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This should give a short introduction to integrating your module in different environments: as a `node.js` module, and as an extension for an embedded Webkit. This should give a short introduction to integrating your module in different environments: as a `node.js` module, and as an extension for an embedded Webkit.
### Creating `node.js` Extensions ### Creating `node.js` Extensions
To install `node.js` you can download an installer from their To install `node.js` you can download an installer from their
[web-site](https://launchpad.net/~chris-lea/+archive/node.js) for all platforms. [web-site](https://launchpad.net/~chris-lea/+archive/node.js) for OSX and Windows.
For Linux you can either build the source yourself and to a `sudo checkinstall`
or stick to the (probably stone-age) packaged version.
For Ubuntu there is a [PPA](https://launchpad.net/~chris-lea/+archive/node.js/) available.
For Ubuntu there is also a [PPA](https://launchpad.net/~chris-lea/+archive/node.js/) available. $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install nodejs
As `v8` is written in C++ and comes as a C++ library it is crucial to compile your module As `v8` is written in C++ and comes as a C++ library it is crucial to compile your module
using the same compiler flags as used for building v8. using the same compiler flags as used for building v8.
To make things easier, `node.js` provides a build tool called `node-gyp`. To make things easier, `node.js` provides a build tool called `node-gyp`.
This expects a configuration file named `binding.gyp` which is basically in JSON format and You have to install it using `npm`:
conforms to the same format that is used with Google's build-tool `gyp`.
$ npm install -g node-gyp
`node-gyp` expects a configuration file named `binding.gyp` which is basically in JSON
format and conforms to the same format that is used with Google's build-tool `gyp`.
`binding.gyp`: `binding.gyp`:
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require("./build/Release/example") require("./build/Release/example")
#### Troubleshooting
- *'module' object has no attribute 'script_main'*
This happened when `gyp` was installed as distribution package.
It seems to be outdated. Removing it resolves the problem.
$ sudo apt-get remove gyp
### Embedded Webkit ### Embedded Webkit