Building a Native Client app from nothing - c++

What does it take to build a Native Client app from scratch? I have looked into the documentation, and fiddled with several apps, however, I am now moving onto making my own app and I don't see anything related to creating the foundation of a native client app.

Depending on the version of the SDK you want to use, you have a couple of options.
Pepper 16 and 17: use init_project.py or use an example as a starting point
If you are using pepper_16 or pepper_17, you will find a Python script init_project.py in the project_templates in the SDK. It will setup up a complete set of files (.cc, .html, .nmf) with comments indicating where you need to add code. Run python init_project.py -h to see what options it accepts. Additional documentation can be found at https://developers.google.com/native-client/pepper17/devguide/tutorial.
Pepper 18 and newer: use an example as the starting point
If you are using pepper_18 or newer, init_project.py is no longer included. Instead you can copy a very small example from the examples directory (e.g., hello_world_glibc or hello_world_newlib for C or hello_world_interactive for C++) and use that as a starting point.
Writing completely from scratch
If you want to write your app completely from scratch, first ensure that the SDK is working by compiling and running a few of the examples. Then a good next step is to look at the classes pp::Module and pp:Instance, which your app will need to implement.
On the HTML side, write a simple page with the EMBED element for the Native Client module. Then add the JavaScript event handlers for loadstart, progress, error, abort, load, loadend, and message and have the handlers write the event data to, e.g., the JavaScript console, so that it's possible to tell what went wrong if the Native Client module didn't load. The load_progress example shows how to do this.
Next, create the manifest file (.nmf). From pepper_18 and onwards you can use the generate_nmf.py script found in the tools/ directory for this. If you want to write it from scratch, the examples provide examples both for using newlib and glibc (the two Standard C librares currently supported). See hello_world_newlib/ and hello_world_glibc/, respectively.
If you haven't used a gcc-family compiler before, it is also a good idea to look at the Makefile for some of the examples to see what compiler and linker flags to use. Compiling both for 32-bit and 64-bit right from the beginning is recommended.

Easiest way is to follow the quick start doc at https://developers.google.com/native-client/pepper18/quick-start, in particular steps 5-7 of the tutorial ( https://developers.google.com/native-client/pepper18/devguide/tutorial ) which seems to be what you are asking about.

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How can I compile my ColdFusion code for sourceless distribution, and have it be unreadable?

I've been tasked with creating a deployable version of a ColdFusion web app to be installed on a clients server. I'm trying to find a way to give them a compiled version of our code, and my first inclination was to use the CFCompile utility that I found here. However, after running CFCompile, most of the code in the CFM files is still readable. The only thing that appears to be obfuscated at all is the actual ColdFusion code - all of the SQL Queries are still perfectly readable. (Example in the screenshot below)
The HTML and JavaScript are also still readable in the compiled code, but that doesn't matter as those can be seen in a web browser anyways.
Is there another way to distribute my source code in a format that is completely unreadable to the user? I'm guessing that for whatever method I choose, there will be some way of decompiling the code. That's not an issue, I just need to find a way to make it more difficult than opening the file and seeing the queries.
Hostek has a pretty good write up on the subject over on their site - How to Encrypt or Compile ColdFusion Files.
Basically, from that article:
Using cfcompile.bat
The cfcompile.bat utility will compile all .cfm and .cfc files within a given directory into Java bytecode. This has the effect of making your source code unreadable, and it also prevents ColdFusion from having to compile your ColdFusion files on first use which provides a small performance enhancement.
More details about using cfcompile.bat can be found in ColdFusion's Documentation
Using cfencode.exe
The cfencode.exe utility will apply basic encryption to a specific file or directory. If used to encrypt a directory, it will apply encryption to ALL files in the directory which can break any JS, CSS, images, or other non-ColdFusion files.
They do also include this note at the bottom:
Note: Encrypting your site files with cfencode does not guarantee absolute security of your source code, but it does add a layer of obfuscation to help prevent unauthorized individuals from viewing the source.
The article goes on to give basic instructions on how to use each.
Adobe has this note on their site regarding cfencode:
Note: You can also use the cfencode utility, located in the cf_root/bin directory, to obscure ColdFusion pages that you distribute. Although this technique cannot prevent persistent hackers from determining the contents of your pages, it does prevent inspection of the pages. The cfencode utility is not available on OS X.
I would also add that it will be trivial for anyone familiar with ColdFusion to decode anything encoded with this utility because they also provide the decoder.

