luaL_checkstack ? (WAS: Re: Variable number of return values from C to lua)

[Mildred <ml.mildred593@...>]

Le Tue 12/06/2007 à 15:14 Roberto Ierusalimschy à écrit:
> 
> Mind the stack.
> You should add something like "luaL_checkstack(L, bonesOut.getSize())"
> before the loop...
> 

Why calling luaL_checkstack is needed before adding too much elements
in the stack ?

When call it and when do not call it ? I mean do I have to call it
when I just have 3 elements to push ? Where is the limit ?

Thanks.

Mildred

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