RE: [Q]running Lua within multiple threads on Windows/Solaris

[RLake@...]

> Loading of
> "precompiled" Lua byte codes can be performed using the
same load routines
> as "normal".  This is accomplished through checking
the byte values and
> distinguishing between values in the "byte code range" from
the "ascii
> range".

Actually, it only checks the first character, and
then if necessary 
reopens the file in order to do a binary read. So
the performance
impact is pretty low.

R.