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-rw-r--r--nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/5_x.nix199
-rw-r--r--nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/darwin.patch22
-rw-r--r--nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/default.nix155
-rw-r--r--nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/gcc_arm.patch31
-rw-r--r--nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/libv8-5.4.232.patch97
-rwxr-xr-xnixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/update.sh47
6 files changed, 551 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/5_x.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/5_x.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..441a5559b527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/5_x.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchgit, fetchFromGitHub, gyp, readline, python, which, icu
+, patchelf, coreutils, xcbuild
+, doCheck ? false
+, static ? false
+}:
+
+assert readline != null;
+
+let
+  arch = if stdenv.isx86_64 then "x64"
+            else if stdenv.isi686 then "ia32"
+            else if stdenv.isAarch64 then "arm64"
+            else if stdenv.isAarch32 then "arm"
+            else throw "Unknown architecture for v8";
+  git_url = "https://chromium.googlesource.com";
+  clangFlag = if stdenv.isDarwin then "1" else "0";
+  sharedFlag = if static then "static_library" else "shared_library";
+
+  deps = {
+    build = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/chromium/src/build.git";
+      rev = "2c67d4d74b6b3673228fab191918500a582ef3b0";
+      sha256 = "0jc7hci5yh792pw0ahjfxrk5xzllnlrv9llmwlgcgn2x8x6bn34q";
+    };
+    "tools/gyp" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/external/gyp.git";
+      rev = "e7079f0e0e14108ab0dba58728ff219637458563";
+      sha256 = "0yd1ds13z0r9d2sb67f9i1gjn1zgzwyfv96qqqp6pn5pcfbialg6";
+    };
+    "third_party/icu" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/chromium/deps/icu.git";
+      rev = "b5ecbb29a26532f72ef482569b223d5a51fd50bf";
+      sha256 = "0ld47wdnk8grcba221z67l3pnphv9zwifk4y44f5b946w3iwmpns";
+    };
+    buildtools = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/chromium/buildtools.git";
+      rev = "60f7f9a8b421ebf9a46041dfa2ff11c0fe59c582";
+      sha256 = "0i10bw7yhslklqwcx5krs3k05sicb73cpwd0mkaz96yxsvmkvjq0";
+    };
+    "base/trace_event/common" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/chromium/src/base/trace_event/common.git";
+      rev = "315bf1e2d45be7d53346c31cfcc37424a32c30c8";
+      sha256 = "1pp2ygvp20j6g4868hrmiw0j704kdvsi9d9wx2gbk7w79rc36695";
+    };
+    "platform/inspector_protocol" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/chromium/src/third_party/WebKit/Source/platform/inspector_protocol.git";
+      rev = "f49542089820a34a9a6e33264e09b73779407512";
+      sha256 = "1lwpass3p4rpp2kjmxxxpkqyv4lznxhf4i0yy7mmrd7jkpc7kn8k";
+    };
+    "tools/mb" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/chromium/src/tools/mb.git";
+      rev = "0c4dc43c454f26936ddf3074ab8e9a41e3dc03a3";
+      sha256 = "0f96qphbmwn1pprv0a6xf68p01s1jzx2sz6pmadqbrs1dgh1xwnk";
+    };
+    "tools/swarming_client" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/external/swarming.client.git";
+      rev = "7f63a272f7d9785ce41b6d10bb3106c49a968e57";
+      sha256 = "1pmb8bq4qifjf2dzz8c4jdwhlvwgrl9ycjaalcyh1sbh4lx3yvv2";
+    };
+    "testing/gtest" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/external/github.com/google/googletest.git";
+      rev = "6f8a66431cb592dad629028a50b3dd418a408c87";
+      sha256 = "0bdba2lr6pg15bla9600zg0r0vm4lnrx0wqz84p376wfdxra24vw";
+    };
+    "testing/gmock" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/external/googlemock.git";
+      rev = "0421b6f358139f02e102c9c332ce19a33faf75be";
+      sha256 = "1xiky4v98maxs8fg1avcd56y0alv3hw8qyrlpd899zgzbq2k10pp";
