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OSSP js is a stand-alone distribution of the JavaScript (JS)
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programming language reference implementation from Mozilla -- aka
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"JSRef" or "SpiderMonkey". This distribution provides a smart,
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stand-alone and portable distribution of Mozilla JavaScript through a
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GNU autotools-based build environment. Additionally,
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the C API in "libjs" contains both the JavaScript engine and the
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required Sun math library ("fdlibm") and with all internal symbols
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carefully protected under the "js" namespace. Finally, a js-config(1)
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utility and a pkg-config(1) specification is provided to allow
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applications to easily build with the JavaScript C API.
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OSSP js was created because for OSSP and similar pedantic C coding
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projects a smart, stand-alone, portable, clean, powerful and
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robust scripting language engine is required. JavaScript is a
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great programming language and Mozilla JavaScript "SpiderMonkey"
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definitely is an acceptable clean, powerful and robust implementation.
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Unfortunately there is just a stand-alone distribution released from
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time to time by Mozilla and it is far away from really being smart,
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stand-alone and portable. OSSP js combines the best from two worlds:
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the 1:1 repackaged JavaScript code base from Mozilla with the GNU
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autotools-based build environment as always used by OSSP. Additionally,
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this package provides stdio-based file object support and does not depend
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upon the Mozilla NSPR library.
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