Re: [patch] changing lua_Number to int64_t

[Lourival Vieira Neto <lourival.neto%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 1:49 AM, Terry Moore <tmm%mcci.com@localhost> wrote:
> I believe that if you want the Lua scripts to be portable across NetBSD
> deployments, you should choose a well-known fixed width.

Indeed.

> Watch out, by the way, for compiled scripts; I have not checked Lua 5.x, but
> you may find if not careful that the compiled binary is not loadable on
> machines with different choices for LP64, ILP32, etc. This is somewhat
> independent of the choice of lua_Number mapping.

Yes, Lua bytecode isn't portable in fact. BTW, loading Lua bytecode is
not recommended by Lua team. It isn't safe.

Regards,
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Lourival Vieira Neto