Re: setmetatable vs debug.setmetatable?

[Thomas Lauer <thomas.lauer@...>]

"Duncan Cross" <duncan.cross@gmail.com> wrote:

> True, I forgot about that. Is there any chance you could register a C
> function that uses the API to give you a "dummy" full userdata (one
> byte long or something) instead of a table, and set the metatable on
> that instead?

The (undocumented) function newproxy() might be the ticket. Search the
list archives.

> On 8/3/07, PA <petite.abeille@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Aug 03, 2007, at 14:24, Duncan Cross wrote:
> >
> > > Wrap the function as the __call metamethod in a table?
> >
> > Cunning... :P
> >
> > But then... one cannot (re)define the __len metamethod :(

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