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Payo Nel
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Roberto Ierusalimschy
3
10:51 AM
Bug in luaL_newmetatable: undersized table hint causes permanent corruption under OOM
> I found a bug in luaL_newmetatable (lauxlib.c, line 318 on current master) > where the table
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Bug in luaL_newmetatable: undersized table hint causes permanent corruption under OOM
> I found a bug in luaL_newmetatable (lauxlib.c, line 318 on current master) > where the table
10:51 AM
Martin Eden
, …
ppp vvv
4
10:39 AM
[Oddity] _G in package.loaded
> And no, I have no "require('_G')" in my code you do have luaL_openlibs before
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[Oddity] _G in package.loaded
> And no, I have no "require('_G')" in my code you do have luaL_openlibs before
10:39 AM
云风 Cloud Wu
, …
Martin Eden
6
9:53 AM
Faster 'generic for' for raw table
On 2026-06-12 13:51, 云风 Cloud Wu wrote: > Lua 5.0 introduced generic for/pairs to replace Lua 4.0
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Faster 'generic for' for raw table
On 2026-06-12 13:51, 云风 Cloud Wu wrote: > Lua 5.0 introduced generic for/pairs to replace Lua 4.0
9:53 AM
H J
Jun 10
Parallel processes: multi-core, same CPU?
Leveraging fast shared memory access on the same (dual-core) CPU, I want to spawn two threads on each
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Parallel processes: multi-core, same CPU?
Leveraging fast shared memory access on the same (dual-core) CPU, I want to spawn two threads on each
Jun 10
amine kheddache
,
Tomás Guisasola
3
Jun 10
[ANN] Pterocos - Free online editor with Lua, Python, Ruby, SQL support
Hi Tomas Thanks for reaching out! .Yes, currently we only allow the ability to choose version of the
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[ANN] Pterocos - Free online editor with Lua, Python, Ruby, SQL support
Hi Tomas Thanks for reaching out! .Yes, currently we only allow the ability to choose version of the
Jun 10
Sainan
Jun 9
[ANN] Pluto 0.13.0
Hey, we've just released version 0.13.0 of Pluto, a batteries-included fork of Lua. This release
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[ANN] Pluto 0.13.0
Hey, we've just released version 0.13.0 of Pluto, a batteries-included fork of Lua. This release
Jun 9
mohammadbagher bidram
, …
Martin Eden
6
Jun 9
Lua DSL in C++
On 2026-06-08 21:39, 'Sainan' via lua-l wrote: > ??? > > -- Sainan > I think OP
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Lua DSL in C++
On 2026-06-08 21:39, 'Sainan' via lua-l wrote: > ??? > > -- Sainan > I think OP
Jun 9
Thijs Schreijer
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Pierre Chapuis
5
Jun 8
[ANN] cross terminal terminal library for Lua released
Thanks, I have a small tool using it that was built with an old version, upgrading was painless (just
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[ANN] cross terminal terminal library for Lua released
Thanks, I have a small tool using it that was built with an old version, upgrading was painless (just
Jun 8
Francisco Olarte
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Sean Conner
10
Jun 7
Readability question.
Sean: On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 at 22:11, Sean Conner <se...@conman.org> wrote: ... > I would write
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Readability question.
Sean: On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 at 22:11, Sean Conner <se...@conman.org> wrote: ... > I would write
Jun 7
Marc Chantreux
Jun 5
bye
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Jun 5
Payo Nel
,
Roberto Ierusalimschy
2
Jun 4
Bug: OP_VARARGPREP missing IT flag corrupts vararg parameters in test builds
> I found a bug introduced in commit 36c1f6d9 ("Small correction in luaP_opmodes", 2026-
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Bug: OP_VARARGPREP missing IT flag corrupts vararg parameters in test builds
> I found a bug introduced in commit 36c1f6d9 ("Small correction in luaP_opmodes", 2026-
Jun 4
Francisco Olarte
, …
Marc Balmer
4
Jun 4
Mail test. excuse me.
On Thu, 4 Jun 2026 at 17:47, Marc Balmer <mhba...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for bringing
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Mail test. excuse me.
