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Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
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Sainan
2
Dec 15
[ANN] Lua 5.5.0 (rc4) now available
104b0fc7008b1f6b7d818985fbbad05cd37ee654 is still the latest commit on the github mirror. -- Sainan
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[ANN] Lua 5.5.0 (rc4) now available
104b0fc7008b1f6b7d818985fbbad05cd37ee654 is still the latest commit on the github mirror. -- Sainan
Dec 15
Sergey Bronnikov
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Roberto Ierusalimschy
13
Dec 15
Memory leak on execution a Lua chunk
On Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:09:51 PM UTC+3 Roberto Ierusalimschy wrote: > > Yes, the
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Memory leak on execution a Lua chunk
On Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:09:51 PM UTC+3 Roberto Ierusalimschy wrote: > > Yes, the
Dec 15
IK
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Philippe Verdy
2
Dec 12
Clarification on docs regarding EBNF
Rounded braces in EBNF syntax are for optional *unlimited repetitions* of its content (so 0 to n):
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Clarification on docs regarding EBNF
Rounded braces in EBNF syntax are for optional *unlimited repetitions* of its content (so 0 to n):
Dec 12
SOMIL DEDHIYA
,
Sewbacca
2
Dec 11
Seeking Guidance on How to Start Learning Lua internals (open source).
I'm new to the Lua ecosystem and would like to begin learning Lua open-source project. However, I
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Seeking Guidance on How to Start Learning Lua internals (open source).
I'm new to the Lua ecosystem and would like to begin learning Lua open-source project. However, I
Dec 11
Jure Bagić
,
Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
5
Dec 11
LUA_ENV might have embedded '\0' ('strcmp' in symbolic execution)
On 25/12/11 01:16PM, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo wrote: > > LUA_ENV might have multiple '\0
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LUA_ENV might have embedded '\0' ('strcmp' in symbolic execution)
On 25/12/11 01:16PM, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo wrote: > > LUA_ENV might have multiple '\0
Dec 11
Jochen Guck
,
mjmouse9999
3
Dec 11
[ANN] Alpha Release of TENUM – Lua on Kotlin Multiplatform (Open Source)
Hi, Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We used the Redis Source Available License 2.0 as a
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[ANN] Alpha Release of TENUM – Lua on Kotlin Multiplatform (Open Source)
Hi, Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We used the Redis Source Available License 2.0 as a
Dec 11
Stefano Cossu
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Denis Dos Santos Silva
6
Dec 10
Compiling Lua with dynamic library support
recommended flags: -Og and -g3 Em quinta-feira, 20 de novembro de 2025 às 19:46:14 UTC-3, Stefano
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Compiling Lua with dynamic library support
recommended flags: -Og and -g3 Em quinta-feira, 20 de novembro de 2025 às 19:46:14 UTC-3, Stefano
Dec 10
Martin Eden
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Sean Conner
10
Dec 9
AI technical writers are here!
It was thus said that the Great 'Martin Eden' via lua-l once stated: > > On 2025-12-03
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AI technical writers are here!
It was thus said that the Great 'Martin Eden' via lua-l once stated: > > On 2025-12-03
Dec 9
云风 Cloud Wu
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Francisco Olarte
10
Dec 9
Proposal : Constant(immtable) object
'Martin Eden' via lua-l <lu...@googlegroups.com> 于2025年12月9日周二 21:37写道： > > >
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Proposal : Constant(immtable) object
'Martin Eden' via lua-l <lu...@googlegroups.com> 于2025年12月9日周二 21:37写道： > > >
Dec 9
bil til
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Philippe Verdy
7
Dec 9
Decompile Lua bin to Lua text file possible?
Am Mo., 8. Dez. 2025 um 11:29 Uhr schrieb Philippe Verdy <ver...@gmail.com>: > integrating
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Decompile Lua bin to Lua text file possible?
Am Mo., 8. Dez. 2025 um 11:29 Uhr schrieb Philippe Verdy <ver...@gmail.com>: > integrating
Dec 9
Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
,
sur-behoffski
2
Dec 8
[ANN] Lua 5.5.0 (rc3) now available
On 2025-12-09 04:16, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo wrote: > Lua 5.5 is the next version of Lua. >
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[ANN] Lua 5.5.0 (rc3) now available
On 2025-12-09 04:16, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo wrote: > Lua 5.5 is the next version of Lua. >
Dec 8
Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
, …
Gé Weijers
27
Dec 8
[ANN] Lua 5.5.0 (rc2) now available
> If there were no such plans, could the compiler detect that the control variable is being
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[ANN] Lua 5.5.0 (rc2) now available
> If there were no such plans, could the compiler detect that the control variable is being
Dec 8
Jochen Guck
,
Martin Eden
3
Dec 8
[ANN] Todoodle — Full-stack event-sourced demo app written entirely in Lua
Right now it is closed source. But we are working on the open source version right now. Therefore, we
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[ANN] Todoodle — Full-stack event-sourced demo app written entirely in Lua
Right now it is closed source. But we are working on the open source version right now. Therefore, we
Dec 8
Martin Eden
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Bas Groothedde
4
Dec 6
[Proposal] Bytecode decompiler
> On 6 Dec 2025, at 10:53, 'Martin Eden' via lua-l <lu...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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[Proposal] Bytecode decompiler
> On 6 Dec 2025, at 10:53, 'Martin Eden' via lua-l <lu...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Dec 6
Artem Popov
, …
Sainan
8
Dec 6
Yielding in __close metamethod goes across a C-call boundary
> May I ask why have you used tn with the packed arguments table instead of #t? It's a really
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Yielding in __close metamethod goes across a C-call boundary
> May I ask why have you used tn with the packed arguments table instead of #t? It's a really
Dec 6
Jure Bagić
Dec 5
Use new macro 'pushvfstring' inside 'luaO_pushfstring'
lobject.c:662 function 'luaO_pushfstring' > const char *luaO_pushfstring (lua_State *L,
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Use new macro 'pushvfstring' inside 'luaO_pushfstring'
lobject.c:662 function 'luaO_pushfstring' > const char *luaO_pushfstring (lua_State *L,
Dec 5
Jure Bagić
,
Roberto Ierusalimschy
2
Dec 5
Invalid assert
> I think this is invalid assert in lcode.c:1373 'luaK_indexed' function: > > ...
