[webkit-dev] JavaScriptCore in Windows Applications

[Eric Brunstad]

Hi Brent,

Is it possible to replace a DLL used by the compiled WebKit with a  
newer version of the same DLL without recompiling WebKit?  I need to  
link my application with CFLite but your compiled version of WebKit in  
CallJS does not include a CFLite library file (only a DLL).  Your  
requirements package has a DLL and a library file though.  Can I just  
delete the DLL without a library file and copy in the one from CallJS  
or will that not work?  If not, would you be willing to build me a  
copy of WebKit with the CFLite library file intact?  I would be  
willing to pay if necessary.  I have tried extensively to build the  
source, but I always get errors that I think are related to using  
Visual Studio 2005 Express.  Would buying Visual Studio 2005 Pro make  
building WebKit work more seamlessly? I'm not sure I would have much  
use for it other than building WebKit, so I would rather not buy it if  
I don't have to.

Thanks,
Eric

On Jun 21, 2009, at 11:38 PM, Brent Fulgham wrote:

> Hi Eric,
>
> On Jun 21, 2009, at 7:30 PM, Eric Brunstad <webkit-list at ericbrunstad.com 
> > wrote:
>> I have developed a Mac application that I am porting to Windows.   
>> How can I use JavaScriptCore in my Windows application?
>
> You can try my port of the Apple example program "CallJS"; it's an  
> attempt to illustrate a Windows program using WebKit, interacting  
> between C++ and JavaScript.   http://idisk.mac.com/bfulgham-Public/CallJS.zip
>
>> Are there precompiled JavaScriptCore.dll files that can be linked  
>> right in to applications and freely distributed?
>
> Not really.  I try to keep a build on my iDisk (same spot as that  
> example), but it's a bit out of date.
>
> To be freely distributed, you can't use the CoreGraphics,  
> CoreFoundation, or CFNetwork dll's.  I've managed to ressurect  
> Apple's original Windows Cairo port (you can see some further info  
> on http://lest.blogspot.com.) It's currently built using CFLite ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencflite/ 
> , Apple's Open Source portions of the full CoreFoundation), cURL for  
> the network stack, and Cairo for graphics.
>
> For a full example of what it's capable of, check out the  
> Appcelerator Titanium project's Windows port, which uses this  build  
> of WebKit.
>
> Pretty much all of the Cairo logic is in the tree, with the  
> exception of a small patch to conditionalize printing in  
> WebFrame.cpp.  I've tried to provide dll's for the build  
> requirements on my iDisk, and have had a few independant reports of  
> successful builds.
>
> Let me know if I can provide any further info.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Brent
>>