[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 109003] New: [GTK] Add an experimental gyp build

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109003

           Summary: [GTK] Add an experimental gyp build
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: Unspecified
        OS/Version: Unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: WebKit Gtk
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: mrobinson at webkit.org
                CC: gns at gnome.org


Interest grows in sharing source lists via gyp [1]. Additionally we have many issues with the autotools build including broken make dist steps and artificial splits in the source list due to automake trying to stuff the entire source list into a command-line invocation. Maybe we have outgrown our current build tool.

On the other hand, gyp has no support for 'make dist' and 'make distcheck,' so we'd need to write that ourselves or use some other tool. The first step to exploring alternatives is to do some testing.

1. https://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-dev/2013-January/023538.html

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