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V8 JavaScript Engine
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V8 is Google's open source JavaScript engine.

V8 implements ECMAScript as specified in ECMA-262.

V8 is written in C++ and is used in Google Chrome, the open source
browser from Google.

V8 can run standalone, or can be embedded into any C++ application.

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V8 Project page: https://github.com/v8/v8/wiki
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Getting the Code
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Checkout [depot tools](http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/install-depot-tools), and run

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        fetch v8
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This will checkout V8 into the directory `v8` and fetch all of its dependencies.
To stay up to date, run

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        git pull origin
        gclient sync
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For fetching all branches, add the following into your remote
configuration in `.git/config`:

        fetch = +refs/branch-heads/*:refs/remotes/branch-heads/*
        fetch = +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
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Contributing
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Please follow the instructions mentioned on the
[V8 wiki](https://github.com/v8/v8/wiki/Contributing).