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+version: 0.8.5
+title: Version 0.8.5 (stable)
+category: release
+slug: node-v0-8-5-stable
+date: 2012.08.02
+
+2012.08.02, Version 0.8.5 (Stable)
+
+* node: tag Encode and friends NODE_EXTERN (Ben Noordhuis)
+
+* fs: fix ReadStream / WriteStream missing callback (Gil Pedersen)
+
+* fs: fix readFileSync("/proc/cpuinfo") regression (Ben Noordhuis)
+
+* installer: don't assume bash is installed (Ben Noordhuis)
+
+* Report errors properly from --eval and stdin (isaacs)
+
+* assert: fix throws() throws an error without message property (koichik)
+
+* cluster: fix libuv assert in net.listen() (Ben Noordhuis)
+
+* build: always link sunos builds with libumem (Trent Mick)
+
+* build: improve armv7 / hard-float detection (Adam Malcontenti-Wilson)
+
+* https: Use host header as effective servername (isaacs)
+
+* sunos: work around OS bug to prevent fs.watch() from spinning (Bryan Cantrill)
+
+* linux: fix 'two watchers, one path' segfault (Ben Noordhuis)
+
+* windows: fix memory leaks in many fs functions (Bert Belder)
+
+* windows: don't allow directories to be opened for writing/appending (Bert Belder)
+
+* windows: make fork() work even when not all stdio handles are valid (Bert Belder)
+
+* windows: make unlink() not remove mount points, and improve performance (Bert Belder)
+
+* build: Sign pkg installer for OS X (isaacs)
+
+
+Source Code: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.5/node-v0.8.5.tar.gz
+
+Macintosh Installer (Universal): http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.5/node-v0.8.5.pkg
+
+Windows Installer: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.5/node-v0.8.5-x86.msi
+
+Windows x64 Installer: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.5/x64/node-v0.8.5-x64.msi
+
+Windows x64 Files: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.5/x64/
+
+Other release files: http://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.5/
+
+Website: http://nodejs.org/docs/v0.8.5/
+
+Documentation: http://nodejs.org/docs/v0.8.5/api/
+
+Shasums:
+
+```
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+```