webpack 4: yarn fails when using nodejs 18

[Kunsi]

Steps to reproduce

• Install nodejs 18
• run yarn install && yarn build in repo directory
• get error: Error: error:0308010C:digital envelope routines::unsupported

Outcome

│ Error: error:0308010C:digital envelope routines::unsupported
│     at new Hash (node:internal/crypto/hash:71:19)
│     at Object.createHash (node:crypto:133:10)
│     at module.exports (/opt/element-web/node_modules/webpack/lib/util/createHash.js:135:53)
│     at NormalModule._initBuildHash (/opt/element-web/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:417:16)
│     at handleParseError (/opt/element-web/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:471:10)
│     at /opt/element-web/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:503:5
│     at /opt/element-web/node_modules/webpack/lib/NormalModule.js:358:12
│     at /opt/element-web/node_modules/loader-runner/lib/LoaderRunner.js:373:3
│     at iterateNormalLoaders (/opt/element-web/node_modules/loader-runner/lib/LoaderRunner.js:214:10)
│     at iterateNormalLoaders (/opt/element-web/node_modules/loader-runner/lib/LoaderRunner.js:221:10)
│     at /opt/element-web/node_modules/loader-runner/lib/LoaderRunner.js:236:3
│     at context.callback (/opt/element-web/node_modules/loader-runner/lib/LoaderRunner.js:111:13)
│     at /opt/element-web/node_modules/babel-loader/lib/index.js:59:71 {
│   opensslErrorStack: [ 'error:03000086:digital envelope routines::initialization error' ],
│   library: 'digital envelope routines',
│   reason: 'unsupported',
│   code: 'ERR_OSSL_EVP_UNSUPPORTED'
│ }
│
│ Node.js v18.12.0

Operating system

debian stable

Browser information

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URL for webapp

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Application version

1.11.13

Homeserver

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Will you send logs?

No

[weeman1337]

Thanks for reporting the issue @Kunsi . I can reproduce this one on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS.

Found this webpack issue: webpack/webpack#14532
As a workaround see the comments there. For a real solution looks like we need to upgrade to webpack 5.

[t3chguy]

I've been using Node 18 just fine on macOS installed from homebrew

[pvagner]

I am now using nodejs 19 on arch linux and I think the issue is not with nodejs as such but it might have to do something with upgrading openssl to version 3.0 I guess.
As per the webpack issue, I am running

export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider

before yarn dist and it works so far.

[globi84]

under windows does it not work or do I something wrong

my batchfile looks like this

set NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider
echo "load enviroment..."
call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"


echo "update rust and cargo"
rustup install stable
rustup default stable

echo "yarn install..."
call yarn install

echo "yarn fetch..."
call yarn run fetch --noverify --cfgdir CONFIGFILE

echo "yarn build native..."
call yarn run build:native

echo "yarn build 64..."
call yarn run build:64

[felipeavilis]

#23696 (comment)

Where should i add this line? Witch file?

[lamhungypl]

Try yarn upgrade.
In my case, there's only 1 issue with @babel/plugin-proposal-private-property-in-object and it can be easily fixed by adding to devDependencies

[t3chguy]

No longer an issue with latest Node

[TomCool-TomTom]

t3chguy What version of Node are your referring to?