+    };
+    "test/benchmarks/data" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/v8/deps/third_party/benchmarks.git";
+      rev = "05d7188267b4560491ff9155c5ee13e207ecd65f";
+      sha256 = "0ad2ay14bn67d61ks4dmzadfnhkj9bw28r4yjdjjyzck7qbnzchl";
+    };
+    "test/mozilla/data" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/v8/deps/third_party/mozilla-tests.git";
+      rev = "f6c578a10ea707b1a8ab0b88943fe5115ce2b9be";
+      sha256 = "0rfdan76yfawqxbwwb35aa57b723j3z9fx5a2w16nls02yk2kqyn";
+    };
+    "test/simdjs/data" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/external/github.com/tc39/ecmascript_simd.git";
+      rev = "baf493985cb9ea7cdbd0d68704860a8156de9556";
+      sha256 = "178r0k40a58c1187gfzqz2i6as34l8cliy1g1x870wyy0qcvlq2q";
+    };
+    "test/test262/data" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/external/github.com/tc39/test262.git";
+      rev = "88bc7fe7586f161201c5f14f55c9c489f82b1b67";
+      sha256 = "0gc7fmaqrgwb6rl02jnrm3synpwzzg0dfqy3zm386r1qcisl93xs";
+    };
+    "test/test262/harness" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/external/github.com/test262-utils/test262-harness-py.git";
+      rev = "cbd968f54f7a95c6556d53ba852292a4c49d11d8";
+      sha256 = "094c3600a4wh1m3fvvlivn290kik1pzzvwabq77lk8bh4jkkv7ki";
+    };
+    "tools/clang" = fetchgit {
+      url = "${git_url}/chromium/src/tools/clang.git";
+      rev = "496622ab4aaa5be7e5a9b80617013cb02f45dc87";
+      sha256 = "1gkhk2bzpxwzkirzcqfixxpprbr8mn6rk00krm25daarm3smydmf";
+    };
+  };
+
+in
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "v8";
+  version = "5.4.232";
+
+  inherit doCheck;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "v8";
+    repo = "v8";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "1nqxbkz75m8xrjih0sj3f3iqvif4192vxdaxzy8r787rihjwg9nx";
+  };
+
+  postUnpack = ''
+    ${lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (
+      lib.mapAttrsToList (n: v: ''
+        mkdir -p $sourceRoot/${n}
+        cp -r ${v}/* $sourceRoot/${n}
+      '') deps)}
+  '';
+
+  # Patch based off of:
+  # https://github.com/cowboyd/libv8/tree/v5.1.281.67.0/patches
+  patches = lib.optional (!doCheck) ./libv8-5.4.232.patch;
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i 's,#!/usr/bin/env python,#!${python}/bin/python,' gypfiles/gyp_v8
+    sed -i 's,/bin/echo,${coreutils}/bin/echo,' gypfiles/standalone.gypi
+    sed -i '/CR_CLANG_REVISION/ d' gypfiles/standalone.gypi
+    sed -i 's/-Wno-format-pedantic//g' gypfiles/standalone.gypi
+  '';
+
+  configurePhase = ''
+    PYTHONPATH="tools/generate_shim_headers:$PYTHONPATH" \
+    PYTHONPATH="$(toPythonPath ${gyp}):$PYTHONPATH" \
+      gypfiles/gyp_v8 \
+        -f make \
+        --generator-output="out" \
+        -Dflock_index=0 \
+        -Dclang=${clangFlag} \
+        -Dv8_enable_i18n_support=1 \
+        -Duse_system_icu=1 \
+        -Dcomponent=${sharedFlag} \
+        -Dconsole=readline \
+        -Dv8_target_arch=${arch} \
+        -Dv8_use_external_startup_data=0
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ which ];
+  buildInputs = [ readline python icu ]
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin xcbuild
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux patchelf;
+
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error=strict-overflow -Wno-error=unused-function -Wno-error=attributes"
+    + lib.optionalString stdenv.cc.isClang " -Wno-error=unused-lambda-capture";
+
+  buildFlags = [
+    "LINK=c++"
+    "-C out"
+    "builddir=$(CURDIR)/Release"
+    "BUILDTYPE=Release"
+  ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  dontUpdateAutotoolsGnuConfigScripts = if stdenv.isAarch64 then true else null;
+
+  # the `libv8_libplatform` target is _only_ built as a static library,
+  # and is expected to be statically linked in when needed.
