Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of HighLevelOverview


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May 13, 2011 9:40:17 AM (13 years ago)
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     1Directory structure
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    2 WebKit is basically made up of the following:
     3 * Examples
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    4 1. '''JavaScriptCore''': The JavaScript engine. This also includes the WTF 
    5 library, which contains various utilities. This is completely cross-platform
    6 (though there are various platform-specific JIT backends). This can be used
    7 as a separate entity from the rest of WebKit.
     5 * [wiki:"SourceDirectory" Source] The code needed to build WebKit and nothing else.
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    9 2. '''WebCore:''' this is where most of the magic lives. All of the rendering 
    10 logic, SVG support, transforms, network support, etc. is here.
     7 * Tests -- Moves in progress shortly to make this directory happen -- Only the tests themselves.
     8     * Layout (Better name pending).
     9     * Manual
     10     * Performance
     11     * Unit -- The directory structure under here should be the same as Source.
     12         * gtest -- This built as part of the unit tests so it fits better here rather than the Tools directory.
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    12 Each platform has specific logic here. Look in WebCore platform for 
    13 the OS-specific and rendering (Skia, CG, Cairo) backends.
     14 * Tools -- Includes many tools and utilities for WebKit development including build scripts, test harnesses, the sheriffbot, etc.
     15     * DumpRenderTree
     16     * Scripts
     17     * WebKitTestRunner
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    15 3. '''WebKit''': the front-end layer used by applications. Each GUI platform 
    16 (windows, Cocoa, Gtk+, Qt) provides a different implementation of 
    17 this. Generally, the goal is to make this a client to the WebCore 
    18 layer, basically just 'shimming' WebCore to the specific Os/Platform 
    19 that will be using WebKit.
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    21 The remaining projects are autogenerated bindings to the DOM, etc.
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    23 (Taken from [https://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-help/2009-July/000010.html Brent's email] to webkit-help)
    24 
    25 The WebKit source tree also contains the following project:
    26 
    27 1. '''JavaScriptGlue:''' this is a legacy component needed for compatibility
    28 with some older Mac OS X software. It will eventually be retired and should
    29 not receive any new development.
    30 
    31 (Information taken from [https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31618#c2 a Bugzilla comment by Darin])
     19 * Websites -- the code and pages for various webkit web site with the directory names reflecting the sites.
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