Hi Søren, Thank you for the explanation. I am also a Git user, so it is quite convenient ;-)
I'll be posting here the address of the repository when the first questions pop up. Regards, Eric On 2010/08/17, at 15:25, Søren Gjesse wrote: > Hi Eric > > New ports of V8 are always welcome, but as long as you are experimenting with > getting things up and running I suggest that you work in a repository of your > own. This is how the MIPS port is currently being developed at > http://github.com/paul99/v8mips. When you have something substantial (e.g. > assembler/disassembler/simulator) up and running we could start looking at > adding it to the V8 repository. > > Regards, > Søren > > On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 03:29, Eric Platon <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I am studying V8 for a port to PowerPC (32bit at first). I have read > this thread and the discussions about the MIPS port as mentioned by > Søren. The approach is getting clear to me now, and I am trying to go > ahead on my free time. My goal is to learn more about the PowerPC and > get Chrome running on it. > > Would it be possible to get a branch on the SVN repository to work on > this port? I could also take the responsibility to merge in the trunk > on a regular basis (everyday?). The port would add files, so it seems > a low overhead to manage this branch until the port is complete. > > Regards, > Eric > > On Apr 12, 5:44 pm, Søren Gjesse <[email protected]> wrote: > > As you have probably noticed there is currently an effort to create a MIPS > > port of V8, and I suggest you read through the messages on v8-dev regarding > > this port to see how to get started to land this in the V8 tree, e.g. look > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/v8-users/browse_thread/thread/62cfc599... > > . > > > > As the messages on v8-dev suggests start out by making an assembler, > > disassembler and simulator to make it possible to build and test PPC code > > without the need for actual PPC hardware. This all exists for both the > > current ARM and MIPS port. > > > > With V8 running only with generated code (not having an interpreter) > > bootstrapping a port for a new architecture is quite a bit of work, but it > > is also an interesting challenge. > > > > Regards, > > Søren > > > > On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 21:36, Robin Bate Boerop > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > cpj, > > > > > At one point, I was seriously considering doing a PowerPC backend for > > > V8. I have been busy, and not made the kind of progress that you > > > have. Since then, there have been a number of questions about a > > > PowerPC backend from others. Shall I connect you with them? > > > > > Also, I enquired on the V8 mailing list last year about who else was > > > doing a port. Someone from Google answered. Shall I forward you the > > > correspondence? > > > > > On 26 February 2010 03:40, HeisenbergUncertain > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Since I have a couple of G4 and G5 Macs sitting around, I began > > > > porting v8 to PPC and PPC64 platforms. Anyone else working on this > > > > exercise in some clandestine operation or is it just me at this point? > > > > Probably 40-50% finished. I'm motivated by the lack of a PPC Chrome > > > > and, well, I just dig PPC chips. I could care less about market share, > > > > mindshare, and every other anti-Power platitude trotted out by MBAs. > > > > <g> Then again, it could be useful in Cell systems... > > > > > > .cpj > > > > > -- > > > v8-dev mailing list > > > [email protected] > > >http://groups.google.com/group/v8-dev > > > > > To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > -- v8-dev mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/v8-dev
