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Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Ticket #51603, comment 18


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11/26/2020 08:27:28 AM (4 years ago)
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  • Ticket #51603, comment 18

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    2929To not have to done any "archaeology" gear, we should update all the supported branches 3.7 thru 5.6 to use Node.js v14.x and NPM v7.x
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    31 To do this, for WP 3.8 `grunt-cssjanus` package would be replaced with the same RTL CSS package used in `/trunk` `grunt-rtlcss`, this brings the RTL CSS improvements over CSSJanus to the users still using WP 3.8. For WP 3.9, `grunt-sass` would be updated from `0.8.0` to `3.1.0` and the latest Dart Sass instead of LibSass/Node-Sass
     31To do this, for WP 3.8 `grunt-cssjanus` package would be replaced with the same RTL CSS package used in `/trunk` `grunt-rtlcss`, this brings the RTL CSS improvements over CSSJanus to the users still using WP 3.8. For WP 3.9, `grunt-sass` would be updated from `0.8.0` to `3.1.0` and the latest Dart Sass instead of LibSass/Node-Sass (see also #51763 Evaluate moving to Dart Sass)
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    3333Likewise for any other Node.js packages, if the old WordPress branch uses an old version of a package it can be upgraded to the latest, or changed to what is now used in `/trunk` where new and improved packages have been chosen (E.g. The switch to RTLCSS from CSSJanus)
     
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    3737Even the `@wordpress/scripts` package can be added to the WordPress 3.7 branches, going forward when `/trunk` updates packages in `package.json`, these changes are backported to the branches thru 3.7 where appropriate.
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     39It will aid backporting the local docker environment in #48301, and backporting GitHub Actions in #50401 too including future maintenance of these environments in the legacy branches
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    3941Further, every supported branch of WordPress 3.7 thru 5.6 and beyond will have these features: