Lua Scripting

[inferno]

The basic steps:

1. Set up Lua for your compiler (I suggest Dev-C++ because it is very
easy to get it via devpak).

2. Set up an init function. lua_State *L = lua_open(); and
luaL_openlibs(L);, followed by lua_register(L,int func(lua_State *L));
to connect Lua functions to C functions. Then use
luaL_dofile("filename"); to run the default config file.

More advanced management:

Always (ALWAYS) use lua_checkstack(L,values) before manipulating Lua
at all. Also, I suggest that, at the end of each game loop, use
lua_pop(L,values) with a lua_checkstack() to make sure you have Lua
stackspace. Example:

if (lua_checkstack(L,10) == 0)
lua_pop(L,10);

More to come.

[madk]

Thanks for this tutorial. I could use it.