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@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@ -This is version 3.1. +This is Lua 3.2 + +* Changes from version 3.1 to 3.2 + ------------------------------- + + redirected all output in Lua's core to _ERRORMESSAGE and _ALERT. + + increased limit on the number of constants and globals per function + (from 2^16 to 2^24). + + debugging info (lua_debug and hooks) moved into lua_state and new API + functions provided to get and set this info. + + new debug lib gives full debugging access within Lua. + + new table functions "foreachi", "sort", "tinsert", "tremove", "getn". + + new io functions "flush", "seek". * Changes from version 3.0 to 3.1 + ------------------------------- + NEW FEATURE: anonymous functions with closures (via "upvalues"). + new syntax: - local variables in chunks. @@ -23,6 +35,7 @@ This is version 3.1. handles control-C interruptions gracefully. * Changes from version 2.5 to 3.0 + ------------------------------- + NEW CONCEPT: "tag methods". Tag methods replace fallbacks as the meta-mechanism for extending the semantics of Lua. Whereas fallbacks had a global nature, tag methods @@ -37,6 +50,7 @@ This is version 3.1. + luac can now also undump. * Changes from version 2.4 to 2.5 + ------------------------------- + io and string libraries are now based on pattern matching; the old libraries are still available for compatibility + dofile and dostring can now return values (via return statement) @@ -44,6 +58,7 @@ This is version 3.1. + expanded documentation, with more examples * Changes from version 2.2 to 2.4 + ------------------------------- + external compiler creates portable binary files that can be loaded faster + interface for debugging and profiling + new "getglobal" fallback @@ -53,11 +68,13 @@ This is version 3.1. + expanded documentation, with more examples * Changes from version 2.1 to 2.2 + ------------------------------- + functions now may be declared with any "lvalue" as a name + garbage collection of functions + support for pipes * Changes from version 1.1 to 2.1 + ------------------------------- + object-oriented support + fallbacks + simplified syntax for tables |