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

   • $ sudo apt-get install build-essential git python libglib2.0-dev

2. Install Depot Tools

   • $ cd /tmp

   • $ git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git

   • $ export PATH=`pwd`/depot_tools:"$PATH"

3. Download V8

   • $ fetch v8

4. Setup GN

   • $ cd v8

   • $ tools/dev/v8gen.py -vv x64.release

   • $ echo is_component_build = true >> out.gn/x64.release/args.gn

5. Build V8

   • $ ninja -C out.gn/x64.release/

6. Install to /opt/v8

   • $ sudo mkdir -p /opt/v8/{lib,include}

   • $ sudo cp out.gn/x64.release/lib*.so out.gn/x64.release/*_blob.bin /opt/v8/lib/

   • $ sudo cp -R include/* /opt/v8/include/