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* What is Lua?
Lua is a simple, yet powerful, language for extending applications.
Lua has been developed by TeCGraf, the Computer Graphics Technology Group
of PUC-Rio, the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Dozens of industrial products developed by TeCGraf use Lua.
* Some features of Lua
+ a simple, pascal-like, syntax
+ powerful data description constructs (e.g., associative arrays)
+ user-controlled type constructors
+ fallbacks for extending the language in unconventional ways (e.g.,
inheritance, overloading)
+ garbage collection
+ Lua programs are compiled into bytecodes, which are then interpreted
+ portable, written in ANSI C (runs in Unix, DOS, Windows, Mac, Cray, ...)
* Availability
The latest version of Lua is always available at the following locations:
In Brazil: ftp://ftp.icad.puc-rio.br/pub/lua/lua.tar.gz
In Canada: ftp://csg.uwaterloo.ca/pub/lhf/lua/lua.tar.gz
Home page: http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/lua.html
The current version is 2.4.
* Legal matters
Lua is freely available for both academic and commercial purposes.
Lua is not in the public domain; TeCGraf keeps its copyright.
See COPYRIGHT.
* Installation
See INSTALL.
* Contacting the authors
Send your comments, bug reports and anything else to lua@icad.puc-rio.br.
Please send us email if you download Lua so that we can know how far it goes.
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