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static V8 from local path
I've been trying to install V8 using a local download of http://jeroen.github.io/V8/v8-8.3.110.13-linux.tar.gz, but somehow it's not working. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong, but I believe the problem is that the configure script changes additionally changes -lv8 -lv8_libplatform into -lv8_monolith when DOWNLOAD_STATIC_LIBV8 is set. If I modify the configure script and overwrite -lv8 -lv8_libplatform with -lv8_monolith then the package installs fine.
Do you agree that the static version can only be used when the configure script also downloads the static V8 version?
If yes, I'd be happy to open a PR that allows this to be changed by passing an additional variable to the configure script.
Note: I'm doing this for a flatpak build script. When flatpak install an app, everything must be downloaded beforehand (there is no internet access) so the elegant solution with a static V8 does not work, unfortunately.
Do you agree that the static version can only be used when the configure script also downloads the static V8 version?
I don't understand what you mean.
What I mean is, am I doing something wrong (which is certainly possible), or is it right now not possible to use the static version while setting the configure vars?
To replicate the problem:
- Download and unpack http://jeroen.github.io/V8/v8-8.3.110.13-linux.tar.gz (basically, execute the steps in http://jeroen.github.io/V8/get-v8-linux.sh manually)
- Install V8 (the R package) with the configure vars set to the local path.
- The installation fails.