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diff --git a/doc/readme.html b/doc/readme.html index 19e0c553..1cba776e 100644 --- a/doc/readme.html +++ b/doc/readme.html @@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ tt, kbd, code { <HR> <H1> <A HREF="http://www.lua.org/"><IMG SRC="logo.gif" ALT="Lua" BORDER=0></A> -Welcome to Lua 5.3 (alpha) +Welcome to Lua 5.3 (beta) </H1> <P> <IMG SRC="alert.png" ALIGN="absbottom"> -<EM>Some details may change in the final version.</EM> +<EM>A few details may change in the final version.</EM> <P> <A HREF="#about">about</A> @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Here are the details. <OL> <LI> Open a terminal window and move to -the top-level directory, which is named <TT>lua-5.3.0-alpha</TT>. +the top-level directory, which is named <TT>lua-5.3.0-beta</TT>. The <TT>Makefile</TT> there controls both the build process and the installation process. <P> <LI> @@ -271,13 +271,11 @@ lists the <H3>Main changes</H3> <UL> -<LI> support for integers (64-bit by default) -<LI> better support for small architectures ("Small Lua" with 32-bit numbers) +<LI> integers (64-bit by default) +<LI> official support for small architectures ("Small Lua" with 32-bit numbers) <LI> bitwise operators -<LI> basic utf-8 library +<LI> basic utf-8 support -<LI> utf-8 escapes in literal strings -<LI> strip option in <CODE>lua_dump</CODE>/<CODE>string.dump</CODE> </UL> Here are the other changes introduced in Lua 5.3: @@ -286,20 +284,33 @@ Here are the other changes introduced in Lua 5.3: <LI> userdata can have any Lua value as uservalue <LI> integer division <LI> more flexible rules for some metamethods +<LI> utf-8 escapes in literal strings </UL> <H3>Libraries</H3> <UL> -<LI> functions for packing/unpacking numbers +<LI> basic utf-8 library +<LI> <CODE>ipairs</CODE> and the table library respect metamethods +<LI> functions for packing and unpacking numbers <LI> strip option in <CODE>string.dump</CODE> <LI> table library respects metamethods <LI> new function <CODE>table.copy</CODE> -<LI> new function <CODE>debug.Csize</CODE> +<LI> new function <CODE>debug.sizeof</CODE> +<LI> strip option in +<CODE>string.dump</CODE> +and +<CODE>lua_dump</CODE> </UL> <H3>C API</H3> <UL> -<LI> new functions: <CODE>lua_rotate</CODE>, <CODE>lua_isyieldable</CODE>, <CODE>lua_strtonum</CODE> +<LI> simpler API for continuation functions in C +<LI> new functions: +<CODE>lua_rotate</CODE>, +<CODE>lua_isyieldable</CODE>, +<CODE>lua_strtonum</CODE>, +<CODE>lua_geti</CODE>, +<CODE>lua_seti</CODE> <LI> <CODE>lua_gettable</CODE> and similar functions return type of resulted value </UL> @@ -356,10 +367,10 @@ THE SOFTWARE. <HR> <SMALL CLASS="footer"> Last update: -Thu Jul 31 15:23:46 BRT 2014 +Tue Oct 7 18:16:28 BRT 2014 </SMALL> <!-- -Last change: updated for Lua 5.3.0 (alpha) +Last change: updated for Lua 5.3.0 (beta) --> </BODY> |