Re: Using Lua in a C(++) program

[Johannes Hager <hager.j@...>]

Sorry but have forgotten to say some very important!

> lua_open() had not fails, but after i tried to include lauxlib.h it fails
> even if i doesnt include lauxlib.h. I think thats very strange and their
> helps me no doku because their stuff runs. lua_open() fails not only the 
compiler says undefind reference. What ist interesting to, if i write 
lua_open(0) then he find the function but says to many arguments.

>
> > I will look at this stuff. But since i begann to try implement lua in a
> > c++ program their are only problemes. For example after i includede
> > "lauxlib.h", "lua_open()"  works no more, if you will not going a bit mad
> > with the time
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > Should work fine. It certainly works in my app. Do you mean to say
> > lua_open fails if the only difference between two files is whether or not
> > "lauxlib.h" is included? Presuming the answer is "No", why don't you step
> > into lua_open and see why it fails. Lua code base overall is not that
> > complicated and fairly well written. Should be a breeze to troubleshoot
> > simple problems.
> >
> > Alex
> >
> > > Johannes Hager wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > And there i have the next problem. Now runs lua. But if i try to do
> > > > lua_dostring(...) the compiler doesnt know ist. How can it be that
> > > > open_lua() and close lua() works but lua_dostring not? *frustation*
> > >
> > > In Lua 5.0, lua_dostring has been moved to lauxlib.h.
> > >
> > > Do this:
> > >
> > > extern "C" {
> > > #include "lua.h"
> > > #include "lauxlib.h"
> > > #include "lualib.h"
> > > }
> > >
> > > Relax man, haste makes waste.  You are systematically getting stuck on
> > > each one of the FAQs for this mailing list.  Instead, you should check
> > > out the wiki, and the web interface to the mailing list archive.
> > > There's lots of good stuff there.
> > >
> > > http://lua-users.org/
> > >
> > > http://lua-users.org/wiki/LuaDirectory