RE: Should I move to Lua 5.0?

["Bilyk, Alex" <ABilyk@...>]

If you don't have heavy Lua script code base dependent on features of Lua 4 not present in Lua 5 (e.g. tags), I would suggest for you to use Lua 5. I had to implement the tag system on top of Lua 5 to be able to run our Lua 4 - based app. 

AB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher M Stoy [mailto:stoy@sinistergames.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 11:35 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Should I move to Lua 5.0?
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> Hi all,
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> We just started integrating Lua 4.0 into our project, but it sounds 
> like Lua 5.0 should be out soon.  Should we move to that now (even 
> though it is still beta?)  Sounds like there are some significant 
> changes (lexical scoping, no need for up values, etc.) that 
> might make life easier for the non-hardcore-programmers who will be
> doing the 
> scripting.
> 
> What are your thoughts?
> 
> Chris.
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