Re: abort a lua_newthread from C and re-use its lua_State?

[Shmuel Zeigerman <shmuz@...>]

Graham Wakefield wrote:
> Another thought - is it possible to get some kind of callback from a 
> lua_State when it is collected?  This would allow me to free C resources 
> attached to it and prevent my memory leak.  Something like a __gc method 
> for states created via lua_newthread.

Yes - create a userdata with a __gc metamethod, then put it
(the userdata) into the lua_State's registry under some unique
key (e.g., the userdata itself).

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Shmuel