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can't install or run due to the “catch” throws a Syntax Error

See original GitHub issue

Steps to reproduce

Tell us about your environment:

Puppeteer version: 8.0.0
Platform / OS version: win7 and win10
URLs (if applicable):
Node.js version: 9.4.0

What steps will reproduce the problem? when i install or use node xxx.js to run a js file

Please include code that reproduces the issue.

1.npm i puppeteer 2.node xxx.js

What is the expected result? i think the catch`s Syntax is ‘catch(err) {}’ not ‘catch{}’

What happens instead? npm i puppeteer result: (node:9820) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: …\node_modules\puppeteer\lib\cjs\puppeteer\node\install.js:139 catch { ^ SyntaxError: Unexpected token { at new Script (vm.js:51:7) at createScript (vm.js:138:10) at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:199:10) at Module._compile (module.js:624:28) at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:671:10) at Module.load (module.js:573:32) at tryModuleLoad (module.js:513:12) at Function.Module._load (module.js:505:3) at Module.require (module.js:604:17) at require (internal/module.js:11:18)

node xxx.js result: node xxx.js …\node_modules\puppeteer\lib\cjs\puppeteer\common\Page.js:712 catch { ^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token { at new Script (vm.js:51:7) at createScript (vm.js:138:10) at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:199:10) at Module._compile (module.js:624:28) at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:671:10) at Module.load (module.js:573:32) at tryModuleLoad (module.js:513:12) at Function.Module._load (module.js:505:3) at Module.require (module.js:604:17) at require (internal/module.js:11:18)

this is source code:

page.js: L709~L716

    try {
        payload = JSON.parse(event.payload);
    }
    catch {
        // The binding was either called by something in the page or it was
        // called before our wrapper was initialized.
        return;
    }

install.js : L135~L141

                try {
                    const versions = JSON.parse(data);
                    return resolve(versions.FIREFOX_NIGHTLY);
                }
                catch {
                    return reject(new Error('Firefox version not found'));
                }