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Martin Eden
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Sainan
3
3:17 AM
AI technical writers are here!
I'm so fucking tired of this. AI still either just copies text that was already there (maybe
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AI technical writers are here!
I'm so fucking tired of this. AI still either just copies text that was already there (maybe
3:17 AM
Jure Bagić
Nov 28
Small correction in lcorolib.c
In lcorolib.c:199 (latest commit 4cf498210e6a60637a7abb06d32460ec21efdbdc) > default: /* normal or
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Small correction in lcorolib.c
In lcorolib.c:199 (latest commit 4cf498210e6a60637a7abb06d32460ec21efdbdc) > default: /* normal or
Nov 28
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
daniel...@proton.me
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David Sicilia
5
Nov 23
[ANN] The Tiny Lua Compiler - A self-hosting, educational implementation of Lua 5.1
How does it handle garbage collection? On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM 'Bas Groothedde' via
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[ANN] The Tiny Lua Compiler - A self-hosting, educational implementation of Lua 5.1
How does it handle garbage collection? On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM 'Bas Groothedde' via
Nov 23
Stefano Cossu
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ppp vvv
3
Nov 21
Race condition in garbage collection
That works like a charm and the garbage collection is now happening in the correct order. Thanks! On
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Race condition in garbage collection
That works like a charm and the garbage collection is now happening in the correct order. Thanks! On
Nov 21
重归混沌
Nov 20
[ANN] Silly — coroutine-based Lua network framework
Hi all, This is the first time I'm introducing Silly to the public. Silly originally started as
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[ANN] Silly — coroutine-based Lua network framework
Hi all, This is the first time I'm introducing Silly to the public. Silly originally started as
Nov 20
Stefano Cossu
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Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
5
Nov 20
Compiling Lua with dynamic library support
MYCFLAGS=-ggdb make linux does not add the flag but make linux MYCFLAGS=-ggdb does while leaving -
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Compiling Lua with dynamic library support
MYCFLAGS=-ggdb make linux does not add the flag but make linux MYCFLAGS=-ggdb does while leaving -
Nov 20
Dymphna
Nov 19
[LPeg] Missing symbol visibility control
Hello, I notice LPeg does not control its exported API symbols, which causes issues when building
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[LPeg] Missing symbol visibility control
Hello, I notice LPeg does not control its exported API symbols, which causes issues when building
Nov 19
Rett Berg
,
bil til
3
Nov 17
lua_find C API?
Sorry, I should have been more clear. https://www.lua.org/source/5.4/lstrlib.c.html has "
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lua_find C API?
Sorry, I should have been more clear. https://www.lua.org/source/5.4/lstrlib.c.html has "
Nov 17
LPr Pontex
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Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
2
Nov 17
Extra bytes to the compiled binary
> Is it possible that I add some bytes to the end of the compiled binaty ([...] eg a time stamp)
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Extra bytes to the compiled binary
> Is it possible that I add some bytes to the end of the compiled binaty ([...] eg a time stamp)
Nov 17
Martin Eden
,
Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
4
Nov 13
ltokenp feedback
> So we can rely that third argument FILTER() receives is string, Yes. > and if it is in angle
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ltokenp feedback
> So we can rely that third argument FILTER() receives is string, Yes. > and if it is in angle
Nov 13
eugeny gladkih
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Bas Groothedde
4
Nov 11
unused code removal
They are marked const, so they are not variables. Remove the const and see what happens. ~b On 11 Nov
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unused code removal
They are marked const, so they are not variables. Remove the const and see what happens. ~b On 11 Nov
Nov 11
Sewbacca
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bil til
20
Nov 9
Persistence of threads
On 11/9/2025 1:38 PM, bil til wrote: It will not do this RAM saving in standard Lua. But you can
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Persistence of threads
On 11/9/2025 1:38 PM, bil til wrote: It will not do this RAM saving in standard Lua. But you can
Nov 9
Xmilia Hermit
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bil til
7
Nov 9
Short external string not recognized by OP_GETVARG
> If I interprete this correctly, test(n,2) in the last line would then > be the same to invoke
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Short external string not recognized by OP_GETVARG
> If I interprete this correctly, test(n,2) in the last line would then > be the same to invoke
Nov 9
Thijs Schreijer
, …
Martin Eden
9
Nov 9
optimizing away a constant no-op function
On 2025-11-03 12:37, 'Thijs Schreijer' via lua-l wrote: > [...] Here's the concept:
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optimizing away a constant no-op function
On 2025-11-03 12:37, 'Thijs Schreijer' via lua-l wrote: > [...] Here's the concept:
Nov 9
Sergey Bronnikov
, …
Roberto Ierusalimschy
6
Nov 8
An assertion is triggered in luaG_errormsg
> On 11/6/2025 9:12 AM, 'Sainan' via lua-l wrote: > > Usage of debug library voids
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An assertion is triggered in luaG_errormsg
> On 11/6/2025 9:12 AM, 'Sainan' via lua-l wrote: > > Usage of debug library voids
Nov 8
Andrey Dobrovolsky
, …
Roberto Ierusalimschy
4
Nov 8
mmap() as an external string and zero-termination
> As for lua_pushexternalstring() requiring a terminating NUL byte, Lua > guarentees that any
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mmap() as an external string and zero-termination
> As for lua_pushexternalstring() requiring a terminating NUL byte, Lua > guarentees that any
Nov 8
bil til
, …
Thijs Schreijer
14
Nov 3
Enforce function use in a Lua source file
On Sun, 2 Nov 2025, at 03:46, Xavier Wang wrote: > If you familiar the “Parsing, not validating”[1
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Enforce function use in a Lua source file
On Sun, 2 Nov 2025, at 03:46, Xavier Wang wrote: > If you familiar the “Parsing, not validating”[1
Nov 3
bil til
, …
Gé Weijers
9
Nov 1
Lists of userdata in C code possible?
>when you traverse the list and find an object that meets your criteria you can't pass it to
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Lists of userdata in C code possible?
>when you traverse the list and find an object that meets your criteria you can't pass it to
Nov 1
Sainan
, …
Sean Conner
17
Oct 31
Suggestion: math.ule
It was thus said that the Great 'Sainan' via lua-l once stated: > Huh, that's
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Suggestion: math.ule
It was thus said that the Great 'Sainan' via lua-l once stated: > Huh, that's
Oct 31
Vinay Sajip
, …
Thijs Schreijer
5
Oct 31
Uninitialized data in Lua?
> Maybe a bit of narrowing down about what exactly is failing would help provide an explanation?
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Uninitialized data in Lua?
> Maybe a bit of narrowing down about what exactly is failing would help provide an explanation?
Oct 31
重归混沌
, …
Sainan
4
Oct 30
Question about __gc ordering and cross-reference safety
> This does not apply only to "atexit GC". Hmm, now I wonder why I could not reproduce
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Question about __gc ordering and cross-reference safety
> This does not apply only to "atexit GC". Hmm, now I wonder why I could not reproduce
Oct 30
Stefano Cossu
,
Luther Thompson
3
Oct 28
Scoping of closure in a loop
Thanks Luther, that's clear now. > One thing I don't understand is how fn can see ct
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Scoping of closure in a loop
Thanks Luther, that's clear now. > One thing I don't understand is how fn can see ct
Oct 28
bil til
Oct 28
New proposal for easy sep/end options in print function
Sorry to bother you again with this :) (follow-up to my post of Oct. 1). New idea for easy "pimp
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New proposal for easy sep/end options in print function
Sorry to bother you again with this :) (follow-up to my post of Oct. 1). New idea for easy "pimp
Oct 28
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