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WebKitGTK+
The GTK+ port of WebKit is intended to provide a browser component for the portable GTK+ UI toolkit. WebKitGTK+ is developed within the official WebKit SVN, so the codebase is unrelated to the classic GTK+ WebCore, but WebKitGTK+ has superseded Gtk+ WebCore. The WebKit Buildbot provides continuous build and layout tests.
A semi-stable branch exists to evaluate how to handle issues such as stability and security support.
Developers interested in using or contributing to the GTK+ port should be willing to get their hands dirty at this stage. Patches are welcome on the bug tracker and help is readily available at #webkitgtk+ on irc.freenode.net and the mailing list for developers who want to learn the ropes.
Building
See the build instructions.
Getting Involved
Newbies introduction
WebKit is such a huge project that it is good to have some introductory steps to start hacking in the project.
Reporting Bugs
You can file a bug against WebKitGTK+ by using this template. Remember to include the version of WebKitGTK+ or revision number / commit hash that you are using in the bug summary. It's very important to include a minimal, reproducible test case, whether it be a snippet of HTML or a bit of C code. The QtWebKit port has provided some excellent tips for good bug reports.
Running Tests
See the instructions for running tests.
Distributions
The WebKit/GTK+ API follows a stable additions-only policy. The core engine is continually being stabilised and is suitable for most embedding tasks. Distributors should get in touch with the upstream maintainers to be sure they're packaging the correct version.
We have posted some detailed information about WebKitGTK+ Stable Releases.
Debian
Debian Unstable provides experimental WebKit/GTK+ packages by Mike Hommey.
Debian has organised a packaging team for WebKit:
- pkg-webkit-maintainers: General WebKit packaging discussion
- pkg-webkit-commits: Commits list
Gentoo
Ebuilds supporting both Gtk+-3.0 Gtk+-2.0 (webkit-gtk:2) are available in portage and are parallel-installable:
# emerge -v1a webkit-gtk webkit-gtk:2
Ebuilds for unstable branch of WebKitGTK+ are available from gnome-overlay.
Lunar-Linux
Lunar provides an experimental/development module for WebKit/GTK+. It can be found in the moonbase in the experimental (zbeta) section under the name 'WebKit.'
