Reduce our patches for node

[zcbenz]

Currently we have about 20 commits based on upstream node's head, we should keep our patches as minimum as possible and try to get some of them into upstream.

[zcbenz]

Tried to merge one patch to upstream: nodejs/node-v0.x-archive#6744.

[nathansobo]

Nice. Glad you're doing this. Looks like they're open to it?

[zcbenz]

Yeah they are not against it, but it's not easy to persuade them to accept it too.

[probablycorey]

Any updates on this @zcbenz?

[zcbenz]

No news yet, but I have added more information in that PR since atom had been publicized, hoping it could add chances to get our patches merged.

[zcbenz]

A small patch merged to upstream: nodejs/node-v0.x-archive#8122.

[nathansobo]

Nice work @zcbenz ✨

[zcbenz]

Another patch merged to io.js.

[zcbenz]

Another one merged.

[Fishrock123]

@zcbenz is there a way we (io.js / node) can better support you in this? We'd like to help reduce the number floating patches required for embedders, if possible.

[Fishrock123]

It looks like a good amount of the patches are actually on libuv. Have you thought about submitting them to https://github.com/libuv/libuv?

[zcbenz]

@Fishrock123 For simple patches I usually just create a pull request to the repo, like libuv/libuv#395, but most of our patches are dirty hacks, it takes a lot of efforts to make them decent APIs with test cases, which I don't have time to do now. But eventually when I got time I would love to merge them to upstream.

[Fishrock123]

Right, but don't be afraid to open issues for some things too! We do need to know what is necessary to make embedders' lives better. :)