request for embedding src branch?

[mightgoyardstill]

would be good to get a separate branch which is more minimal and dedicated to embedding spidermonkey in your own applications!

had a look through the docs:

`
Currently, the most reliable way to get the SpiderMonkey source code is to download the Firefox source. At the time of writing, the latest source for Firefox ESR 102, which contains the source for SpiderMonkey ESR 102, can be found here: https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/102.1.0esr/source/

This version is broken for embedder builds so you will need to either wait for version 102.2.0 or patch the 102.1.0 source with the fixes for the following bugs:

1776254 - Cannot build library for SM embedding examples, missing ProfilingCategoryList.h
1780857 - Embedder build broken in js/public/Debug.h if DEBUG not defined
The ESR releases have a major release approximately once a year with security patches released throughout the year. It is recommended that embedders track ESR to have reasonable API stability. The master branch of SpiderMonkey experiences a fair amount of breaking changes unfortunately, driven by the needs of the Firefox browser.
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had a look through the firefox source and theres a lot going on! not really sure how to pick it out

[mightgoyardstill]

having a separate branch would be great for those who just want to embed it into their own applications rather than dealing with web stuff

[ptomato]

Sorry, I'm not sure I get what you're asking - a branch of the Firefox repo?

[mightgoyardstill]

not the firefox repo, just the minimal spidermonkey javascript stuff? i was under the impression they were two separate things so i apologise if i was wrong!

i'm just trying to embed a javascript engine into my own application and need just the bare minimal javascript engine without any of the additional web stuff

[ptomato]

I might still not be understanding what you're asking! But there isn't officially a source distribution for SpiderMonkey separate from the Firefox source.

(I maintain an unofficial one at https://github.com/ptomato/mozjs to help me keep track of what patches are needed to build it, but I don't update it regularly so I wouldn't recommend using that for production.)

Following the build instructions in this repo should get you a shared library of just SpiderMonkey without any web stuff though, so once you've compiled it you can delete the rest of the Firefox source.