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@@ -1,4 +1,32 @@ -This is Lua 3.2 +This is Lua 4.0. + +* Changes from version 3.2 to 4.0 + ------------------------------- + Language: + + new "break" and "for" statements (both numerical and for tables). + + uniform treatment of globals: globals are now stored in a Lua table. + + improved error messages. + + no more '$debug': full speed *and* full debug information. + + new read form: read(N) for next N bytes. + + general read patterns now deprecated. + (still available with -DCOMPAT_READPATTERNS.) + + all return values are passed as arguments for the last function + (old semantics still available with -DLUA_COMPAT_ARGRET) + + garbage collection tag methods for tables now deprecated. + + there is now only one tag method for order. + API: + + New API: fully re-entrant, simpler, and more efficient. + + New debug API. + Implementation: + + cleaner virtual machine -- at least 20% faster. + + non-recursive garbage-collector algorithm. + + reduced memory usage for programs with many strings. + + improved treatment for memory allocation errors. + + improved support for 16-bit machines (we hope). + + code now compiles unmodified as both ANSI C and C++. + + numbers in bases other than 10 are converted using strtoul. + + new -f option in Lua to support #! scripts. + + luac can now combine text and binaries. * Changes from version 3.1 to 3.2 ------------------------------- @@ -79,3 +107,5 @@ This is Lua 3.2 + fallbacks + simplified syntax for tables + many internal improvements + +(end of HISTORY) |