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diff --git a/doc/luac.html b/doc/luac.html index 7d43ff1d..1948e7ab 100644 --- a/doc/luac.html +++ b/doc/luac.html @@ -1,88 +1,158 @@ -<!-- manual page source format generated by RosettaMan, --> -<!-- available via anonymous ftp from ftp.cs.berkeley.edu:/ucb/people/phelps/tcltk/rman.tar.Z --> -<HTML> -<HEADER> -<TITLE>luac manual page</TITLE> -</HEADER> -<BODY> -<A HREF="#toc">Table of Contents</A><P> - -<A NAME="sect0" HREF="#toc0"><H2>NAME</H2></A> -luac - Lua compiler<P> - -<A NAME="sect1" HREF="#toc1"><H2>SYNOPSIS</H2></A> -luac [ -c | -u ] [ -d ] [ -l ] [ -p ] [ -q ] [ -v ] [ -o <I>outputfile</I> ] <I>sourcefile</I> ...<P> - -<A NAME="sect2" HREF="#toc2"><H2>DESCRIPTION</H2></A> -luac is the Lua compiler. It translates programs written in the Lua programming language into binary files that can be loaded and executed with lua_dofile in C or dofile in Lua.<P> -luac produces a single output file containing the bytecode for all named source files. By default, the output file is named luac.out, but you can change this with the -o option.<P> -You can use "-" to indicate stdin as a source file.<P> -luac can also load and list binary files.<P> - -<A NAME="sect3" HREF="#toc3"><H2>OPTIONS</H2></A> -<dl> -<dt>-c <dd> compile (this is the default).<P> -</dd> -</dl> -<dl> -<dt>-u <dd> undump.<P> -</dd> -</dl> -<dl> -<dt>-d <dd> turns debugging on.<P> -</dd> -</dl> -<dl> -<dt>-l <dd> produces a listing of the compiled bytecode for Lua's virtual machine. This is the default when undumping.<P> -</dd> -</dl> -<dl> -<dt>-p <dd> parses sources files but does not generate any output file.<P> -</dd> -</dl> -<dl> -<dt>-q <dd> quiet; procudes no listing. This is the default when compiling.<P> -</dd> -</dl> -<dl> -<dt>-v <dd> prints version information.<P> -</dd> -</dl> -<dl> -<dt>-o <I>outputfile</I><dd> Name the output file <I>output</I>, instead of the default luac.out. The output file cannot be a source file.<P> -</dd> -</dl> - -<A NAME="sect4" HREF="#toc4"><H2>FILES</H2></A> -<dl> -<dt>luac.out <dd> default output file<P> -</dd> -</dl> - -<A NAME="sect5" HREF="#toc5"><H2>SEE ALSO</H2></A> -<A HREF="http://localhost/cgi-bin/man2html?lua?1">lua(1)</A><P> -<I>Reference</I> <I>Manual</I> <I>of</I> <I>the</I> <I>Programming</I> <I>Language</I> <I>Lua</I><P> - -<A NAME="sect6" HREF="#toc6"><H2>DIAGNOSTICS</H2></A> -Error messages should be self explanatory.<P> - -<A NAME="sect7" HREF="#toc7"><H2>BUGS</H2></A> -Inherits any bugs from Lua, but Lua has no bugs...<P> - -<A NAME="sect8" HREF="#toc8"><H2>AUTHORS</H2></A> -W. Celes, R. Ierusalimschy & L. H. de Figueiredo (lua@tecgraf.puc-rio.br)<P> - -<HR><P> -<A NAME="toc"><B>Table of Contents</B></A><P> -<UL> -<LI><A NAME="toc0" HREF="#sect0">NAME</A></LI> -<LI><A NAME="toc1" HREF="#sect1">SYNOPSIS</A></LI> -<LI><A NAME="toc2" HREF="#sect2">DESCRIPTION</A></LI> -<LI><A NAME="toc3" HREF="#sect3">OPTIONS</A></LI> -<LI><A NAME="toc4" HREF="#sect4">FILES</A></LI> -<LI><A NAME="toc5" HREF="#sect5">SEE ALSO</A></LI> -<LI><A NAME="toc6" HREF="#sect6">DIAGNOSTICS</A></LI> -<LI><A NAME="toc7" HREF="#sect7">BUGS</A></LI> -<LI><A NAME="toc8" HREF="#sect8">AUTHORS</A></LI> -</UL> -</BODY></HTML> +<!