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Capitalize V8 properly throughout the README

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Petko Bordjukov 2016-07-27 05:16:34 +03:00
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@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ the older version of your OS.
### Versioning
Versions of the libv8 gem track the version of v8 itself, adding its
own point release after the main v8 version. So libv8 `5.0.71.35.5`
and `5.0.71.35.14` both correspond to v8 version `5.0.71.35`. Another
Versions of the libv8 gem track the version of V8 itself, adding its
own point release after the main V8 version. So libv8 `5.0.71.35.5`
and `5.0.71.35.14` both correspond to V8 version `5.0.71.35`. Another
way to think about it would be that `5.0.71.35.14` is the 14th release
of the libv8 rubygem based on v8 version `5.0.71.35`
of the libv8 rubygem based on V8 version `5.0.71.35`
#### Source and Binary Releases
@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ What this means is that if you're running a distro that does not use glibc
### Requirements
Building the v8 library from source imposes the following requirements:
Building the V8 library from source imposes the following requirements:
* A compiler that supports C++11 (such as GCC 4.8 and above or clang,
preferably 3.5 and above)
@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ You can find more info on using a git repo as a gem source in
### What if I can't install from source?
If you can fix v8's build system so that it correctly compiles for your
If you can fix V8's build system so that it correctly compiles for your
platform, we'll pull it right in!
To get the source, these commands will get you started:
@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ Using Bundler (in your Gemfile):
Please note that if you intend to run your own V8, you must install
both V8 *and its headers* (found in libv8-dev for Debian-based distros).
Also, keep in mind that v8's API does not tend to be stable and in case you're
Also, keep in mind that V8's API does not tend to be stable and in case you're
using your local version of V8 you *need* to **make sure that the the gems that
depend on libv8 are compatible with the API of the version of v8 present on your
depend on libv8 are compatible with the API of the version of V8 present on your
system**. Otherwise those gems' builds *will* fail. Ideally you want the same
version of V8 as the one packaged in the installed version of the gem. See the
Versioning section for more information.
@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ environment variable before compilation, or by adding the
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.
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
We got tired of waiting 5 minutes for V8 to compile every time we
installed that gem.
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