v8js Ubuntu 16

This module allows you to execute server-side JavaScript, using the V8 engine.

These instructions area adapted from https://github.com/phpv8/v8js/blob/master/README.Linux.md

1. Install Dependencies
   • <source lang="bash">$ sudo apt-get install build-essential git python libglib2.0-dev</source>
2. Install Depot Tools
   • <source lang="bash">$ cd /tmp</source>
   • <source lang="bash">$ git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git</source>
   • <source lang="bash">$ export PATH=`pwd`/depot_tools:"$PATH"</source>
3. Download V8
   • <source lang="bash">$ fetch v8</source>
4. Setup GN
   • <source lang="bash">$ cd v8</source>
   • <source lang="bash">$ tools/dev/v8gen.py -vv x64.release</source>
   • <source lang="bash">$ echo is_component_build = true >> out.gn/x64.release/args.gn</source>
5. Build V8
   • <source lang="bash">$ ninja -C out.gn/x64.release/</source>
6. Install to /opt/v8
   • <source lang="bash">$ sudo mkdir -p /opt/v8/{lib,include}</source>
   • <source lang="bash">$ sudo cp out.gn/x64.release/lib*.so out.gn/x64.release/*_blob.bin /opt/v8/lib/</source>
   • <source lang="bash">$ sudo cp -R include/* /opt/v8/include/</source>