-- $Id: luac.man,v 1.8 1998/06/13 16:54:15 lhf Exp $ --> +<TITLE>LUAC 1 "06 February 1998"</TITLE> +<H1>NAME</H1> +luac - Lua compiler +<H1>SYNOPSIS</H1> +<B>luac</B> +[ +<B>-c</B> +| +<B>-u</B> +] [ +<B>-D</B> +<I>name</I> +] [ +<B>-d</B> +] [ +<B>-l</B> +] [ +<B>-O</B> +] [ +<B>-o</B> +<I>filename</I> +] [ +<B>-p</B> +] [ +<B>-q</B> +] [ +<B>-v</B> +] [ +<B>-V</B> +] +<I>sourcefile </I>... +<H1>DESCRIPTION</H1> +<B>luac</B> +is the Lua compiler. +It translates programs written in the Lua programming language +into binary files that can be loaded and executed with +<B>lua_dofile</B> +in C or with +<B>dofile</B> +in Lua. +<P> +The main advantages of pre-compiling chunks are: +faster loading, +protecting source code from user changes, +off-line syntax error detection. +The binary files created by +<B>luac</B> +are portable to all known architectures. +<P> +<B>luac</B> +produces a single output file containing the bytecodes +for all source files given. +By default, +the output file is named +<B>luac.out</B>, +but you can change this with the +<B>-o</B> +option. +<P> +You can use +<B>"-"</B> +to indicate +<I>stdin</I> +as a source file. +<P> +<B>luac</B> +can also load and list binary files with the +<B>-u</B> +option. +<P> +Binary files produced by differents runs of +<B>luac</B> +can be combined into one large file, +using +<B>cat</B>(1). +The result is still a valid binary file, +and can be loaded with a single call to +<B>lua_dofile</B> +or +<B>dofile</B>. +<P> +<H1>OPTIONS</H1> +<P> +<B>-c</B> +compile (this is the default). +<P> +<B>-u</B> +undump, i.e., load and list the given binary files. +If no files are given, then luac undumps +<B>luac.out</B>. +<P> +<B>-D "</B><I>name"</I> +predefine symbol +<I>name</I> +for conditional compilation. +<P> +<B>-d</B> +turn debugging on. +Individual chunks may +still control the generation of debug information with +$debug and $nodebug. +<P> +<B>-l</B> +produce a listing of the compiled bytecode for Lua's virtual machine. +This is the default when undumping. +<P> +<B>-O</B> +optimize code. +Debug information is removed, +duplicate constants are coalesced. +<P> +<B>-o "</B><I>filename"</I> +output to +<I>filename</I>, +instead of the default +<B>luac.out</B>. +The output file cannot be a source file. +<P> +<B>-p</B> +parse sources files but does not generate any output file. +Used mainly for syntax checking. +<P> +<B>-q</B> +quiet; produces no listing. +This is the default when compiling. +<P> +<B>-v</B> +print version information. +<P> +<B>-V</B> +verbose; +print the names of the source files as they are processed. +<H1>FILES</H1> +<P> +<B>luac.out</B> +default output file +<H1>"SEE ALSO"</H1> +<B>lua</B>(1) +<BR> +<I>"Reference Manual of the Programming Language Lua"</I> +<BR> +<A HREF="http://www.tecgraf.puc-rio.br/lua/">http://www.tecgraf.puc-rio.br/lua/</A> +<BR> +"Lua: an extensible extension language", +<I>Software: Practice & Experience</I> +<B>26</B> +#6 (1996) 635-652. +<H1>DIAGNOSTICS</H1> +Error messages should be self explanatory. +<H1>BUGS</H1> +Inherits any bugs from Lua, +but Lua has no bugs... +<H1>AUTHORS</H1> +L. H. de Figueiredo, +R. Ierusalimschy and +W. Celes +<I>(<A HREF="mailto:lua@tecgraf.puc-rio.br">lua@tecgraf.puc-rio.br</A>)</I> |