V8 is Google's open source JavaScript engine.
V8 implements ECMAScript as specified in ECMA-262.
V8 is written in C++ and is used in Google Chrome, the open source browser from Google.
V8 can run standalone, or can be embedded into any C++ application.
V8 Project page: https://github.com/v8/v8/wiki
Checkout depot tools, and run
fetch v8
This will checkout V8 into the directory v8 and fetch all of its dependencies.
To stay up to date, run
git pull origin
gclient sync
For fetching all branches, add the following into your remote
configuration in .git/config:
fetch = +refs/branch-heads/*:refs/remotes/branch-heads/*
fetch = +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
Please follow the instructions mentioned on the V8 wiki.
To build a driver:
make s390 i18nsupport=off (31-bit)
make s390x i18nsupport=off (64-bit)
To run the V8 tests:
tools/run-tests.py --progress=dots --noi18n --no-presubmit --arch-and-mode=s390.release --junitout v8tests-junit.xml (31-bit)
tools/run-tests.py --progress=dots --noi18n --no-presubmit --arch-and-mode=s390x.release --junitout v8tests-junit.xml (64-bit)