diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fba837c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+rvm:
+  - 1.9.2
+  - 1.9.3
+  - 1.8.7
+notifications:
+  recipients:
+    - cowboyd@thefrontside.net
+script: bundle exec rake compile spec
+before_install: git submodule update --init
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a31d2c..bf37423 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ embed a ruby object into your scope and access its properties/methods from javas
         lhs + rhs
       end
     end
-    
+
     cxt['math'] = MyMath.new
     cxt.eval("math.plus(20,22)") #=> 42
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ make a ruby object *be* your global javascript scope.
       cxt.eval("plus(20,22)") #=> 42
     end
 
-you can do the same thing with Object#eval_js 
+you can do the same thing with Object#eval_js
 
     math.eval_js("plus(20,22)")
 
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ exposed by default. E.g.
         super
       end
     end
-    
+
     class B < A
       def b
         "b"
       end
     end
-    
-    
+
+
     V8::Context.new do |cxt|
       cxt['a'] = A.new
       cxt['b'] = B.new
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ To use the ruby racer in rails, or any application using Bundler to manage gems,
     bundle install
     rake compile
 
+## Sponsored by
+<a href="http://thefrontside.net">![The Frontside](http://github.com/cowboyd/therubyracer/raw/master/thefrontside.png)</a>
+
 ## LICENSE:
 
 (The MIT License)
diff --git a/ext/v8/extconf.rb b/ext/v8/extconf.rb
index 9e23984..dae2c60 100755
--- a/ext/v8/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/v8/extconf.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ $CPPFLAGS += " -Wall" unless $CPPFLAGS.split.include? "-Wall"
 $CPPFLAGS += " -g" unless $CPPFLAGS.split.include? "-g"
 $CPPFLAGS += " -rdynamic" unless $CPPFLAGS.split.include? "-rdynamic"
 
-$DEFLIBPATH.unshift(Libv8.library_path)
-$LIBS << ' -lv8 -lpthread'
+$LDFLAGS.insert 0, "#{Libv8.library_path}/libv8.#{$LIBEXT} "
+$LIBS << ' -lpthread'
 
 CONFIG['LDSHARED'] = '$(CXX) -shared' unless RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /darwin/
 
diff --git a/lib/v8/cli.rb b/lib/v8/cli.rb
index af69280..fbadcc7 100644
--- a/lib/v8/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/v8/cli.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'ostruct'
 
 module V8
   module CLI
-    def self.run(exename = 'v8', args = [])      
+    def self.run(exename = 'v8', args = [])
       options = OpenStruct.new
       options.libs = []
       options.libdirs = []
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ module V8
         puts "V8 Version #{Libv8::V8_VERSION}"
         exit
       elsif options.selftest
-        self.test        
+        self.test
       end
       Context.new(:with => Shell.new) do |cxt|
         for libfile in options.libs do
           load(cxt,libfile)
-        end        
+        end
         if options.interactive
           repl(cxt, exename)
         elsif options.execute
@@ -60,35 +60,36 @@ module V8
         puts e
       end
     end
-    
+
     def self.test
       begin
-        require 'rubygems'
         require 'rspec'
+        specs = File.expand_path('../../../spec', __FILE__)
+        $:.unshift specs
         ARGV.clear
-        ARGV << File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec/'
+        ARGV << specs
         ::RSpec::Core::Runner.autorun
         exit(0)
       rescue LoadError => e
         puts "selftest requires rspec to be installed (gem install rspec)"
         exit(1)
       end
-      
+
     end
 
     def self.repl(cxt, exename)
       require 'readline'
       puts "help() for help. quit() to quit."
       puts "The Ruby Racer #{V8::VERSION}"
-      puts "Vroom Vroom!"      
+      puts "Vroom Vroom!"
       trap("SIGINT") do
         puts "^C"
-      end        
+      end
       loop do
         line = Readline.readline("#{exename}> ", true)
         begin
           result = cxt.eval(line, '<shell>')
-          puts(result) unless result.nil?                
+          puts(result) unless result.nil?
         rescue V8::JSError => e
           puts e.message
           puts e.backtrace(:javascript)
@@ -96,9 +97,9 @@ module V8
           puts e
           puts e.backtrace.join("\n")
         end
-      end          
-    end            
-    
+      end
+    end
+
     class Shell
       def to_s
         "[object Shell]"
@@ -111,18 +112,18 @@ module V8
       def exit(status = 0)
         Kernel.exit(status)
       end
-          
+
       alias_method :quit, :exit
-      
+
       def help(*args)
         <<-HELP
     print(msg)
-      print msg to STDOUT    
-        
+      print msg to STDOUT
+
     exit(status = 0)
       exit the shell
       also: quit()
-          
+
     evalrb(source)
       evaluate some ruby source
     HELP
diff --git a/lib/v8/context.rb b/lib/v8/context.rb
index 3e0d78e..2da4c4f 100644
--- a/lib/v8/context.rb
+++ b/lib/v8/context.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ module V8
         []
       end
     end
+    
+    def self.passes_this_argument?
+      true
+    end
   end
 
   module C
diff --git a/lib/v8/portal/proxies.rb b/lib/v8/portal/proxies.rb
index 16a1c71..3e47b02 100644
--- a/lib/v8/portal/proxies.rb
+++ b/lib/v8/portal/proxies.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ module V8
         if id = @rb_proxies_js2rb[object]
           ObjectSpace._id2ref id
         end
-      rescue RangeError => e
+      rescue RangeError
         # sometimes, the Ruby proxy has been garbage collected, but
         # the finalizer which runs has not been called. That's OK
         # we just clear out the entry, and return nil so that a new
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