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Martin Eden
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Milind Gupta
10
Dec 4
[ANN] Lua code melder (lcm)
On 2024-12-03 18:25, Matthew Wild wrote: > I wrote the squish utility which is similar ( >
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[ANN] Lua code melder (lcm)
On 2024-12-03 18:25, Matthew Wild wrote: > I wrote the squish utility which is similar ( >
Dec 4
Maxim
,
Roberto Ierusalimschy
3
Dec 3
Lua pcall inconsistency while dealing with SIGINT on Linux
> But really something is fishy about why io.lines() raises an error > when interrupted... That
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Lua pcall inconsistency while dealing with SIGINT on Linux
> But really something is fishy about why io.lines() raises an error > when interrupted... That
Dec 3
Jure Bagić
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Roberto Ierusalimschy
4
Dec 3
Size of Lua closure bug?
> This code looks correct to me, as `upvals` is an array of pointers, so in effect it could also
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Size of Lua closure bug?
> This code looks correct to me, as `upvals` is an array of pointers, so in effect it could also
Dec 3
Sergey Bronnikov
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Martin Eden
3
Dec 3
[Proposal] introduce a new event in a Lua hook mechanism
Hello Sergey and Sean, Code doesn't need comparisons to behave conditionally. In some cases it
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[Proposal] introduce a new event in a Lua hook mechanism
Hello Sergey and Sean, Code doesn't need comparisons to behave conditionally. In some cases it
Dec 3
Martin Eden
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Frank Dana (FeRD)
11
Dec 2
load('#!/usr/local/bin/lua')()
On 2024-12-02 04:37, Frank Dana (FeRD) wrote: > ...Why? The execute bit is meaningless to Lua, so
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load('#!/usr/local/bin/lua')()
On 2024-12-02 04:37, Frank Dana (FeRD) wrote: > ...Why? The execute bit is meaningless to Lua, so
Dec 2
Soni "They/Them" L.
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Roberto Ierusalimschy
3
Nov 27
xpcall chaining
yes, we understand. yet, we kinda want something lower-cost that we can use for exception-oriented
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xpcall chaining
yes, we understand. yet, we kinda want something lower-cost that we can use for exception-oriented
Nov 27
Sankalp Chhabra
Nov 26
Paid project | Lua Developers required
Hi, I run a recruitment consulting firm. Presently, I am looking for Lua Developers (contractual /
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Paid project | Lua Developers required
Hi, I run a recruitment consulting firm. Presently, I am looking for Lua Developers (contractual /
Nov 26
Martin Eden
Nov 25
[ANN] Linear "plasm" gradient image generator
Hello guys, I've wrapped gradient generation algorithm to separate repo: https://github.com/
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[ANN] Linear "plasm" gradient image generator
Hello guys, I've wrapped gradient generation algorithm to separate repo: https://github.com/
Nov 25
Gerrit Sangel
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rolf.kal...@kalbermatter.nl
6
Nov 25
Terminal opening on os.execute() and io.popen()
On 23 November 2024 at 10:33:52 +01:00, Gerrit Sangel wrote: > On the other hand, this is not an
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Terminal opening on os.execute() and io.popen()
On 23 November 2024 at 10:33:52 +01:00, Gerrit Sangel wrote: > On the other hand, this is not an
Nov 25
Zingle Zingle
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Gé Weijers
5
Nov 24
Interesting load() bug
'load' sets the first upvalue of the loaded code to its environment parameter. When Lua
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Interesting load() bug
'load' sets the first upvalue of the loaded code to its environment parameter. When Lua
Nov 24
Jure Bagić
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Rett Berg
14
Nov 22
Man pages for core C API?
Thanks for doing this! Even if it has a few bugs, it would be nice to get something into the core lua
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Man pages for core C API?
Thanks for doing this! Even if it has a few bugs, it would be nice to get something into the core lua
Nov 22
Sainan
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Philippe Verdy
7
Nov 17
Performance curiosity: table.insert + table.concat outperformed by OP_CONCAT
Indeed the reason I was benching it was to make sure my buffer library implementation was worthwhile,
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Performance curiosity: table.insert + table.concat outperformed by OP_CONCAT
Indeed the reason I was benching it was to make sure my buffer library implementation was worthwhile,
Nov 17
Berwyn Hoyt
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Pierre Chapuis
4
Nov 15
Lua API and benchmark design using 3n+1 sequences: Comparing API elegance and raw speed in Redis and YottaDB databases
Hi Pierre, Thanks for the interaction, and you have picked up on an important point: I have not read
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Lua API and benchmark design using 3n+1 sequences: Comparing API elegance and raw speed in Redis and YottaDB databases
Hi Pierre, Thanks for the interaction, and you have picked up on an important point: I have not read
Nov 15
Matthew Wild
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Benoit Germain
11
Nov 15
pcall into suspended threads in 5.4
Hello, You could be interested in looking into how Lanes does it, since there is coroutine support.
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pcall into suspended threads in 5.4
Hello, You could be interested in looking into how Lanes does it, since there is coroutine support.
