Re: Looking for orphaned libraries

[Paul Ducklin <pducklin@...>]

A reworked, updated, modernised (and perhaps refactored, so it is simpler to build, especially to compile in statically), “official” version of LuaSocket would be nice.

Especially if you get rid of (or separate) all the Lua code from it - http.lua, smtp.lua and all the “high-level” stuff that almost everyone ignores anyway because it’s old and out-of-date.

Something that builds into a single shared library (no socket.lua/socket.core split) that can trivially be compiled in, and that doesn’t only support select() for watching sockets.

I’d welcome a “PUC Rio LuaSocket” core package…


> On 29 Apr 2023, at 00:58, Gabriel Soldani <gabriel@gabrielsoldani.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi, everyone.
> 
> If you know of a library or tool in the Lua ecosystem that lacks support
> for Lua 5.4, has pending bug reports, has been orphaned, or is currently
> looking for a maintainer, please let me know.
> 
> I am a Computer Science student at PUC-Rio, and I am working on an
> undergraduate project advised by Prof. Roberto Ierusalimschy. As part of
> my project, I am looking to adopt one or more libraries in the Lua
> ecosystem and contribute to open source software.
> 
> I believe that contributing to these libraries will be a great
> opportunity for me to learn and grow as a developer, while also giving
> back to the Lua community.
> 
> If you have any suggestions or recommendations, please feel free to
> reply to this email or contact me directly. Thank you for your time.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Gabriel Soldani