Bug#497701: ITP: libv8 -- Google V8 JavaScript Engine
The package seemed simple but actually there are two issues:
1) the package is using scons without any install target, that
means that it should be patched so an install target will be
added; this is trivial
2) the shared library which is built from the package (libv8.so)
is not shipping *any* soname, and scons does not support
sonames natively; upstream knows about this, see:
http://code.google.com/p/v8/issues/detail?id=151
The Debian Library Packaging Guide advices to inform upstream
about the soname missing and let him add the soname, rather than
introducing a binary compatibility only for debian.
I'm poking upstream, if he does not reply probably it's better
not to package libv8, waiting for the soname; anyway if someone
else has any other idea please feel free to change the ownership
of this ITP.
Cheers
Antonio
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