Nov 15
Tom Sutcliffe
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Roberto Ierusalimschy
2
Nov 12
string.unpack behaviour change in 5.4 when pos=0
> Wanted to highlight an interesting bug we found when switching a project between Lua 5.3 and 5.4
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string.unpack behaviour change in 5.4 when pos=0
> Wanted to highlight an interesting bug we found when switching a project between Lua 5.3 and 5.4
Nov 12
Wenjie Yuan (HoofCushion)
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Denis Dos Santos Silva
8
Nov 7
A safer way to use `load` as a deserializer.
this project can help. https://github.com/ejoy/elpack/ Em segunda-feira, 4 de novembro de 2024 às 16:
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A safer way to use `load` as a deserializer.
this project can help. https://github.com/ejoy/elpack/ Em segunda-feira, 4 de novembro de 2024 às 16:
Nov 7
Rana Ayaz
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Thijs Schreijer
10
Nov 6
Help regarding google cloud vision api in lua
No I don't think it will work properly with Google Cloud API either because it is built around
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Help regarding google cloud vision api in lua
No I don't think it will work properly with Google Cloud API either because it is built around
Nov 6
Martin Eden
Nov 5
[ANN] Plain pixmap loader/saver
Hello list, Last week I was dealing with "Plain pixmap" text format (https://netpbm.
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[ANN] Plain pixmap loader/saver
Hello list, Last week I was dealing with "Plain pixmap" text format (https://netpbm.
Nov 5
Thijs Schreijer
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Andrey Dobrovolsky
3
Nov 5
Docs; __metatable not listed
Let me also remind about the __pairs metamethod: https://www.lua.org/manual/5.4/manual.html#pdf-pairs
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Docs; __metatable not listed
Let me also remind about the __pairs metamethod: https://www.lua.org/manual/5.4/manual.html#pdf-pairs
Nov 5
Sainan
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Foster
3
Oct 31
[ANN] Pluto 0.10.0
I like the upgrades. Pluto is Lua with Batteries and some added solar power. My favorite add has been
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[ANN] Pluto 0.10.0
I like the upgrades. Pluto is Lua with Batteries and some added solar power. My favorite add has been
Oct 31
Ikhsan Raufudin
Oct 31
Add keywords 'is' in lua, This will be simple 'a is b' not 'a == b'
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Add keywords 'is' in lua, This will be simple 'a is b' not 'a == b'
Oct 31
Martin Eden
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Luther Thompson
4
Oct 29
next({1}, 1): nil or fail?
On 2024-10-29 22:21, Roberto Ierusalimschy wrote: > I don't know whether the analogy with Icon
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next({1}, 1): nil or fail?
On 2024-10-29 22:21, Roberto Ierusalimschy wrote: > I don't know whether the analogy with Icon
Oct 29
Berwyn Hoyt
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John Belmonte
10
Oct 29
Does anybody manage lua-users wiki?
@John Belmonte, I'm afraid it still does not appear to be unlocked. Even if I go the the unlock
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Does anybody manage lua-users wiki?
@John Belmonte, I'm afraid it still does not appear to be unlocked. Even if I go the the unlock
Oct 29
Christophe Crochet
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Martin Eden
3
Oct 26
Bug: random function name in error message
On 2024-10-25 22:43, Christophe Crochet wrote: > When a C function is copied, if that function
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Bug: random function name in error message
On 2024-10-25 22:43, Christophe Crochet wrote: > When a C function is copied, if that function
Oct 26
Martin Eden
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Thadeu de Paula
13
Oct 23
[ANN] Itness: strings tree format
Hello list, I've updated "Itness" format reference implementation. ( Threw away code
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[ANN] Itness: strings tree format
Hello list, I've updated "Itness" format reference implementation. ( Threw away code
Oct 23
Francisco Olarte
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Roberto Ierusalimschy
6
Oct 22
Userdata question.
Hi. On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 at 15:30, Roberto Ierusalimschy <rob...@inf.puc-rio.br> wrote: >
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Userdata question.
Hi. On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 at 15:30, Roberto Ierusalimschy <rob...@inf.puc-rio.br> wrote: >
Oct 22
Martin Eden
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sur-behoffski
16
Oct 21
[patterns] How to describe empty set?
G'day, I copied a copious amount of C from the Linux kernel sources... 4 gigabytes of text (*.[ch
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[patterns] How to describe empty set?
G'day, I copied a copious amount of C from the Linux kernel sources... 4 gigabytes of text (*.[ch
Oct 21
G.k Ray
Oct 18
call saved function, missing 'where' info?
#include "./lua/lauxlib.h" #include "./lua/lua.h" #include <stdio.h> #
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call saved function, missing 'where' info?
#include "./lua/lauxlib.h" #include "./lua/lua.h" #include <stdio.h> #
Oct 18
Craig Haywood
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Roberto Ierusalimschy
4
Oct 17
Increase supported amount of type variants
> As an initial step, I have created a new Lua type, and defined four > possible variants. I
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Increase supported amount of type variants
> As an initial step, I have created a new Lua type, and defined four > possible variants. I
Oct 17
Thijs Schreijer
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Denis Dos Santos Silva
6
Oct 15
[ANN] uuid 1.0.0 released
note: uuid have some variants A Complete Guide to UUID Versions (v1, v4, v5) - With Examples https://
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[ANN] uuid 1.0.0 released
note: uuid have some variants A Complete Guide to UUID Versions (v1, v4, v5) - With Examples https://
Oct 15