+  # see the following link for further commentary:
+  # https://github.com/cowboyd/therubyracer/issues/391
+  installPhase = ''
+    install -vD out/Release/d8 "$out/bin/d8"
+    install -vD out/Release/mksnapshot "$out/bin/mksnapshot"
+    ${if static then ""
+    else if stdenv.isDarwin then ''
+    install -vD out/Release/libv8.dylib "$out/lib/libv8.dylib"
+    install_name_tool -change /usr/local/lib/libv8.dylib $out/lib/libv8.dylib -change /usr/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib ${stdenv.cc.cc.lib}/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib $out/bin/d8
+    install_name_tool -id $out/lib/libv8.dylib -change /usr/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib ${stdenv.cc.cc.lib}/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib $out/lib/libv8.dylib
+    '' else ''
+    install -vD out/Release/lib.target/libv8.so "$out/lib/libv8.so"
+    ''}
+    mkdir -p "$out/include"
+    cp -vr include/*.h "$out/include"
+    cp -vr include/libplatform "$out/include"
+    mkdir -p "$out/lib"
+    cp -v  out/Release/*.a "$out/lib"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Google's open source JavaScript engine";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ cstrahan proglodyte ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/darwin.patch b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/darwin.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..629d5e4dc392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/darwin.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+diff --git a/toolchain/gcc_toolchain.gni b/toolchain/gcc_toolchain.gni
+index 80e2a362a..df138c87b 100644
+--- a/build/toolchain/gcc_toolchain.gni
++++ b/build/toolchain/gcc_toolchain.gni
+@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ template("gcc_toolchain") {
+         # AIX does not support either -D (deterministic output) or response
+         # files.
+         command = "$ar -X64 {{arflags}} -r -c -s {{output}} {{inputs}}"
++      } else if (current_os == "mac") {
++        command = "$ar {{arflags}} -r -c -s {{output}} {{inputs}}"
+       } else {
+         rspfile = "{{output}}.rsp"
+         rspfile_content = "{{inputs}}"
+@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@ template("gcc_toolchain") {
+ 
+       start_group_flag = ""
+       end_group_flag = ""
+-      if (current_os != "aix") {
++      if (current_os != "aix" && current_os != "mac") {
+         # the "--start-group .. --end-group" feature isn't available on the aix ld.
+         start_group_flag = "-Wl,--start-group"
+         end_group_flag = "-Wl,--end-group "
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7c463aa01228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchgit, fetchFromGitHub
+, gn, ninja, python, pythonPackages, glib, pkg-config, icu
+, xcbuild, darwin
+, fetchpatch
+}:
+
+let
+  git_url = "https://chromium.googlesource.com";
+
+  # This data is from the DEPS file in the root of a V8 checkout
+  deps = {
+    "base/trace_event/common" = fetchgit {
+      url    = "${git_url}/chromium/src/base/trace_event/common.git";
+      rev    = "dab187b372fc17e51f5b9fad8201813d0aed5129";
+      sha256 = "0dmpj9hj4xv3xb0fl1kb9hm4bhpbs2s5csx3z8cgjd5vwvhdzig4";
+    };
+    build = fetchgit {
+      url    = "${git_url}/chromium/src/build.git";
+      rev    = "26e9d485d01d6e0eb9dadd21df767a63494c8fea";
+      sha256 = "1jjvsgj0cs97d26i3ba531ic1f9gqan8x7z4aya8yl8jx02l342q";
+    };
+    "third_party/googletest/src" = fetchgit {
+      url    = "${git_url}/external/github.com/google/googletest.git";
+      rev    = "e3f0319d89f4cbf32993de595d984183b1a9fc57";
+      sha256 = "18xz71l2xjrqsc0q317whgw4xi1i5db24zcj7v04f5g6r1hyf1a5";
+    };
+    "third_party/icu" = fetchgit {
+      url    = "${git_url}/chromium/deps/icu.git";
+      rev    = "f2223961702f00a8833874b0560d615a2cc42738";
