Re: [ANN] Lua For Windows v5.1.3.2 Public Alpha released

["steve donovan" <steve.j.donovan@...>]

Looking good, guys!

The main impression is the need for integrated documentation. For
instance, on Windows Python help comes in this big fat self-contained
.chm file, and there's everything in there, in a consistent format.
The quality of the documentation contained therein may vary, but it's
a one-stop shop. But this would be a big job.

We were talking about including LuaCOM, but the latest luaforge binary
is still Lua 5.0! I remember some months back doing a 'hack' build for
Lua 5.1, and having to change some very old-fashioned APIs. Is the
source now cleanly buildable for Lua 5.1?

steve d.

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 2:40 PM, RJP Computing <rjpcomputing@gmail.com> wrote:
> We are proud to announce Lua for Windows first public release. Please
> download and try out the installer for Windows 2000 and above. This is just
> the beginning so if there are features you want to see please give feedback.
>
> Download:
> http://luaforge.net/frs/?group_id=377&release_id=1048
>
> Features:
> * Simple IDE the has syntax highlighting, auto-complete, and the ability to
> run Lua programs from the editor. Plus on errors it will take you to the
> line number when you click.
> * Simple installer/uninstaller
> * Major components are selectable. With this installer you can install just
> Lua and nothing else. (In the future we might be able to break the 'Modules'
> into the specific modules the user actually wants on there system.)
> * Registers .lua and .wlua files so they can just be double-clicked on.
> * Registers .lua and .wlua files act just like executables. (e.g. script
> param1 param2 NOT script.lua param1 param2)
> * Added the needed paths to the PATH environment variable.
> * Smart updating. With this feature there is no need to ever uninstall, if
> an update needs to first remove an older version the installer is smart
> enough to do it for you. It asks first, of course.
> * Documentation for all modules, including Lua 5.1
> * Start Menu items for quick access to useful items
>
> Packages:
> * LuaBiniaries
> * LuaFileSystem
> * LuaSocket
> * LuaLogging
> * LuaDoc
> * IUP
> * w32 - Wrappers for Win32 API functions & constants
> * More as requests come in....
> --
> Regards,
> Ryan
> RJP Computing
>