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##libv8
A gem for distributing the v8 runtime libraries and headers in both source and binary form.
### Why?
The goal of libv8 is two fold: provide a binary gem containing the a pre-compiled libv8.a for as many
platforms as possible while at the same time supporting for an automated compilation for all others.
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Not only does this drastically reduce gem install times, but it also reduces dependencies on the local
machine receiving the gem. It also opens the door for supporting Windows.
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### Do I Get a Binary?
That depends on your platform. Right now, we support the following platforms.
* x86_64-darwin10.7.0
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* x86_64-linux
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* x86-linux
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> **Note**: Gentoo amd64 users may need to tweak their environment. see [issue 8](/fractaloop/libv8/issues/8)
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If you don't see your platform on this list, first, make sure that it installs from source, and second
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talk to us about setting up a binary distro for you.
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### What if I can't install from source?
If you can fix the [Makefile ](https://github.com/fractaloop/libv8/blob/master/lib/libv8/Makefile ) so that it correctly compiles for your platform, we'll pull it right in!
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To get the source, these commands will get you started:
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git clone git@github.com:fractaloop/libv8
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cd libv8
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git submodule update --init
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bundle install
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bundle exec rake compile
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### About
This project spun off of [therubyracer ](http://github.com/cowboyd/therubyracer ) which depends on having
a specific version of v8 to compile and run against. However, actually delivering that version
reliably to all the different platforms proved to be a challenge to say the least.
We got tired of waiting 5 minutes for v8 to compile every time we installed that gem.
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### Sponsored by
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### License
(The MIT License)
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Copyright (c) 2009,2010 Charles Lowell
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
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