+      sha256 = "0z5p53kbrjfkjn0i12dpk55cp8976j2zk7a4wk88423s2c5w87zl";
+    };
+    "third_party/jinja2" = fetchgit {
+      url    = "${git_url}/chromium/src/third_party/jinja2.git";
+      rev    = "b41863e42637544c2941b574c7877d3e1f663e25";
+      sha256 = "1qgilclkav67m6cl2xq2kmzkswrkrb2axc2z8mw58fnch4j1jf1r";
+    };
+    "third_party/markupsafe" = fetchgit {
+      url    = "${git_url}/chromium/src/third_party/markupsafe.git";
+      rev    = "8f45f5cfa0009d2a70589bcda0349b8cb2b72783";
+      sha256 = "168ppjmicfdh4i1l0l25s86mdbrz9fgxmiq1rx33x79mph41scfz";
+    };
+    "third_party/zlib" = fetchgit {
+      url    = "${git_url}/chromium/src/third_party/zlib.git";
+      rev    = "156be8c52f80cde343088b4a69a80579101b6e67";
+      sha256 = "0hxbkkzmlv714fjq2jlp5dd2jc339xyh6gkjx1sz3srwv33mlk92";
+    };
+  };
+
+in
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "v8";
+  version = "8.4.255";
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  patches = [
+    # Remove unrecognized clang debug flags
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/saiarcot895/chromium-ubuntu-build/663dbfc492fd2f8ba28d9af40fb3b1327e6aa56e/debian/patches/revert-Xclang-instcombine-lower-dbg-declare.patch";
+      sha256 = "07qp4bjgbwbdrzqslvl2bgbzr3v97b9isbp0539x3lc8cy3h02g1";
+    })
+    ./darwin.patch
+    ./gcc_arm.patch  # Fix building zlib with gcc on aarch64, from https://gist.github.com/Adenilson/d973b6fd96c7709d33ddf08cf1dcb149
+  ];
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "v8";
+    repo = "v8";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "07ymw4kqbz7kv311gpk5bs5q90wj73n2q7jkyfhqk4hvhs1q5bw7";
+  };
+
+  postUnpack = ''
+    ${lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (
+      lib.mapAttrsToList (n: v: ''
+        mkdir -p $sourceRoot/${n}
+        cp -r ${v}/* $sourceRoot/${n}
+      '') deps)}
+    chmod u+w -R .
+  '';
+
+  postPatch = lib.optionalString stdenv.isAarch64 ''
+    substituteInPlace build/toolchain/linux/BUILD.gn \
+      --replace 'toolprefix = "aarch64-linux-gnu-"' 'toolprefix = ""'
+  '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    substituteInPlace build/config/compiler/compiler.gni \
+      --replace 'strip_absolute_paths_from_debug_symbols = true' \
+                'strip_absolute_paths_from_debug_symbols = false'
+    substituteInPlace build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn \
+      --replace 'current_toolchain == host_toolchain || !use_xcode_clang' \
+                'false'
+  '';
+
+  gnFlags = [
+    "use_custom_libcxx=false"
+    "is_clang=${lib.boolToString stdenv.cc.isClang}"
+    "use_sysroot=false"
+    # "use_system_icu=true"
+    "clang_use_chrome_plugins=false"
+    "is_component_build=false"
+    "v8_use_external_startup_data=false"
+    "v8_monolithic=true"
+    "is_debug=true"
+    "is_official_build=false"
+    "treat_warnings_as_errors=false"
+    "v8_enable_i18n_support=true"
+    "use_gold=false"
+    "init_stack_vars=false"
+    # ''custom_toolchain="//build/toolchain/linux/unbundle:default"''
+    ''host_toolchain="//build/toolchain/linux/unbundle:default"''
+    ''v8_snapshot_toolchain="//build/toolchain/linux/unbundle:default"''
+  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.cc.isClang ''clang_base_path="${stdenv.cc}"'';
+
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-O2";
+  FORCE_MAC_SDK_MIN = stdenv.targetPlatform.sdkVer or "10.12";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gn
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+    python
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    xcbuild
+    darwin.DarwinTools
+    pythonPackages.setuptools
+  ];
+  buildInputs = [ glib icu ];
+
+  ninjaFlags = [ ":d8" "v8_monolith" ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    install -D d8 $out/bin/d8
