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Cheese, … Pan15

12:19 PM

Why set the control variable of this for loop to read-only in Lua5.5?

On Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:34:26 -0800 (PST) Cheese <justlike...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear

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Why set the control variable of this for loop to read-only in Lua5.5?

On Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:34:26 -0800 (PST) Cheese <justlike...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear

12:19 PM

Jason Lethbridge, Sainan3

4:53 AM

Luac Github repository needs updating to work with Lua 5.5.0 codebase

Thanks. The one in the source tarball is up to date and builds perfectly but I thought I'd notify

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Luac Github repository needs updating to work with Lua 5.5.0 codebase

Thanks. The one in the source tarball is up to date and builds perfectly but I thought I'd notify

4:53 AM

Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, … Martin Eden9

3:46 AM

[ANN] Lua 5.5.0 now available

On 2025-12-22 16:10, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo wrote: > Lua 5.5.0 has been frozen and is now the

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[ANN] Lua 5.5.0 now available

On 2025-12-22 16:10, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo wrote: > Lua 5.5.0 has been frozen and is now the

3:46 AM

Dec 23

lua-cmake for Lua 5.5.0

Hi, For anyone wanting to integrate Lua into a CMake-based project, or to build on any platforms not

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lua-cmake for Lua 5.5.0

Hi, For anyone wanting to integrate Lua into a CMake-based project, or to build on any platforms not

Dec 23

Usman, Augusto Goulart2

Dec 23

Makefile platform detection fails with modern MinGW64 (MINGW64_NT-10.0-26200)

You can use "make mingw test" which should build and output: ./lua -v Lua 5.5.0 Copyright (

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Makefile platform detection fails with modern MinGW64 (MINGW64_NT-10.0-26200)

You can use "make mingw test" which should build and output: ./lua -v Lua 5.5.0 Copyright (

Dec 23

Sergey Bronnikov, Roberto Ierusalimschy2

Dec 23

A signed integer overflow in lua_gc

> An undefined behavior (signed integer overflow) is happening on execution > of a Lua chunk

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A signed integer overflow in lua_gc

> An undefined behavior (signed integer overflow) is happening on execution > of a Lua chunk

Dec 23

Dec 23

Lua 5.5.0 for DOS and OS/2 is out

Hallo, you may find the binary DOS and OS/2 WarpIN installers, including adapted Makefiles at: https:

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Lua 5.5.0 for DOS and OS/2 is out

Hallo, you may find the binary DOS and OS/2 WarpIN installers, including adapted Makefiles at: https:

Dec 23

Federico Ferri, … Thijs Schreijer6

Dec 22

Subtle bug indirectly caused by require() and case-insensitive filesystems

On Wed, 17 Dec 2025, at 18:02, Federico Ferri wrote: It all boils down to the fact: > rawequal(

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Subtle bug indirectly caused by require() and case-insensitive filesystems

On Wed, 17 Dec 2025, at 18:02, Federico Ferri wrote: It all boils down to the fact: > rawequal(

Dec 22

Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, … Luau Project6

Dec 22

[ANN] Lua 5.5.0 (rc4) now available

> Suggestion: add machine limits for the Lua number Thanks for the suggestion. Extended floating

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[ANN] Lua 5.5.0 (rc4) now available

> Suggestion: add machine limits for the Lua number Thanks for the suggestion. Extended floating

Dec 22

Sergey Bronnikov, … Roberto Ierusalimschy14

Dec 19

Memory leak on execution a Lua chunk

> I found the issue. Some calls to the finalizers that should free that > slot are failing due

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Memory leak on execution a Lua chunk

> I found the issue. Some calls to the finalizers that should free that > slot are failing due

Dec 19

Chenchen Zhuo (lunoctis), Roberto Ierusalimschy4

Dec 18

is LUA_NUMBER_FMT_N caused accuracy errors?

thanks for reply, I have no further questions. 在2025年12月19日星期五 UTC+8 02:53:11<Roberto

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is LUA_NUMBER_FMT_N caused accuracy errors?

thanks for reply, I have no further questions. 在2025年12月19日星期五 UTC+8 02:53:11<Roberto

Dec 18

云风 Cloud Wu, Xmilia Hermit6

Dec 18

Optimization for Arrays of Uniform Types

Xmilia Hermit <xmilia...@gmail.com> 于2025年12月18日周四 15:53写道： > > Cloud Wu: > >

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Optimization for Arrays of Uniform Types

Xmilia Hermit <xmilia...@gmail.com> 于2025年12月18日周四 15:53写道： > > Cloud Wu: > >

Dec 18

IK, Philippe Verdy2

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, Sewbacca2

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 Figueiredo5

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, mjmouse99993

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, … Denis Dos Santos Silva6

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, … Sean Conner10

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, … Francisco Olarte10

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, … Philippe Verdy7

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-behoffski2

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 Weijers27

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 Eden3

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, … Bas Groothedde4

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, … Sainan8

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

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 Ierusalimschy2

Dec 5

> I think this is invalid assert in lcode.c:1373 'luaK_indexed' function: > > ...

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> 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, … Sainan5

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 Ierusalimschy2

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

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