Re: 5.2 feature list?

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On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 07:05:17 -0400
 John Belmonte <john@neggie.net> wrote:
> Doug Currie wrote:
> > So, my request is that Lua 5.2 either
> > - apply tostring() to non-string "%s" arguments of 
> > string.format(), or
> > - add a string.format option that applies tostring() to 
> > its argument,
> > and then performs the usual "%s" action.
>
> I'd like to see the first implemented by having 
> lua_tostring honor
> __tostring, and perhaps adding a lua_rawtostring if 
> there is really
> demand for it.
>
> --John

Me, too.  I would regard this as a bug, in fact - is there 
a reason behind the current (lack of) functionality?

-asko