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V8 JavaScript Engine
=============
V8 is Google's open source JavaScript engine.
V8 implements ECMAScript as specified in ECMA-262.
V8 is written in C++ and is used in Google Chrome, the open source
browser from Google.
V8 can run standalone, or can be embedded into any C++ application.
V8 Project page: https://code.google.com/p/v8/
Getting the Code
=============
V8 Git repository: https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8.git
GitHub mirror: https://github.com/v8/v8-git-mirror
For fetching all branches, add the following into your remote
configuration in `.git/config`:
fetch = +refs/branch-heads/*:refs/remotes/branch-heads/*
fetch = +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*