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Alternatively, we can define a standard, recommend it on module creating tutorials, but not enforce it :)

On Feb 12, 2016 9:51 AM, "Stefano" <phd.st.p@gmail.com> wrote:


On 11 Feb 2016 23:23, "Marc Balmer" <marc@msys.ch> wrote:
>
> but why two underscores?

Because it's metadata, and to avoid clashes.

>
> Am 11.02.2016 um 22:42 schrieb Stefano <phd.st.p@gmail.com>:
>
>> Still alive, new domain: http://ulua.io
>>
>> Its __meta.lua should be relevant for this discussion: http://ulua.io/specs.html
>>
>> Stefano
>>
>> On 11 Feb 2016 17:12, "Sean Conner" <sean@conman.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> It was thus said that the Great Dirk Laurie once stated:
>>> > 2016-02-11 12:17 GMT+02:00 Jonathan Goble <jcgoble3@gmail.com>:
>>> >
>>> > > Standardization would be wonderful.
>>> >
>>> > LuaRocks could be a good place for that. Define standards
>>> > for metadata that the module table should conform to, publish
>>> > a list of modules that meet it. A program could maintain that list.
>>>
>>>   I was about to mention ULua [1] but it seems it is no longer around.
>>>
>>>   -spc (I wonder what happened?)
>>>
>>> [1]     http://www.scilua.org/ulua.html
>>>