Re: requiring modules with a C and Lua part

["David Burgess" <dburgess@...>]

> Is there a standard neat way out?
Neat - there are a few schemes for embedding the Lua code in C
code e.g. WIndows resource files/DLLs(bin2res) and Luiz has a scheme
for Unix.

db


On 11/2/06, Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> wrote:
> Excuse me if I've missed something, but a search didn't reveal an answer
> to this one:
>
> What's common practice in the case that a module has both a C and Lua
> component? It seems natural to distribute the C part as a shared library
> and the Lua part as a Lua file, which means you have two files. They
> probably want the same base name. The Lua one probably requires the C
> one. This won't work, because you then get a require loop (package.path
> is checked before package.cpath).
>
> Is there a standard neat way out?
>
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