Build v8 x64 on modern Linux

Dockerfile

# Build v8 x64 on modern Linux
# Time to run: about 1.2hrs at 8Gb RAM / 8 cores, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

# This dockerfile is part of Zero Day Engineering training materials on JavaScript engines internals and vulnerability research   
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FROM ubuntu:bionic
MAINTAINER [email protected]
RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
RUN apt-get install -y sudo apt-utils --no-install-recommends
RUN useradd -m docker && echo "docker:docker" | chpasswd && adduser docker sudo
RUN echo "docker ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
user docker
RUN sudo apt-get install -y file curl python python3 xz-utils git ca-certificates lsb-release --no-install-recommends
RUN mkdir ~/code
WORKDIR /home/docker/code
RUN git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git
ENV PATH $PATH:/home/docker/code/depot_tools
RUN gclient
RUN fetch v8
WORKDIR v8
# git checkout ... // to build a specific version of v8
RUN gclient sync
RUN ./build/install-build-deps.sh
RUN tools/dev/gm.py x64.debug x64.release
# VOLUME /home/docker/code

# To export v8 code directory from container to host, do:

# docker run -it -v v8code:/home/docker/code/v8 v8build 
# docker volume inspect v8code
# ln -s <path_to_v8code_docker_volume> ~/v8code

# Note that the volume will take extra 11G on host, and persist beyong docker image purge