Running V8 Javascript Engine Standalone

Question

I want to run a Javascript console on top of V8. How do I do this?

Answer 1

After following the build instructions (Google's V8 Build Docs) for your system;

[v8 directory]$ cd out/native
[v8 directory]$ ./shell (sample shell)
[v8 directory]$ ./d8 (console: dumb)

I created an alias in my .bash_profile to facilitate invocation of the shell.

alias v8='/Volumes/Dev/GitHub/v8/out/native/shell'

Typing v8 at the CLI (in a new Terminal or shell -- to reload your bash profile) yields the v8 shell. JavaScript at the command prompt! :)