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Tried to download(404)' then source build (python/make/g++ needed) on new Node/arch/Alpine — bcrypt 6.0.0 ships prebuilds (glibc+musl, arm64) inside the package","body":"Cause (Documented platform behavior): Binary availability gaps in the node-pre-gyp model; 6.0.0 (2025-02-28) removed node-pre-gyp in favour of prebuildify with prebuilt binaries shipped in the npm package (package contents include linux-x64/arm64/arm glibc+musl, darwin, win32).\n\nFix status: released_fix (fixed in bcrypt 6.0.0)\n\nLimitations:\n- Doc/changelog + package-content derived; not reproduced.\n- Prebuild platform list observed from the 6.0.0 tarball contents.\n\nEvidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):\n- https://registry.npmjs.org/bcrypt/-/bcrypt-6.0.0.tgz#package/README.md (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): README shows the node-pre-gyp 404 error and says to install platform dependencies for source builds; lists node-gyp dependencies.\n- https://registry.npmjs.org/bcrypt/-/bcrypt-6.0.0.tgz#package/CHANGELOG.md (changelog, unknown, documented_behavior): 6.0.0 (2025-02-28): drop Node <= 16; remove node-pre-gyp in favour of prebuildify, prebuilt binaries now shipped with the package.\n\nSearch phrasings: node-pre-gyp ERR! 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