 76+ = node v20.1+
+// 83+ = node v21.1+
 var NWversion;
 if (os.platform() === 'win32') {
     NWversion ='0.42.6'
 } else {
-    NWversion ='0.50.3'
+    NWversion ='0.82.0'
 }
 
 var nwBuilderOptions = {

package.json

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     "karma-sinon-chai": "^2.0.2",
     "makensis": "^0.23.4",
     "mocha": "^8.1.3",
-    "nw-builder": "^3.5.7",
+    "nw-builder": "3.8.3",
     "os": "^0.1.2",
     "rpm-builder": "^1.2.1",
     "sinon": "^9.2.4",