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Invalid assert
> I think this is invalid assert in lcode.c:1373 'luaK_indexed' function: > > ...
Dec 5
Lourival Vieira Neto
Dec 4
LabLua – GSoC 2025 Wrap-up and Preparations for 2026
Hi folks, LabLua has just wrapped up its participation in Google Summer of Code 2025, marking our
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LabLua – GSoC 2025 Wrap-up and Preparations for 2026
Hi folks, LabLua has just wrapped up its participation in Google Summer of Code 2025, marking our
Dec 4
Jure Bagić
, …
Sainan
5
Dec 4
LUA_ENV might not be the "_ENV" string
I'm sure there's a macro metaprogamming exercise here somewhere. :^) -- Sainan
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LUA_ENV might not be the "_ENV" string
I'm sure there's a macro metaprogamming exercise here somewhere. :^) -- Sainan
Dec 4
Jure Bagić
,
Roberto Ierusalimschy
2
Dec 1
Small correction in lcorolib.c
> In lcorolib.c:199 (latest commit 4cf498210e6a60637a7abb06d32460ec21efdbdc) > > default: /*
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Small correction in lcorolib.c
> In lcorolib.c:199 (latest commit 4cf498210e6a60637a7abb06d32460ec21efdbdc) > > default: /*
Dec 1
Rett Berg
, …
Gé Weijers
7
Dec 1
put label after return?
On Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 6:32 AM Rett Berg <goog...@gmail.com> wrote: [...] ... if true return
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put label after return?
On Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 6:32 AM Rett Berg <goog...@gmail.com> wrote: [...] ... if true return
Dec 1
Maxime Henrion
, …
Sainan
4
Nov 30
luaL_error() and related functions should be tagged as noreturn
Thank you for the reply, that makes sense! On Sat, Nov 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM Sean Conner <sean@
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luaL_error() and related functions should be tagged as noreturn
Thank you for the reply, that makes sense! On Sat, Nov 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM Sean Conner <sean@
Nov 30
daniel...@proton.me
, …
Rett Berg
6
Nov 29
[ANN] The Tiny Lua Compiler - A self-hosting, educational implementation of Lua 5.1
> How does it handle garbage collection? It's pure-lua. My guess is it uses the underlying lua
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[ANN] The Tiny Lua Compiler - A self-hosting, educational implementation of Lua 5.1
> How does it handle garbage collection? It's pure-lua. My guess is it uses the underlying lua
Nov 29
eugeny gladkih
Nov 28
debug API extension
Hi, that's ugly code, isn't it? … format_caller( lua_State *L, lua_Debug *ar ) { lua_getinfo(
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debug API extension
Hi, that's ugly code, isn't it? … format_caller( lua_State *L, lua_Debug *ar ) { lua_getinfo(
Nov 28
Jure Bagić
,
Roberto Ierusalimschy
3
Nov 27
Add 'if _heavy then' check in 'testes/locals.lua' to prevent OOM
On 25/11/27 12:57PM, Roberto Ierusalimschy wrote: > > Would be nice to add 'if _heavy then.
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Add 'if _heavy then' check in 'testes/locals.lua' to prevent OOM
On 25/11/27 12:57PM, Roberto Ierusalimschy wrote: > > Would be nice to add 'if _heavy then.
Nov 27
Jure Bagić
,
Roberto Ierusalimschy
3
Nov 27
Handling of the interrupted OP_TAILCALL instruction
On 25/11/27 12:52PM, Roberto Ierusalimschy wrote: > > Just wondering if 'luaV_finishOp'
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Handling of the interrupted OP_TAILCALL instruction
On 25/11/27 12:52PM, Roberto Ierusalimschy wrote: > > Just wondering if 'luaV_finishOp'
Nov 27
Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
, …
最萌 小汐
30
Nov 27
[ANN] Lua 5.5.0 (rc1) now available
Thank you for your explanation! I never noticed that this was a runtime error, so it's much
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[ANN] Lua 5.5.0 (rc1) now available
Thank you for your explanation! I never noticed that this was a runtime error, so it's much
Nov 27
Antonio Scuri
,
Sainan
3
Nov 24
lua-mongo find after update returns outdated value
That's exactly the problem, I couldn't find a way to wait for the update to complete. There
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lua-mongo find after update returns outdated value
That's exactly the problem, I couldn't find a way to wait for the update to complete. There
Nov 24
Rett Berg
, …
Sainan
5
Nov 24
#t calls __len(t, t)?
Thanks everyone, glad to know it was a known behavior and may be removed. On Mon, Nov 24, 2025, 7:15
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#t calls __len(t, t)?
Thanks everyone, glad to know it was a known behavior and may be removed. On Mon, Nov 24, 2025, 7:15
Nov 24
CppCXY
,
The Future of Programming
6
Nov 24
[ANN] A rust base Lua 5.4 implement
Hello >> "Actually the first version was finished in three days, but its performance was
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[ANN] A rust base Lua 5.4 implement
Hello >> "Actually the first version was finished in three days, but its performance was
Nov 24
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