Re: how does GC work with complex expressions using metamethods?

[Doug Currie <doug.currie@...>]

On Aug 16, 2009, at 2:22 PM, Michael Newberry wrote:

>  This is what I was talking about when I asked about the carbage  
> collector "What defines being "used" by lua?"

It is considered used if Lua can find it by following references (but  
NOT lightuserdata pointers) from global variables or the Lua stack.

> For some reason, lua believes it is time for this userdata to be  
> deleted. Why?

Probably because you returned lightuserdata from CreadeData() instead  
of userdata?

Where is the userdata being returned and/or stored?

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