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Eric Covener
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Denis Dos Santos Silva
14
Feb 9
regression on zOS between 5.4.8 to 5.5.0 on zOS
On Mon, Feb 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM Denis Dos Santos Silva <de...@roo.com.br> wrote: > > Hi
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regression on zOS between 5.4.8 to 5.5.0 on zOS
On Mon, Feb 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM Denis Dos Santos Silva <de...@roo.com.br> wrote: > > Hi
Feb 9
blogdron (BLOGDRON)
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Martin Eden
6
Feb 9
Its okey or not?
Thank you all ::) понедельник, 9 февраля 2026 г. в 21:06:14 UTC+3, Martin Eden: On 2026-02-09 18:21,
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Its okey or not?
Thank you all ::) понедельник, 9 февраля 2026 г. в 21:06:14 UTC+3, Martin Eden: On 2026-02-09 18:21,
Feb 9
Matěj Cepl
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Martin Eden
4
Feb 9
[PATCH] Allow external definition of Lua library paths in luaconf.h
On 2026-02-09 02:37, Matěj Cepl wrote: > ping? Is there any hope this could be reviewed? Hello
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[PATCH] Allow external definition of Lua library paths in luaconf.h
On 2026-02-09 02:37, Matěj Cepl wrote: > ping? Is there any hope this could be reviewed? Hello
Feb 9
Jure Bagić
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Roberto Ierusalimschy
4
Feb 7
Missing global warning in lua interactive mode
I guess what to me looked wrong was the 'const' attribute: > global <const> A = 1;
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Missing global warning in lua interactive mode
I guess what to me looked wrong was the 'const' attribute: > global <const> A = 1;
Feb 7
sur-behoffski
Feb 7
[off-lua-l list:] Testing Rocks...
G'day Thijs, Thanks for responding to my 5.5 rock incompatibility post. I'd be happy to post
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[off-lua-l list:] Testing Rocks...
G'day Thijs, Thanks for responding to my 5.5 rock incompatibility post. I'd be happy to post
Feb 7
Martin Eden
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Roberto Ierusalimschy
2
Feb 7
Minor documentation inconsistency
> Looks like "global" declaration statement is put incomplete in > EBNF syntax
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Minor documentation inconsistency
> Looks like "global" declaration statement is put incomplete in > EBNF syntax
Feb 7
Marc Balmer
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Sergey Zakharchenko
2
Feb 6
externalstring and to-be-closed
Hello Marc, On Fri, Feb 6, 2026, 17:34 Marc Balmer <mhba...@gmail.com> wrote: Trying to better
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externalstring and to-be-closed
Hello Marc, On Fri, Feb 6, 2026, 17:34 Marc Balmer <mhba...@gmail.com> wrote: Trying to better
Feb 6
sur-behoffski
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Thijs Schreijer
2
Feb 6
Lua 5.5 and LuaRocks...
On Fri, 6 Feb 2026, at 01:08, sur-behoffski wrote: > G'day, > > Not surprisingly, some
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Lua 5.5 and LuaRocks...
On Fri, 6 Feb 2026, at 01:08, sur-behoffski wrote: > G'day, > > Not surprisingly, some
Feb 6
bil til
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Thomas Jericke
5
Feb 5
Invalidate / GC-marking after close of large data blocks
> And what is preventing you from using the same alloc / free that Lua is using? It is my general
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Invalidate / GC-marking after close of large data blocks
> And what is preventing you from using the same alloc / free that Lua is using? It is my general
Feb 5
Marc Balmer
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bil til
4
Feb 4
Is this a valid use lua_pushexternalstring()
Am 03.02.2026 um 16:58 schrieb Błażej Roszkowski <blazej.r...@gmail.com>: No, it's
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Is this a valid use lua_pushexternalstring()
Am 03.02.2026 um 16:58 schrieb Błażej Roszkowski <blazej.r...@gmail.com>: No, it's
Feb 4
Rett Berg
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bil til
19
Feb 4
Function to force table to shrink?
> For my example I should have added "now the workers see an empty table that they can keep
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Function to force table to shrink?
> For my example I should have added "now the workers see an empty table that they can keep
Feb 4
Michael Lenaghan
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Pierre Chapuis
11
Feb 3
Re: [ANN] mote - Lightweight HTTP server with routing and middleware
Hello Björn, the application in question is some kind of personal homepage that I only run on Linux,
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Re: [ANN] mote - Lightweight HTTP server with routing and middleware
Hello Björn, the application in question is some kind of personal homepage that I only run on Linux,
Feb 3
Jure Bagić
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Gé Weijers
12
Feb 2
Function statement name syntax in Lua
On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 10:59 AM Roberto Ierusalimschy <rob...@inf.puc-rio.br> wrote: It is not
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Function statement name syntax in Lua
On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 10:59 AM Roberto Ierusalimschy <rob...@inf.puc-rio.br> wrote: It is not
Feb 2
Daniel TFS
Jan 30
A new web framework in lua - Crescent Framework
My dream is to be able to build backend applications in Lua, but the most viable solution so far (
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A new web framework in lua - Crescent Framework
My dream is to be able to build backend applications in Lua, but the most viable solution so far (
Jan 30
Martin Eden
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Olive Simmons
6
Jan 30
[ANN] File-to-image
On 2026-01-30 01:45, Olive Simmons wrote: > Writing usable deflate from within Lua is pretty easy,
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[ANN] File-to-image
On 2026-01-30 01:45, Olive Simmons wrote: > Writing usable deflate from within Lua is pretty easy,
Jan 30
Fourier Transformer
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Martin Eden
2
Jan 29
[ANN] tested - a new Lua unit testing library!
