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+##libv8
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+A gem for distributing the v8 runtime libraries and headers in both source and binary form.
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+### Why?
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+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 opens the door for supporting Windows.
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+### Do I Get a Binary?
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+That depends on your platform. Right now, we support the following platforms.
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+* x86_64-darwin10.7.0
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+If you don't see your platform on this list, first, make sure that it installs from source, and second
+talk to us about seeting up a binary distro for you.
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+
+### What if I can't install from source?
+
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+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!
+
+### 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.
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+We got tired of waiting 5 minutes for v8 to compile every time we installed that gem.