For those interested, I created a fork on github and added my changes in the update-V8 branch (see: https://github.com/y4r9/arangodb/tree/update-V8 )
y4r9 schrieb am Dienstag, 9. November 2021 um 17:23:31 UTC+1: > Dear ArangoDB team, > > while working with the dev branch of ArangoDB I noticed that the upcoming > version 3.9 will include the updated version of RocksDB (6.26). Although > not necessary, I was wondering if you are also considering to update the > V8, especially since it has a very rapid release cycle and older versions > fall out of support fast. With minor modifications to the code (arangodb), > I was able to migrate to version 9.4.146.24 on Ubuntu 20.04. However, the > new versions of V8 are usually built with Google’s depot tools (gn or gm) > instead of gyp which also requires the adaptation of the CMake file to the > new build system. When replacing some deprecated functions/methods with > their successors the build passes all tests executed with arangodbtests. > While I do not have the possibilities to test on Windows, Mac and ARM it > seems feasible for someone more familiar with these platforms to easily add > the necessary changes. One problem I encountered was that V8 is typically > built with top of the branch Clang and linked against its libc++ which > breaks the static linking with the native libc++ or libstdc++. However, > when compiling ArangoDB with gcc and linking V8 against the native > libstdc++ (configurable via build params) everything seems to work. I am > not sure what would happen on platforms like Mac where Clang/LLVM is the > native toolchain. While the changes I made do not have stable release > quality, I would be happy to share them as inspiration in case you would be > interested. > > Thank you for your time and effort. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ArangoDB" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/arangodb/e5dc8ced-67cf-46b0-805a-bc9a46bf5133n%40googlegroups.com.
