[webkit-dev] JavaScriptCore in Windows Applications

[Eric Brunstad]

Hi Brent,

Does your cairo.dll have its dependencies built into it?  i.e. why are  
you using a zlib dll rather than a static zlib?  I sort of assumed you  
were doing that because cairo depended on having a zlib.dll.

Thanks,
Eric

On Jun 25, 2009, at 12:23 AM, Brent Fulgham wrote:

> Eric,
>
> The Cairo library I use with WebKit is already static (notice that  
> it is around 1MB in size, rather than the 25kb or so it would be as  
> a link library).  I didn't want to have to include the cairo.dll  
> either!
>
> -Brent
>
>
> On Jun 24, 2009, at 6:23 PM, Eric Brunstad wrote:
>
>> Hi Brent,
>>
>> I will try to build the static JavaScriptCore.  I tried to build a  
>> static Cairo but I was not successful.  Do you think it is possible  
>> to build a static WebKit or are the dependencies too complex to  
>> place all into one static library?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Eric
>>
>>
>> On Jun 24, 2009, at 8:27 PM, Brent Fulgham wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Eric,
>>>
>>>> [...]These applications do not necessarily use WebKit (they  
>>>> could, however) but they all use JavaScriptCore because they are  
>>>> written in JavaScript (and interact with objects vended by the  
>>>> application).
>>>
>>>> [...] But, the WebKit built by the Cairo port has a ton of DLLs  
>>>> that would have to be copied into each built application directory.
>>>
>>>> [...]So my question is, is it possible to either merge DLLS or to  
>>>> compile all the source into one DLL in the first place?
>>>
>>> Both the official Apple WebKit and the Cairo build use various  
>>> support libraries to provide various features.  The Cairo build  
>>> has jpeg and png libraries, but in all other respects is  
>>> comparable to what you would need for the official release.
>>>
>>> If you don't need the graphical features provided by the WebCore  
>>> portions of WebKit, you should be able to just use the  
>>> JavaScriptCore DLL.  This library will still require the ICU  
>>> libraries and CFlite, but does not need cURL, Cairo, or jpeg and  
>>> png.
>>>
>>> You should be able to build a static JavaScriptCore DLL if you  
>>> build a static CFlite and custom ICU libraries.  Someone was  
>>> interested in doing this (check the mailing list archives), and  
>>> apparently you can drasticaly slim down the size of ICU by  
>>> selectively excludig languages and features that aren't germane to  
>>> your project.
>>>
>>> Ubfortunately, I did not create CFlite static build targets, but  
>>> it should be easy to add this to your local build.
>>>
>>> -Brent
>>>
>>
>