Re: [ANN] Compat-5.2: a tiny Lua module providing some Lua-5.2-style APIs for Lua 5.1

[Hisham <h@...>]

On 4 September 2013 07:48, Tomas Guisasola Gorham
<tomas@tecgraf.puc-rio.br> wrote:
>         Hi
>
>
>> This is a Lua-only module (though it uses bit32 rock as a dependency
>> to provide the bit32 API for Lua 5.1); it is *not* a library covering
>> the differences between the C APIs of 5.1 and 5.2.
>
>         Are you planning to add C API compatibility also?

No, right now I'm working on Lua-only code, so I don't have that
personal itch to scratch. I'm adding functions as I need them. But of
course if anyone steps up and contributes a compatibility library,
I'll certainly add it to the project.

>> More information
>> (what's implemented, what is not) in the README at the bottom of the
>> Github page:
>>
>> https://github.com/hishamhm/lua-compat-5.2/
>>
>> Feedback, contributions, pull requests and criticism are welcome!
>
>         I've just added a link to your module at "Compatibility With
> Lua Five" page at lua-users:
>
> http://lua-users.org/wiki/CompatibilityWithLuaFive
>
>         Feel free to contribute to this page also.  I think both
> initiatives are complementary.

Thanks! I agree!

-- Hisham
http://hisham.hm/