Re: executing functions from file, without using luaL_dofile

[jseb <gmane2010@...>]

To clarify, i have a Lua script which look like this:

-- main lua script
require "dll.so"

function computing()
 --this function is launched in a thread
end

repeat
  dll:launch_computing(computing) --the 2nd thread
  local is_quitting = dll:redraw() -- main thread
until (is_quitting)


As Lua is not reentrant, i cannot call the "computing()" function 
straight from the DLL.
Then, i've created an new lua_State in the DLL, and i use it for 
reloading the whole lua script above.
(i get the script name with arg[0] from the "main" Lua state)

But if i execute the script after reloading it, it will call again and 
again the thread creation (rapid stack overflow).

I know that you're thinking it would be easier to store "computing" 
function in another script file, anyway i cannot access global variables 
from main Lua script.
That's what i'm going to do. I was asking about "on demand" function 
compilation just out of curiosity.