Switch the Node.js from LTS Boron to LTS Carbon

Author: Minggang Wang

Dockerfile

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ RUN wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ros2/ros2/master/ros2.repos \
 RUN echo "source $ROS2_WS/install/local_setup.bash" >> $HOME/.bashrc
 
 # Install nvm, Node.js and node-gyp
-ENV NODE_VERSION v6.12.0
+ENV NODE_VERSION v8.9.1
 RUN wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.2/install.sh | bash \
     && . $HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh \
     && nvm install $NODE_VERSION && nvm alias default $NODE_VERSION

README.md

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Alternatively, you can download the latest binary package of ROS2 from [here](ht
 
 ### Install `Node.js`
 
-The `Node.js` version we selected is the latest LTS (6.x) `Boron`. You can install it:
+The `Node.js` version we selected is the latest LTS [`Carbon`](https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-carbon/) (8.x). You can install it:
 
 * Download from Node.js offical [website](https://nodejs.org/en/), and install it.
 * Use the Node Version Manager ([nvm](https://github.com/creationix/nvm)) to install it.

appveyor.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ branches:
 image: Visual Studio 2017
 
 environment:
-  nodejs_version: "6"
+  nodejs_version: "8"
   PYTHON3: "c:\\Python36"
   PYTHON2: "c:\\Python27"
 

circle.yml

@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ dependencies:
     - python3 -m pip install argcomplete coverage empy flake8 flake8-blind-except flake8-builtins flake8-class-newline flake8-comprehensions flake8-deprecated flake8-docstrings flake8-import-order flake8-quotes mock nose pep8 pydocstyle pyflakes pyparsing pytest pytest-cov pytest-runner pyyaml setuptools vcstool
     - brew install opencv
     - wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.2/install.sh | bash
-    - nvm install v6.12.0
-    - nvm use v6.12.0
+    - nvm install v8.9.1
+    - nvm alias default v8.9.1
     - export PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/numpy/1.13.1_1/libexec/nose/bin:$PATH && mkdir -p ~/ros2_ws/src && cd ~/ros2_ws && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ros2/ros2/master/ros2.repos && vcs import src < ros2.repos && src/ament/ament_tools/scripts/ament.py build --symlink-install
 
   override:
+    - node --version && npm --version
     - source ~/ros2_ws/install/local_setup.bash && git submodule init && git submodule update && npm install && npm run lint
 
 test:

package.json

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "fs-extra": "^3.0.1",
     "mz": "^2.6.0",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
-    "ref": "1.3.4",
+    "ref": "^1.3.4",
     "ref-struct": "^1.1.0",
     "ref-array": "^1.2.0",
     "walk": "^2.3.9"