+    install -D obj/libv8_monolith.a $out/lib/libv8.a
+    cp -r ../../include $out
+
+    mkdir -p $out/lib/pkgconfig
+    cat > $out/lib/pkgconfig/v8.pc << EOF
+    Name: v8
+    Description: V8 JavaScript Engine
+    Version: ${version}
+    Libs: -L$out/lib -lv8 -pthread
+    Cflags: -I$out/include
+    EOF
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Google's open source JavaScript engine";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ cstrahan proglodyte matthewbauer ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/gcc_arm.patch b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/gcc_arm.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..09579561fd8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/gcc_arm.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+diff --git a/third_party/zlib/contrib/optimizations/insert_string.h b/third_party/zlib/contrib/optimizations/insert_string.h
+index 1826601..d123305 100644
+--- a/third_party/zlib/contrib/optimizations/insert_string.h
++++ b/third_party/zlib/contrib/optimizations/insert_string.h
+@@ -26,15 +26,23 @@
+   #define _cpu_crc32_u32 _mm_crc32_u32
+ 
+ #elif defined(CRC32_ARMV8_CRC32)
+-  #if defined(__clang__)
++  #if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+     #undef TARGET_CPU_WITH_CRC
+-    #define __crc32cw __builtin_arm_crc32cw
++    #if defined(__clang__)
++      #define __crc32cw __builtin_arm_crc32cw
++    #elif defined(__GNUC__)
++      #define __crc32cw __builtin_aarch64_crc32cw
++    #endif
+   #endif
+ 
+   #define _cpu_crc32_u32 __crc32cw
+ 
+   #if defined(__aarch64__)
+-    #define TARGET_CPU_WITH_CRC __attribute__((target("crc")))
++    #if defined(__clang__)
++      #define TARGET_CPU_WITH_CRC __attribute__((target("crc")))
++    #elif defined(__GNUC__)
++      #define TARGET_CPU_WITH_CRC __attribute__((target("+crc")))
++    #endif
+   #else  // !defined(__aarch64__)
+     #define TARGET_CPU_WITH_CRC __attribute__((target("armv8-a,crc")))
+   #endif  // defined(__aarch64__)
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/libv8-5.4.232.patch b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/libv8-5.4.232.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..16c227cfe38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/libv8-5.4.232.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+From c9f42d1314c6026efcfcc01824f4e2fdfd05ebcf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Ben Sklaroff <bsklaroff@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2016 18:16:55 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] libv8-5.4.232
+
+---
+ Makefile                 |  5 +----
+ gypfiles/all.gyp         | 32 --------------------------------
+ gypfiles/standalone.gypi |  5 ++++-
+ 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index 5ea5c58..d1b2d73 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -261,11 +261,8 @@ GYPFILES = third_party/icu/icu.gypi third_party/icu/icu.gyp \
+ 	   gypfiles/shim_headers.gypi gypfiles/features.gypi \
+            gypfiles/standalone.gypi \
+ 	   gypfiles/toolchain.gypi gypfiles/all.gyp gypfiles/mac/asan.gyp \
+-	   test/cctest/cctest.gyp test/fuzzer/fuzzer.gyp \
+-	   test/unittests/unittests.gyp src/v8.gyp \
+-	   tools/parser-shell.gyp testing/gmock.gyp testing/gtest.gyp \
+ 	   buildtools/third_party/libc++abi/libc++abi.gyp \
+-	   buildtools/third_party/libc++/libc++.gyp samples/samples.gyp \
++	   buildtools/third_party/libc++/libc++.gyp \
+ 	   src/third_party/vtune/v8vtune.gyp src/d8.gyp
+ 
+ # If vtunejit=on, the v8vtune.gyp will be appended.
+diff --git a/gypfiles/all.gyp b/gypfiles/all.gyp
+index ff1bea4..96820a0 100644
+--- a/gypfiles/all.gyp
++++ b/gypfiles/all.gyp
+@@ -16,38 +16,6 @@
+             '../tools/parser-shell.gyp:parser-shell',
+           ],
+         }],
+-        # These items don't compile for Android on Mac.
