Simply v8::Isolate::New to test if snapshot blob needed

The test on internal symbols seems too fragile, e.g. with V8
version 4.5.90 it is false positive.

config.m4

@@ -130,14 +130,91 @@ int main ()
     AC_MSG_ERROR([could not determine libv8 version])
   fi
 
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for v8::internal::ReadNatives])
+  if test "$V8_API_VERSION" -ge 3029036 ; then
-  AC_TRY_LINK([
+    dnl building for v8 3.29.36 or later, which requires us to
-    namespace v8 {
+    dnl initialize and provide a platform; hence we need to
-      namespace internal {
+    dnl link in libplatform to make our life easier.
-        void ReadNatives();
+    PHP_ADD_INCLUDE($V8_DIR)
+
+    case $host_os in
+      darwin* )
+        static_link_extra="libv8_libplatform.a libv8_libbase.a"
+        ;;
+      * )
+        static_link_extra="libv8_libplatform.a"
+        ;;
+    esac
+
+    for static_link_extra_file in $static_link_extra; do
+      AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $static_link_extra_file])
+
+      for i in $PHP_V8JS $SEARCH_PATH ; do
+        if test -r $i/lib64/$static_link_extra_file; then
+          static_link_dir=$i/lib64
+          AC_MSG_RESULT(found in $i)
+        fi
+        if test -r $i/lib/$static_link_extra_file; then
+          static_link_dir=$i/lib
+          AC_MSG_RESULT(found in $i)
+        fi
+      done
+
+      if test -z "$static_link_dir"; then
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([Please provide $static_link_extra_file next to the libv8.so, see README.md for details])
+      fi
+
+      LDFLAGS_libplatform="$static_link_dir/$static_link_extra_file"
+    done
+
+    # modify flags for (possibly) succeeding V8 startup check
+    CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$V8_DIR"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $LDFLAGS_libplatform"
+  fi
+
+  if test "$V8_API_VERSION" -ge 4004010 ; then
+    dnl building for v8 4.4.10 or later, which requires us to
+    dnl provide startup data, if V8 wasn't compiled with snapshot=off.
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether V8 requires startup data])
+    AC_TRY_RUN([
+        #include <v8.h>
+        #include <libplatform/libplatform.h>
+        #include <stdlib.h>
+        #include <string.h>
+
+#if PHP_V8_API_VERSION >= 4004010
+class ArrayBufferAllocator : public v8::ArrayBuffer::Allocator {
+public:
+	virtual void* Allocate(size_t length) {
+		void* data = AllocateUninitialized(length);
+		return data == NULL ? data : memset(data, 0, length);
 	}
-    }], [v8::internal::ReadNatives();], [
+	virtual void* AllocateUninitialized(size_t length) { return malloc(length); }
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([found (using snapshots)])
+	virtual void Free(void* data, size_t) { free(data); }
+};
+#endif
+
+        int main ()
+        {
+            v8::Platform *v8_platform = v8::platform::CreateDefaultPlatform();
+            v8::V8::InitializePlatform(v8_platform);
+            v8::V8::Initialize();
+
+#if PHP_V8_API_VERSION >= 4004044
+            static ArrayBufferAllocator array_buffer_allocator;
+            v8::Isolate::CreateParams create_params;
+            create_params.array_buffer_allocator = &array_buffer_allocator;
+
+            v8::Isolate::New(create_params);
+#else /* PHP_V8_API_VERSION < 4004044 */
+            v8::Isolate::New();
+#endif
+            return 0;
+        }
+    ], [
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+    ], [
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
         AC_DEFINE([PHP_V8_USE_EXTERNAL_STARTUP_DATA], [1], [Whether V8 requires (and can be provided with custom versions of) external startup data])
 
         SEARCH_PATH="$V8_DIR/lib"
@@ -173,53 +250,14 @@ int main ()
           AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])
           AC_MSG_ERROR([Please provide V8 snapshot blob as needed])
         fi
-
-    ], [
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([not found (snapshots disabled)])
     ])
+  fi
 
   AC_LANG_RESTORE
   LIBS=$old_LIBS
-  LDFLAGS=$old_LDFLAGS
+  LDFLAGS="$old_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS_libplatform"
   CPPFLAGS=$old_CPPFLAGS
 
-  if test "$V8_API_VERSION" -ge 3029036 ; then
-    dnl building for v8 3.29.36 or later, which requires us to
-    dnl initialize and provide a platform; hence we need to
-    dnl link in libplatform to make our life easier.
-    PHP_ADD_INCLUDE($V8_DIR)
-
-    case $host_os in
-      darwin* )
-        static_link_extra="libv8_libplatform.a libv8_libbase.a"
-        ;;
-      * )
-        static_link_extra="libv8_libplatform.a"
-        ;;
-    esac
-
-    for static_link_extra_file in $static_link_extra; do
-      AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $static_link_extra_file])
-
-      for i in $PHP_V8JS $SEARCH_PATH ; do
-        if test -r $i/lib64/$static_link_extra_file; then
-          static_link_dir=$i/lib64
-          AC_MSG_RESULT(found in $i)
-        fi
-        if test -r $i/lib/$static_link_extra_file; then
-          static_link_dir=$i/lib
-          AC_MSG_RESULT(found in $i)
-        fi
-      done
-
-      if test -z "$static_link_dir"; then
-        AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Please provide $static_link_extra_file next to the libv8.so, see README.md for details])
-      fi
-
-      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $static_link_dir/$static_link_extra_file"
-    done
-  fi
 
   PHP_NEW_EXTENSION(v8js, [	\
     v8js_array_access.cc	\