Re: Turing-incomplete Lua?

["Ashwin Hirschi" <deery@...>]

> > Why not set the hook before you start the script (from the same thread thatthe script runs in, I mean)?
>
> Because it will probably slow down the script, even if the hook only
> checks a flag. Plus you'll have to store the flag somewhere that the
> main application can raise it when the user presses 'stop' or something.
>
> So, I think it's easier simply to set the hook at the momemnt the thread
> needs to be interrupted.

You're right about the possible slow down, of course. I didn't know it was safe to call lua_sethook from another (OS) thread while a script was running. This is not the same situation as in the vanilla Lua interpreter, or is it?

Ashwin.
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