On 2026-01-27 04:37, 'Fourier Transformer' via lua-l wrote: > Hi! > > I'm
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[ANN] tested - a new Lua unit testing library!
On 2026-01-27 04:37, 'Fourier Transformer' via lua-l wrote: > Hi! > > I'm
Jan 29
Lourival Vieira Neto
Jan 24
[ANN] Lunatik v4.0 released
We're happy to announce the release of Lunatik v4.0. This is a major release that extends the
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[ANN] Lunatik v4.0 released
We're happy to announce the release of Lunatik v4.0. This is a major release that extends the
Jan 24
Cullen Clay (你講話真的很機車)
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David Given
4
Jan 24
Out-of-Bounds Read in luaO_pushvfstring Due to Unsanitized String Inputs
On Sat, 24 Jan 2026, at 10:18, Philippe Verdy wrote: How would you validate that strings of
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Out-of-Bounds Read in luaO_pushvfstring Due to Unsanitized String Inputs
On Sat, 24 Jan 2026, at 10:18, Philippe Verdy wrote: How would you validate that strings of
Jan 24
Sergey Bronnikov
Jan 23
[ANN] Fuzzing Lua in OSS-Fuzz
Hello, everyone, OSS-Fuzz, Google's open source fuzzing service, now supports fuzzing
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[ANN] Fuzzing Lua in OSS-Fuzz
Hello, everyone, OSS-Fuzz, Google's open source fuzzing service, now supports fuzzing
Jan 23
Eleanor Bartle
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Roberto Ierusalimschy
5
Jan 22
__gc/__close ordering
> [...] If neither is true, does that mean the __gc > and __close metamethods must in general
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__gc/__close ordering
> [...] If neither is true, does that mean the __gc > and __close metamethods must in general
Jan 22
Cullen Clay (你講話真的很機車)
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Javier Guerra Giraldez
7
Jan 21
Out-of-Bounds Read in luaL_loadstring Function Due to Lack of Input Validation
i think it's now obvious that the responsible for this slop spam doesn't care enough to read
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Out-of-Bounds Read in luaL_loadstring Function Due to Lack of Input Validation
i think it's now obvious that the responsible for this slop spam doesn't care enough to read
Jan 21
checkmate
,
mjmouse9999
2
Jan 20
# CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference in Lua Interpreter's handle_script Function
Have you considered telling your LLM that argc and argv actually come from glibc? I've pointed
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# CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference in Lua Interpreter's handle_script Function
Have you considered telling your LLM that argc and argv actually come from glibc? I've pointed
Jan 20
checkmate
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Martin Eden
3
Jan 20
# CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference in Lua's `checkcontrol` Function
On 2026-01-20 19:30, 'Sainan' via lua-l wrote: > Hooray to AI-generated spam. > > --
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# CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference in Lua's `checkcontrol` Function
On 2026-01-20 19:30, 'Sainan' via lua-l wrote: > Hooray to AI-generated spam. > > --
Jan 20
checkmate
Jan 20
# CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference in luaL_loadstring Function
Summary The luaL_loadstring function in the Lua library (lauxlib.c) contains a vulnerability that
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# CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference in luaL_loadstring Function
Summary The luaL_loadstring function in the Lua library (lauxlib.c) contains a vulnerability that
Jan 20
checkmate
Jan 20
# CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference in warnf Function
Description The warnf function in ltests.c has a potential vulnerability due to a NULL pointer
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# CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference in warnf Function
Description The warnf function in ltests.c has a potential vulnerability due to a NULL pointer
Jan 20
Cheese
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dev1 dev2
30
Jan 20
Why set the control variable of this for loop to read-only in Lua5.5?
Thank you, looking forward to it. On Friday, January 16, 2026 at 8:24:43 PM UTC+1 Roberto
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Why set the control variable of this for loop to read-only in Lua5.5?
Thank you, looking forward to it. On Friday, January 16, 2026 at 8:24:43 PM UTC+1 Roberto
Jan 20
Kritzel Kratzel
Jan 19
[ANN] OneLuaPro 5.4.8.2 is available
Please forgive me for this cheeky advertisement, but after almost 6 months it was time for a new
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[ANN] OneLuaPro 5.4.8.2 is available
Please forgive me for this cheeky advertisement, but after almost 6 months it was time for a new
Jan 19
Scott Morgan
,
Thijs Schreijer
4
Jan 17
LDoc Problem
On Fri, 16 Jan 2026, at 14:35, 'Scott Morgan' via lua-l wrote: > Another issue that just
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LDoc Problem
On Fri, 16 Jan 2026, at 14:35, 'Scott Morgan' via lua-l wrote: > Another issue that just
Jan 17
João Pedro Gusatti
,
Luther Thompson
2
Jan 17
Lua 5.5.0 - "global" as a identifier
On 1/17/26 09:00, João Pedro Gusatti wrote: > global = 1 > print(global) --> 1 > > The
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Lua 5.5.0 - "global" as a identifier
On 1/17/26 09:00, João Pedro Gusatti wrote: > global = 1 > print(global) --> 1 > > The
Jan 17
Yan
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Roberto Ierusalimschy
2
Jan 15
luaK_exp2anyregup in buildglobal (lparser.c) appears unnecessary
> In the `buildglobal` function, after singlevaraux returns: > > ``` > // buildglobal
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luaK_exp2anyregup in buildglobal (lparser.c) appears unnecessary
> In the `buildglobal` function, after singlevaraux returns: > > ``` > // buildglobal
Jan 15
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