Use Node.js as an interpreter

I would like to embed NodeJS in my application. The reason i would like to use NodeJS and not just the V8 directly, is because of the extensions that exist for NodeJS.
To do that i understand that i need to compile NodeJS with GYP. Got it. But how do i work with it? is there a static lib to link to? how to start it up? say i want to provide it with a V8 context, how do i pass it?
a bit at a loss here. hope for help.
Note - i want to activate nodejs from my C++ code, not the other way around. i understand extensions, this is not what i want.
Regards,
Gal.
As I got from this question the problem of immediate linking with node.js is still unsolved. Actually the workaround may be running it in a separated process like an ordinary command line application. You may save your script to file, pass it as cmdline argument, then obtain std output from the node.js executable.

How to determinate the build of app (x86 or x64) without using SDK/libs etc

I want to determinate the build of the program. It can be running or not. Also I EXACLTY want to determinate such thing in my code without using any SDK or some-ready stuff from .net fw etc...
How to do it?
Question isn't about the exact language. It may references to the plain/pure C, Lisp, Basic etc...
The thing I want to know is "determination without using help-stuff like sdk etc".
PS
Please! Pay attention. I've highlighted "without ready stuff like sdk", using consoles and utilities like 'dmesg', 'dumpbin' etc... Also doesn't make sense in this Q. It's more about reviewing the binary of the file by yourself without any help from another programs.
Linux uses "elf" executables. Checkout the elf spec for details on how to read the file directly.
Windows uses "pe" format executables. See the pe/coff spec for details.

Generating a C++ classes from IDL file using MICO (CORBA)

I wan to generate a C++ classes from a IDL file using MICO in the contxet of CORBA. I download the mico-2.3.13.zip but iI don't know how to use it. Please if someone can help me and thanks all.
The answer would probably be longer that would comfortably fit in a short reply, but here are some pages with helpful starter info.
This class webpage has a mini tutorial using mico
http://www.cs.wichita.edu/~chang/lecture/cs843/program/mico-idl.html
Here's another fairly simple tutorial page
http://people.inf.ethz.ch/roemer/micodoc/node16.html
You first need to compile MICO from the sources. Depending on your operating system and environment this will require different steps. In linux/mac os x they are basically calling the ./configure script and then make if it did not fail. Under windows I think that you can call nmake directly (with some options, read the README files).
After compilation completes (this may take a few minutes) and if everything goes fine, you should have the executables and can use them to create your own CORBA interfaces and services.

How to use V8's built in functions

I'm new in both javascript and V8. According to Google's Embedder's Guide, I saw something in the context section talking about built-in utility javascript functions. And I also found some .js files(e.g. math.js) in the downloaded source code, so I tried to write a simple program to call functions in these files, but I failed.
Does a context created by Persistent<Context> context = Context::New() have any built-in js functions? How can I access them?
Is there a way to first import existing js files as a library(something like src="xxx" type="text/javascript" in HTML page) and then run my own execute script?
Can I call google maps api through the embedded V8 library in app? How?
3. Google Maps needs a full browser DOM (or at least XMLHttpRequest I guess), you can't use it from just a Javascript library.
I think v8 gives you the Math.* functions for free.
You need to implement everything else yourself though, like loading other javascript files. shell.cc has some of the functions you might be looking for.
As for the maps API, I believe you would need a full blown rendering engine/javascript engine combo for that. You might be better off taking a look at Webkit or something that you can use to embed Webkit for what you're looking to do, I can't really say.
You can use for example the --allow_natives_syntax or --expose_natives_as option.
Here are examples with MathLog picked at random in src/math.js:
First compile a shell with
$ scons d8 -j8
Then use --expose_natives_as:
$ ./d8 --expose_natives_as nat
V8 version 3.12.7 (candidate) [console: dumb]
d8> nat.MathLog(100)
4.605170185988092
or use --allow_natives_syntax with the '%' prefix:
$ ./d8 --allow_natives_syntax
V8 version 3.12.7 (candidate) [console: dumb]
d8> %MathLog(100)
4.605170185988092