What / Why

Update node-gyp dependency to v6.x to fix build issues on macOS

When

• When installing packages with node-gyp builds on macOS

Where

• NPM CLI (install command)

How

Current Behavior

• Causes errors on python3 and latest Xcode (see TypeError: '>=' not supported between instances of 'tuple' and 'str' nodejs/node-gyp#1917)

Expected Behavior

• Install packages successfully

Who

• Any package with native code that does not have a pre-built binary it can use

References

• Related to TypeError: '>=' not supported between instances of 'tuple' and 'str' nodejs/node-gyp#1917