Re: [PROPOSAL 5.4] alternate way of format/pack/unpack (in the string library)

[J Doe <general@...>]

> On May 26, 2017, at 3:03 PM, Aaron B. <aaron@zadzmo.org> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 26 May 2017 17:32:49 +0200
> François Perrad <francois.perrad@gadz.org> wrote:
> 
>>    printf("x = %d  y = %d", 10, 20);                           -- C
>>    string.format("x = %d  y = %d", 10, 20)                     -- Lua 5.0
>>    ("x = %d  y = %d"):format(10, 20)                           -- Lua 5.1
>>    cout << "x = " << 10 << "  y = " << 20;                     -- C++
>>    string.buffer():put'x = ':put(10):put'  y = ':put(20)       -- proposal
> 
> The C/Lua 5.0/Lua 5.1 way looks a lot more readable to me, compared to
> the C++/proposal method.

Hi,

As an aside to proposals for string formatting in Lua 5.4, is there a place on: lua.org that lists proposals and/or progress on upcoming Lua releases ?  I checked the download section for source code for possibly related project notes but didn't find what I was looking for.

Thanks,

- J