[webkit-gtk] How to use/build latest stable version of libwebkitgtk

[Alberto Garcia]

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 04:23:37PM -0800, Kris De Volder wrote:

> BTW I know Ubuntu 12.04 is 'old' but it is an LTS version still
> supported until April 2017.

> It actually is pretty stable for me (more so than more recent
> releases I have tried) so I'm not keen on breaking my main
> development machine with an upgrade just to try this out.

That's very reasonable.

> I have an old laptop at home. I will probably just install 15.x on
> that and try newer webkitgtk in its 'natural environment'

You can also install it in your own computer using QEMU or VirtualBox,
it's probably faster than rebuilding webkit, especially if you are not
very familiar with the whole process.

Berto