+-        ['host_os!="mac" or OS!="android"', {
+-          'dependencies': [
+-            '../samples/samples.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/cctest/cctest.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/fuzzer/fuzzer.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/unittests/unittests.gyp:*',
+-            ],
+-        }],
+-        ['test_isolation_mode != "noop"', {
+-          'dependencies': [
+-            '../test/bot_default.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/benchmarks/benchmarks.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/default.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/ignition.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/intl/intl.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/message/message.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/mjsunit/mjsunit.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/mozilla/mozilla.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/optimize_for_size.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/perf.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/preparser/preparser.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/simdjs/simdjs.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/test262/test262.gyp:*',
+-            '../test/webkit/webkit.gyp:*',
+-            '../tools/check-static-initializers.gyp:*',
+-            '../tools/gcmole/run_gcmole.gyp:*',
+-            '../tools/jsfunfuzz/jsfunfuzz.gyp:*',
+-            '../tools/run-deopt-fuzzer.gyp:*',
+-            '../tools/run-valgrind.gyp:*',
+-          ],
+-        }],
+       ]
+     }
+   ]
+diff --git a/gypfiles/standalone.gypi b/gypfiles/standalone.gypi
+index 89f06a0..a43976d 100644
+--- a/gypfiles/standalone.gypi
++++ b/gypfiles/standalone.gypi
+@@ -506,6 +506,9 @@
+       }],  # fastbuild!=0
+     ],
+     'target_conditions': [
++      ['_type=="static_library"', {
++        'standalone_static_library': 1,
++      }],
+       ['v8_code == 0', {
+         'defines!': [
+           'DEBUG',
+@@ -770,7 +773,7 @@
+           [ 'visibility=="hidden" and v8_enable_backtrace==0', {
+             'cflags': [ '-fvisibility=hidden' ],
+           }],
+-          [ 'component=="shared_library"', {
++          [ 'component=="shared_library" or component=="static_library" and (v8_target_arch=="x64" or v8_target_arch=="arm64" or v8_target_arch=="arm")', {
+             'cflags': [ '-fPIC', ],
+           }],
+           [ 'clang==0 and coverage==1', {
+-- 
+2.9.0
+
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/update.sh b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/update.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..f046bb8e6885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#! nix-shell -i bash -p curl -p nix-prefetch-git
+VERSION_OVERVIEW=https://omahaproxy.appspot.com/all?os=linux
+TARGET_CHANNEL=beta
+FILE_PATH=6_x.nix
+
+set -eo pipefail
+
+v8_version=$(curl -s "$VERSION_OVERVIEW" | awk -F "," "\$2 ~ /${TARGET_CHANNEL}/ { print \$11 }")
+
+echo "Using V8 version --> $v8_version"
+sed -e "s#\\(version = \\)\"[0-9\.]*\"#\1\"$v8_version\"#" -i ${FILE_PATH}
+
+sha256=$(nix-prefetch-git --no-deepClone https://github.com/v8/v8.git "refs/tags/${v8_version}" \
+    | sed -ne '/sha256/ { s#.*: "\(.*\)".*#\1#; p }')
+sed -e "/repo = \"v8\"/ { n;n; s#\".*\"#\"${sha256}\"# }" -i ${FILE_PATH}
+
+deps="$(mktemp)"
+
+curl -s -o "$deps" "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/v8/v8/${v8_version}/DEPS"
+echo $deps
+
+sed -ne '/= fetchgit {/ { s/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/; p }' < ${FILE_PATH} | while read dep; do
+    echo "Processing dependency --> $dep"
+    escaped_dep=$(echo "$dep" | sed -e 's#/#\\/#g')
+    dep_rev=$(sed -ne "/\"v8\/${escaped_dep}\":/ { n; s#.*+ \"##; s#\".*##;  p }" "$deps")
+
+    if [ "$dep_rev" = "" ]; then
+        echo "Failed to resolve dependency $dep, not listed in DEPS file"
+        rm -f "$deps"
+        exit 2
+    fi
+
+    repo_url=$(sed -ne "/\"${escaped_dep}\" = fetchgit/ { n; s/.*\"\(.*\)\".*/\1/; s#\${git_url}#https://chromium.googlesource.com#; p }"  ${FILE_PATH})
+    sha256=$(nix-prefetch-git --no-deepClone "$repo_url" "$dep_rev" 2>/dev/null | sed -ne '/sha256/ { s#.*: "\(.*\)".*#\1#; p }')
+
+    if [ "$sha256" = "" ]; then
+        echo "Failed to get sha256 via nix-prefetch-git $repo_url $dep_rev"
+        rm -f "$deps"
+        exit 2
+    fi
+
+    sed -e "/\"${escaped_dep}\" = fetchgit/ { n; n; s/\".*\"/\"${dep_rev}\"/; n; s/\".*\"/\"${sha256}\"/  }" -i ${FILE_PATH}
+done
+
+rm -f "$deps"
+echo done.