mxcl/homebrew — pull request #8447 by muddletoes (2011-11-04 14:04:24+00:00)
Title: Options for Googe's v8 javascript engine (now w/o non-standard caveat.)

i) Added the following options, which diverge from the default build
behaviour:
['--debug',"Include debugging information and assertions in the V8
binary."],
['--no-snapshots',"Disable 'snapshots' (saved program states) in
V8."],
['--shared-libraries',"Build shared rather than static
libraries."],
['--developer-shell',"Build the V8 JavaScript development shell."]

ii) If the corresponding option is chosen, the developer shell ('d8')
will be installed as the 'v8' binary. This reflects the current
behaviour of the sample shell (which installs as '/usr/local/bin/v8')
and provides consistency.

iii) Accepted that the use of a caveat to inform users of the existence
of options (as in previous pull request) is non-standard and undesired.