Re: lua source as config file

[Mikko Sivulainen <mikko.sivulainen@...>]

> > That's not imaginary.  Your configuration file just
> > returns
> > the table:
> >
> > return {
> > 	config = "var";
> > };
> thanks.
>
> thought about that too but the return makes it look
> less like a config file.
>
> Oh, I forgot to mention, my dofile approach is also a
> bit dangerous too.


What i usually do is something like:

---------
function read_settings(filename)
	local f=loadfile(filename)
	local t={}
	
	setfenv(f,t)
	f()
	return t
end

local settings=read_settings(filename)
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