Annotator.Util undefined on pages that define a variable called `global`

[robertknight]

See #2397 (comment) for a minimal repro case of this issue

Launching H via the extension or bookmarklet fails on http://www.thebookseller.com/futurebook/publishing-has-entered-new-and-different-era with a 'cannot read Util of undefined` error or variation on that.

        var Annotator = require("annotator");
        var g = Annotator.Util.getGlobal(); // 'Annotator' is undefined here

I'm sure I investigated something similar before that was related to a site defining its own version of 'global' or something similar.

[robertknight]

This might be the same issue as #2397 - that page has detailed a detailed investigation.

[robertknight]

Update - yes, this is indeed the issue described in #2397 - the page defines a variable called global which breaks browserify-shim

[judell]

Closed in favor of #2397.

[robertknight]

@judell - That other issue was closed. This is a more generic issue which supersedes that one. I'm afraid my comment didn't make that clear.

[dwhly]

I've created a trello card for this: https://trello.com/c/c4iARNt9/538-bug-annotator-util-undefined-on-pages-that-define-a-variable-called-global