Deprecation warnings with v4.0.2

General
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Just did a fresh install of node js v22.4.1 and of node red v4.0.2 and I am getting the following:

(node:7332) [DEP0059] DeprecationWarning: The util.log API is deprecated. Please use console.log() with a custom formatter or a third-party logger instead. (Use node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)

(node:7332) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The punycode module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.

Any help would be welcomed.

thanks

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These are simply warnings about dependencies, you can ignore them.

Dependencies get updated with new releases but some dependencies are buried several layers deep so Node-RED is dependent on dependency authors to also update. Dependency logjams can be difficult at times. :slight_smile:

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There's a ticket Usage of deprecated functions · Issue #4723 · node-red/node-red · GitHub that mentions util.log, I don't see upstream work mentioned there.

And there's a ticket about punycode Deprecation warning about 'punycode' (when running on Node.js v21.1.0) · Issue #4424 · node-red/node-red · GitHub, which does rely on upstream work.