Re: modules, require, magic

[Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@...>]

> Certainly an improvement from handling the module table explicitly
> (and no segfaults this time). But having basically the same function
> being provided by the loader[1] would obviate the need for explicitly
> mentioning _ENV.

I think explicitly mentioning _ENV is good. If you are working with
a different global environment, why hide that information? Moreover,
a modified 'load' function forces everyone to live with its magic.

-- Roberto