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diff --git a/src/luac/README b/src/luac/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1fd49cc2 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/luac/README @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +luac translates Lua programs into binary files that can be loaded and executed +with lua_dofile in C or with dofile in Lua. +The main advantages of pre-compiling chunks are: faster loading, +protecting source code from user changes, off-line syntax error detection. + +luac can also be used to learn about the Lua virtual machine. + +Here are the options it understands: + + -c compile (default) + -u undump + -d generate debugging information + -D predefine symbol for conditional compilation + -l list (default for -u) + -o output file for -c (default is "luac.out") + -O optimize + -p parse only + -q quiet (default for -c) + -v show version information + -V verbose + - compile "stdin" + +Finally, luac is an example of how to use the internals of Lua (politely). +Also, luac does not need the runtime code and stubs.c makes sure it is not +linked into luac. This file also shows how to avoid linking the parser. |