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Re: Moving Lua source codes



Am 21.10.13 21:22, schrieb Alexander Nasonov:
> Marc Balmer wrote:
>> Yes, this is an issue.  Dunno if we need a 'kluac' or so, at the moment
>> I'd say loading code from source form is ok.
> 
> Supporting binary chunks is more challenging because binary format can
> change completely in a new Lua version. Source code is more stable,
> there are often small changes in the language too (like new keywords)
> but I'd say they are manageable.

And then the language only changes very slowly, the developers are very
careful not to change the language in drastic ways (and after 20 years I
hope one can assume some stability in the language, anyways).




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