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doc: refresh instructions for building node from source
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- Organize the prerequisites sub-header properly
- Add a note about memory limit

PR-URL: #53768
Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <midawson@redhat.com>
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lirantal authored and targos committed Sep 21, 2024
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* [OpenSSL asm support](#openssl-asm-support)
* [Previous versions of this document](#previous-versions-of-this-document)
* [Building Node.js on supported platforms](#building-nodejs-on-supported-platforms)
* [Note about Python](#note-about-python)
* [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
* [Unix and macOS](#unix-and-macos)
* [Unix prerequisites](#unix-prerequisites)
* [macOS prerequisites](#macos-prerequisites)
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* [Speeding up frequent rebuilds when developing](#speeding-up-frequent-rebuilds-when-developing)
* [Troubleshooting Unix and macOS builds](#troubleshooting-unix-and-macos-builds)
* [Windows](#windows)
* [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
* [Windows Prerequisites](#windows-prerequisites)
* [Option 1: Manual install](#option-1-manual-install)
* [Option 2: Automated install with Boxstarter](#option-2-automated-install-with-boxstarter)
* [Building Node.js](#building-nodejs-2)
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## Building Node.js on supported platforms

### Note about Python
### Prerequisites

The Node.js project supports Python >= 3 for building and testing.
* Python support: the Node.js project supports Python >= 3.6 for building and testing.
* Memory: at least 8GB of RAM is typically required when compiling with 4 parallel jobs (e.g: `make -j4`)

### Unix and macOS

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Refs: #24448, <https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/issues/37518>, [vcpkg](https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/)

#### Prerequisites
#### Windows Prerequisites

##### Option 1: Manual install

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