Re: luaL_loadbuffer & lua_resume

[HyperHacker <hyperhacker@...>]

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 11:27, Anthony Howe <achowe+lua@snert.com> wrote:
> Lua 5.1.4
>
> I use luaL_loadbuffer() to push a chunk of code on the stack, which in turn uses lua_load. lua_load states
>
>        If there are no errors, lua_load pushes the compiled chunk as
>        a Lua _function_ on top of the stack.
>
> If the top of the stack is a function then why does
>
>        rc = lua_resume(L, 0);
>
> fail? I should be able to execute a chunk of Lua code in a thread using resume?
>
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lua_resume is for running coroutines. You want lua_call or lua_pcall
for calling a function.

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