On Sat, Oct 12, 2024 at 2:34 AM Pradish <pradis...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear V8 Project Contributors, > > I hope this message finds you well. First, I'd like to express my > appreciation for your work on the V8 project. The engine has been a crucial > component in many projects, including ours. > > I'm reaching out to the community to gather some information about the > current status of Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) support in V8, particularly > for embedding V8 as a shared DLL or as static libraray. We've been using V8 > in this configuration(shared dll) and have some questions about its future > support. > > We've noticed that V8 version 13 has been released, but we couldn't find > specific information *in the commit tags or on V8 Blog* *regarding MSVC > support depreciation, *We've also seen some discussions in the community > suggesting *potential changes to MSVC support*. > > If possible, we'd greatly appreciate any insights on the following: > > 1. What is the current status of MSVC support for V8 > 2. Are there any plans to change MSVC support in future versions? If > so, is there a general timeline available? > 3. Are there any specific considerations in Version 13 that affect > MSVC compatibility, especially for shared DLL usage? > 4. If changes to MSVC support are planned, are there recommended > alternatives for projects using V8 as a shared DLL on Windows platforms? > 5. Could you point us to any documentation or resources that might > help us understand the project's direction regarding MSVC support? > > Enable clang for use instead... this isn't so bad... and then visual studio/msbuild still work the same, just MSVC becomes Clang-CL; and Clang-CL mostly understands cl.exe flags rather than gcc sort of flags https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/clang-support-msbuild?view=msvc-170 > > We understand that as an open source project, plans can change, so any > information you can provide would be incredibly helpful for our planning > and potential contributions to the project. > > Thank you for your time and for your continued work on V8. > > Best regards, > Pradish > > -- > -- > v8-users mailing list > v8-users@googlegroups.com > http://groups.google.com/group/v8-users > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "v8-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to v8-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/v8-users/dd80071e-a7f8-4e10-8e5a-912daa709538n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/v8-users/dd80071e-a7f8-4e10-8e5a-912daa709538n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- v8-users mailing list v8-users@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/v8-users --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "v8-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to v8-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/v8-users/CAA2GJqWKTfo39i%2BYkhj3N_tb3MchNPR8XYyXxJhv-LL7z1HZUw%40mail.gmail.com.
