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diff --git a/src/luac/README b/src/luac/README index 9fba74bb..8d8bb491 100644 --- a/src/luac/README +++ b/src/luac/README @@ -1,28 +1,22 @@ +This is luac, the Lua compiler. +There are man pages for it in both nroff and html in ../../doc. + luac translates Lua programs into binary files that can be loaded and executed with lua_dofile in C or with dofile in Lua. -The main advantages of pre-compiling chunks are: faster loading, -protecting source code from user changes, off-line syntax error detection. +The main advantages of pre-compiling chunks are: faster loading, protecting +source code from user changes, and off-line syntax error detection. luac can also be used to learn about the Lua virtual machine. Here are the options that luac understands: - -c compile (default) - -d generate debugging information - -D name predefine 'name' for conditional compilation - -l list (default for -u) - -n save numbers in native format (file may not be portable) - -o file output file for -c (default is "luac.out") - -O optimize - -p parse only - -q quiet (default for -c) - -t test code integrity - -u undump - -U name undefine 'name' for conditional compilation - -v show version information - -V verbose - - compile "stdin" + - process stdin + -l list + -o file output file (default is "luac.out") + -p parse only + -s strip debug information + -t test code integrity + -v show version information -Finally, luac is an example of how to use the internals of Lua (politely). -Also, luac does not need the runtime code and stubs.c makes sure it is not +luac is also an example of how to use the internals of Lua (politely). +Finally, luac does not need the runtime code, and stubs.c makes sure it is not linked into luac. This file also shows how to avoid linking the parser. - |