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====Foreign libraries with Lua bindings====
====Foreign libraries with Lua bindings====
* [[LZ4]] - Compression library - Open source - Current
* [[LZ4]] - Compression library - Open source - Current.
* [[Simple Directmedia Layer]] - Multimedia  - Open Source - Current.
* [[Snappy]] - Compression lib. - Open Source - Current.
* [[Snappy]] - Compression lib. - Open Source - Current.



Revision as of 18:34, 25 February 2016

Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language.

Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics. Lua is dynamically typed, runs by interpreting bytecode for a register-based virtual machine, and has automatic memory management with incremental garbage collection, making it ideal for configuration, scripting, and rapid prototyping.

Runs on both FAT and HPFS file systems.

Please note that Lua is a noun and not an acronym, it the the Portuguese form of "Luna", or the Portuguese word for the moon in other words and should not be spelled all caps.

Foreign libraries with Lua bindings

Text & programmers editors with Lua support

  • jEdit - Java based editor - Lua syntax highlighting built in - Current.

Version

  • Last known OS/2 version: V5.2.4 (2015-04-23)

Prerequisites

  • Older versions (5.1.4 and earlier) required EMX.

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License and availability

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