What is this?
This is the official development mirror of the Lua programming language's source code, showing the full commit history as maintained by the Lua team, though it is updated irregularly.
This is the official development mirror of the Lua programming language's source code, showing the full commit history as maintained by the Lua team, though it is updated irregularly.Is this the official way to download Lua, or just a mirror?It is just a mirror of the internal development repository, not the official distribution channel. Official Lua releases should be downloaded from Lua.org instead.
It is just a mirror of the internal development repository, not the official distribution channel. Official Lua releases should be downloaded from Lua.org instead.How do I get a working copy of Lua?You should not build or use this mirror directly for production; instead grab the official source releases from Lua.org and compile them with a standard C toolchain.
You should not build or use this mirror directly for production; instead grab the official source releases from Lua.org and compile them with a standard C toolchain.Does this repo include the full commit history of Lua's development?Yes, it contains the complete history of all commits, just synced irregularly rather than in real time.
Yes, it contains the complete history of all commits, just synced irregularly rather than in real time.Why isn't this repo kept perfectly in sync with the Lua team's internal one?The README states it is 'mirrored irregularly,' meaning updates from the official internal repository are pushed here on no fixed schedule.
The README states it is 'mirrored irregularly,' meaning updates from the official internal repository are pushed here on no fixed schedule.What language is Lua itself implemented in?The Lua interpreter and compiler are implemented in C, as reflected by this repository's primary language.
The Lua interpreter and compiler are implemented in C, as reflected by this repository's primary language.Where can I find full documentation for Lua the language?Complete information about the Lua language is available on the official Lua.org website.
Complete information about the Lua language is available on the official Lua.org website.What are similar projects?mquickjs, c4, rust, php-src, ruby, CalcKernel, craftinginterpreters, Odin
mquickjs, c4, rust, php-src, ruby, CalcKernel, craftinginterpreters, OdinWhich topics is it in?scripting-language, interpreter, embedded-systems, lua, programming-language, low-level, embedded, compiler, c, command-line-tool, terminal, cli
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