Re: PATCH: true C coroutines -- yield across C stack from anywhere

[Mike Ferenduros <mike@...>]

Edgar Toernig wrote:

> Are Lua-only coroutines really required? Small survey?
>
> - Who is using them at the moment?
>  
I'm using them quite heavily - they were a big reason for choosing Lua 
for my current project.

> - Are the Lua-only couroutines good enough for you?
>  
Yep. The few C functions I've written that needed to yield were easy 
enough to split into cooperating C and lua functions.

> - Would you switch to C-level coroutines if they were
>  available?
>  
I'm not sure really I need them, and I'd have the same concerns other 
people have raised about memory usage and portability (especially wrt 
games consoles).


Cheers,

Mike F