hack version of node to allow checkout to run on older glibc

Author: electronstudio

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -17,9 +17,22 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: ubuntu:16.04
       options: --user root
+      volumes:
+        # override /__e/node20 because GitHub Actions uses a version that requires too-recent glibc
+        # see "Install node.js for GitHub Actions" below
+        - /tmp:/__e/node20
 
     steps:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
+      - name: foo
+        run: |
+            apt-get install -y curl ca-certificates &&
+            # Install a Node.js version that works in older Ubuntu containers (read: does not require very recent glibc)
+            NODE_VERSION=v20.18.1 &&
+            NODE_TAR_FILE=node-$NODE_VERSION-linux-x64-glibc-217.tar.gz &&
+            NODE_URL=https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/$NODE_VERSION/$NODE_TAR_FILE &&
+            curl -Lo /tmp/$NODE_TAR_FILE $NODE_URL &&
+            tar -C /__e/node20 -x --strip-components=1 -f /tmp/$NODE_TAR_FILE
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           submodules: recursive