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TypeError: Buffer.alloc is not a function

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Ran cost-of-modules in a node project directory. Got this error:

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Created 6 years ago
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siddharthkpcommented, May 28, 2017

thanks @alshakero!

side thought: should we add a warning for unsupported node versions instead of just crashing?

In my head, it’s a npm package that can be imported and decides based on engine in package.json

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umarashfaqcommented, May 28, 2017

I see, thanks for your prompt response.

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