On Thu, 4 Jun 2026 at 17:47, Marc Balmer <mhba...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for bringing
Jun 4
Martin Eden
,
ppp vvv
2
Jun 2
[ANN] File-to-image (2026-06-01)
Similar but very primitive (70 lines) png writer, without compression, just to store binary data in a
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[ANN] File-to-image (2026-06-01)
Similar but very primitive (70 lines) png writer, without compression, just to store binary data in a
Jun 2
TopchetoEU
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Martin Eden
6
May 30
Parenless calls for function literals
On 2026-05-29 13:47, 'TopchetoEU' via lua-l wrote: > Your tool wouldn't nicely
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Parenless calls for function literals
On 2026-05-29 13:47, 'TopchetoEU' via lua-l wrote: > Your tool wouldn't nicely
May 30
Sens Fu
,
Roberto Ierusalimschy
2
May 29
Lua 5.5: LUA_COMPAT_LOOPVAR does not fully restore the previous behavior
> I would like to report what I believe is an oversight (or at least an > under-documented
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Lua 5.5: LUA_COMPAT_LOOPVAR does not fully restore the previous behavior
> I would like to report what I believe is an oversight (or at least an > under-documented
May 29
Pier
, …
Lars Müller
13
May 28
Attributes
It can help readability to know that a local variable will not be updated later on. But this is not
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Attributes
It can help readability to know that a local variable will not be updated later on. But this is not
May 28
Sergey Bronnikov
, …
Roberto Ierusalimschy
6
May 28
An heap-use-after-free is triggered in the insertkey()
> > I expect that using "debug" module voids warranty. > > This disclaimer is
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An heap-use-after-free is triggered in the insertkey()
> > I expect that using "debug" module voids warranty. > > This disclaimer is
May 28
Martin Eden
,
Sainan
4
May 26
[ANN] Itness codec (2026-05-26)
On 2026-05-26 19:03, 'Sainan' via lua-l wrote: > Damn email client, I did not mean to send
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[ANN] Itness codec (2026-05-26)
On 2026-05-26 19:03, 'Sainan' via lua-l wrote: > Damn email client, I did not mean to send
May 26
Sergey Bronnikov
,
Roberto Ierusalimschy
4
May 26
An assertion is triggered in the luaG_runerror()
Hello, yet another reproducer, I suppose the root cause is the same. At least reverting 36c1f6d helps
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An assertion is triggered in the luaG_runerror()
Hello, yet another reproducer, I suppose the root cause is the same. At least reverting 36c1f6d helps
May 26
Eleanor Bartle
, …
The Future of Programming
4
May 24
Bus Factor
Hello >> "I think Lua as a language is so close to the point of perfection, that" You
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Bus Factor
Hello >> "I think Lua as a language is so close to the point of perfection, that" You
May 24
Andrew Starks
May 22
[ANN] parse_sdp: strict SDP parser/validator for RFC 8866, ST 2110, IPMX
I'd like to share parse_sdp, a small Lua 5.5 (5.4 and 5.3 work too) library for working with
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[ANN] parse_sdp: strict SDP parser/validator for RFC 8866, ST 2110, IPMX
I'd like to share parse_sdp, a small Lua 5.5 (5.4 and 5.3 work too) library for working with
May 22
Francisco Olarte
,
Jure Bagić
2
May 18
One curiosity...
I am not presently using it, but I am asking because if it works this way it could simplify border-
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One curiosity...
I am not presently using it, but I am asking because if it works this way it could simplify border-
May 18
Domingo Alvarez Duarte
, …
Spar
14
May 12
I think I found a bug in Lua string.patterns, can anyone help see if it's true ?
Thank you for all your feedback ! At the end it was my fault by expecting back slashed escaped chars
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I think I found a bug in Lua string.patterns, can anyone help see if it's true ?
Thank you for all your feedback ! At the end it was my fault by expecting back slashed escaped chars
May 12
H J
2
May 4
Compiling `luaossl` package with LuaJIT 2.1
Problem solved after separating openresty and luajit functionalities in separate LUA_(C)PATH settings
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Compiling `luaossl` package with LuaJIT 2.1
Problem solved after separating openresty and luajit functionalities in separate LUA_(C)PATH settings
May 4
Andrew Trevorrow
,
Martin Eden
4
May 3
[ANN] Ag 2.1 -- a scriptable anagram generator
On 2026-05-04 00:53, Andrew Trevorrow wrote: > On Mon, May 4, 2026 at 12:49 AM 'Martin Eden
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[ANN] Ag 2.1 -- a scriptable anagram generator
On 2026-05-04 00:53, Andrew Trevorrow wrote: > On Mon, May 4, 2026 at 12:49 AM 'Martin Eden
May 3
Martin Eden
, …
Philippe Verdy
26
May 3
table.sort: invalid order function for sorting
Note that if you don't want to change this builtin table.sort behavior, there are alternatives: -
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table.sort: invalid order function for sorting
Note that if you don't want to change this builtin table.sort behavior, there are alternatives: -
May 3
Martin Eden
May 3
[ANN] Ranges tree module
Hello list, I want to announce my module for storing ranges as named tree nodes and applying ranges
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[ANN] Ranges tree module
Hello list, I want to announce my module for storing ranges as named tree nodes and applying ranges
May 3
Onana Onana Xavier Manuel
May 2
Making a UI library
Good day, I'm in the process of making a UI library in lua using luajit and the FFI module. It is
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Making a UI library
Good day, I'm in the process of making a UI library in lua using luajit and the FFI module. It is
May 2
Brisbane Silicon
, …
Roberto Ierusalimschy
6
May 1
ELM11-Feather
Our Lua based board was just featured in 'Silicon Chip' magazine too -> https://www.
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ELM11-Feather
Our Lua based board was just featured in 'Silicon Chip' magazine too -> https://www.
May 1
Jure Bagić
, …
Francisco Olarte
8
May 1
Re: MSVC and GCC compilation warnings
> Can anyone explain this warning? The recursive call is guarded by two > if's, and it
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Re: MSVC and GCC compilation warnings
> Can anyone explain this warning? The recursive call is guarded by two > if's, and it
May 1
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