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@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@ the location of Electron's headers when building native modules.
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## Native Node Module Compatibility
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-Since Node v0.11.x there were vital changes in the V8 API. So generally all
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-native modules written for Node v0.10.x won't work for newer Node or io.js
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-versions. And because Electron internally uses __io.js v3.1.0__, it has the
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-same problem.
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-To solve this, you should use modules that support Node v0.11.x or later,
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-[many modules](https://www.npmjs.org/browse/depended/nan) do support both now.
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-For old modules that only support Node v0.10.x, you should use the
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-[nan](https://github.com/rvagg/nan) module to port it to v0.11.x or later
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-versions of Node or io.js.
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+Native modules might break when Node starts using a new version of V8.
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+To make sure the module you're interested in will work with Electron, you should
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+check if it supports the internal Node version used by Electron.
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+You can check what version of Node is used in Electron by looking it up in
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+the [releases](https://github.com/atom/electron/releases) page or by using
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+`process.version` (see [Quick Start](https://github.com/atom/electron/blob/master/docs/tutorial/quick-start.md)
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+for example).
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+Consider using [NAN](https://github.com/nodejs/nan/) for your own modules, since
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+it makes it easier to support multiple versions of Node. It's also helpful for
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+porting old modules to newer versions of Node so they can work with Electron.
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## How to Install Native Modules
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