[tor-bugs] #34013 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Bump node version to v10.19

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#34013: Bump node version to v10.19
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  gk
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-mobile, tbb-rbm,                 |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam202005R, GeorgKoppen202005       |
Parent ID:  #33184                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:5 acat]:
 > Looks good to me. Would it be worth deviating from mozilla and use the
 latest v10 version instead? (currently v10.20.1)

 I am not convinced it would be. First, Mozilla might have a reason to
 stick to this particular version (we have seen [comment:7:ticket:30321
 weird bugs in node before] which we'd maybe need to work around
 otherwise). Second, [https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/34108
 I plan to have a script] to alert us once we deviate from Mozilla's
 toolchain requirements so we can adapt. I believe the more we differ from
 what Mozilla is using the harder it will be to keep track. Third, it's a
 compile-time dependency, no runtime dependency. Thus, updating to the
 latest and greatest version security-wise is not as urgent IMO.

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