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@@ -5,38 +5,48 @@ Dozens of industrial products developed by TeCGraf use Lua. * Some features of Lua - + a simple, pascal-like, syntax; - + powerful data description constructs (e.g., associative arrays); - + user-controlled type constructors; - + fallbacks for extending the meaning of the language in unconventional ways; - + Lua programs are compiled into bytecodes, which are then interpreted to - simulate a virtual machine; - + portable, written in ANSI C. + + a simple, pascal-like, syntax + + powerful data description constructs (e.g., associative arrays) + + user-controlled type constructors + + fallbacks for extending the language in unconventional ways (e.g., + inheritance, overloading) + + garbage collection + + Lua programs are compiled into bytecodes, which are then interpreted + + portable, written in ANSI C (runs in Unix, DOS, Windows, Mac, Cray, ...) * Availability - ftp://ftp.icad.puc-rio.br/pub/lua/lua-2.1.tar.gz - http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/projetos/roberto/lua.html + In Brazil: ftp://ftp.icad.puc-rio.br/pub/lua/lua-2.2.tar.gz + In Canada: ftp://csg.uwaterloo.ca/pub/lhf/lua/lua-2.2.tar.gz + Home page: http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/lua.html -* Changes since version 1.1 (current version is 2.1) - + object-oriented support; - + fallbacks; - + simplified syntax for tables; - + many internal improvements. +* Legal matters + Lua is freely available for both academic and commercial purposes. + Lua is not in the public domain; TeCGraf keeps its copyright. + See COPYRIGHT. + +* Changes since version 2.1 (current version is 2.2) + + functions now may be declared with any "lvalue" as a name + + garbage collection of functions + + support for pipes + +* Changes since version 1.1 + + object-oriented support + + fallbacks + + simplified syntax for tables + + many internal improvements * Installing To make, simply type domake. If make succeeds, you get an interpreter in ./bin/lua. + If make fails, please let me know. The libraries are in ./lib. The include files are in ./include. You don't need the other directories for development. - There is a reference manual in ./doc and tests in ./test. + There is a reference manual in ./doc, and tests and examples in ./test. This distribution is biased towards SunOS 4 with gcc but it is simple to - change the Makefiles for other systems. + change the Makefiles for other systems, if necessary. If you are running SunOs, type also "domake dynamic" to build shared libraries in ./lib. - -* Legal matters - Lua is now freely available for both academic and commercial purposes. - Lua is not in the public domain; TeCGraf keeps its copyright. + If your system does not have "popen", then change ./clients/lib/Makefile. * Contacting the authors Send your comments, bug reports and anything else to lhf@icad.puc-rio.br. |