Build Javet

It's quite hard for developers to build Javet successfully for various reasons.

  • Node.js needs to be built to static libraries.

  • V8 needs to be built to monolith.

  • Every OS platform has its own pitfalls which usually make developers frustrated, or even desperate.

Here are 3 ways of building Javet.

All of them share the same build environment in the next section.

Build Environment

Linux Environment

  • Ubuntu 20.04

  • CMake 3.25.1+

  • JDK 8

  • Gradle 7.2+

MacOS Environment

  • MacOS Catalina+

  • Latest Brew

  • Xcode 11.4.1+

  • Cmake 3.16+

  • JDK 8

  • Gradle 7.2+

Windows Environment

  • Latest Windows 10

  • Visual Studio 2019 Community

  • Visual Studio 2022 Community

  • CMake 3.24+ (comes with Visual Studio 2022)

  • Latest Windows 10 SDK with WinDbg

  • JDK 8

  • Gradle 7.2+

Android Environment

  • Ubuntu 20.04 or Ubuntu 20.04 in the WSL2 on the Latest Windows 10

  • CMake 3.10+

  • JDK 8

  • Gradle 7.2+

  • Latest Android Studio (Optional)

  • Android NDK r25b

  • Android SDK 30

Environment Variables

  • ${JAVET_HOME} is the home directory of Javet.

  • ${NODE_HOME} is the home directory of Node.

  • ${V8_HOME} is the home directory of V8.

  • ${DEPOT_TOOLS_HOME} is the home directory of Google depot tools.

  • ${ANDROID_NDK_HOME} is the home directory of Android NDK.

  • ${ANDROID_SDK_HOME} is the home directory of Android SDK.