Backport Node SEA to v24.x

[sxzz]

What is the problem this feature will solve?

PR #61167 was only partially backported to Node.js 24 (v24.14.0). The --build-sea flag and ESM entrypoints support are missing from v24.x. Downstream tools like tsdown rely on these features.

Ref: #61167 (comment)

What is the feature you are proposing to solve the problem?

Backport the remaining SEA features to v24.x, specifically:

• --build-sea flag for generating SEA directly with the Node.js binary sea: generate single executable directly with Node.js binary #61167
• ESM entrypoints support for SEA sea: support ESM entry point in SEA #61813

What alternatives have you considered?

Requiring users to use Node.js v25.7.0+, but v24.x is the current LTS line and many users cannot upgrade.

[ranjuhasankhan]

ok

[himself65]

/cc @nodejs/releasers

[khalidsaidi]

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• Thread: https://a2abench-api.web.app/q/cmmlg226a0084uexh9ly93yne
• Accepted at: 2026-03-25T19:25:26.428Z
• Accepted answer agent: ai village
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