I just found http://www.chromium.org/developers/content-module/ . It looks very promising.
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 3:45 AM, Evan Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Ryan Ackley <[email protected]> wrote: >> I want to use Webkit for a project I'm working on but I would prefer >> the v8 JavaScript engine for a variety of reasons. I did see that >> there was a Qt v8 port and a gtk v8 port. >> >> Has anyone attempted a port that uses v8 for Windows and/or Mac OS X? >> >> Looking at the previous ones (GTK and Qt), I think it's within my >> technical reach to write such a port. If I were successful, and >> assuming it meets engineering standards (the tests pass, code >> reviewed, etc.), would it likely be accepted as a patch for Webkit? > > This is kind of a FAQ but I don't think it's answered anywhere. > > A WebKit "port" includes not only the JavaScript engine but also the > graphics stack, network stack, and other pieces. > > On Windows the main ports are: > - Apple's port that uses Apple libraries (Core Graphics etc.) > - Google's port (Chrome) that uses Skia, Chrome's network stack (and > also v8 but that's orthogonal) > - and there's also a port using Cairo that I don't know a whole lot about > > Of those, I guess the Chrome port is the most popular in terms of > users but (as you said off-list) it's kind of a beast to embed. > However, of these it is the one that other projects (like Steam) tend > to embed. > > It's not clear to me what the legalities are of using Apple's port in > your software (as the libraries it depends on are closed-source), but > don't let me spread FUD about it, check it for yourself. > > The Cairo port is a labor of love from one person so I don't know > whether it'll be easier for your purposes. > http://trac.webkit.org/wiki/BuildingCairoOnWindows > > In total, unless you're using a full stack like Qt, there is no > obvious "for Windows" port. > (On OS X, Apple's WebKit is a standard framework and it's obviously > the right choice for embedding.) _______________________________________________ webkit-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-dev
