[syslinux] Antw: Re: merging lua branch

Erwan erwan at seanodes.com
Wed Oct 7 10:51:47 PDT 2009


Marcel Ritter wrote:
>> [...] 
>> The real question is if the lua branch is ready enough to be useful to 
>> anyone. 
>>     
> [...]
> Lua is only as useful as the library functions provided with it.
> There's a couple of .c32 modules with library functions that'd
> make a nice start if ported to lua.
>
> I'd like to see lua included in mainline syslinux: it's been there in a
> (mostly unknown) git branch for quite some time now, and I hope
> releasing it to a wider public will increase its user base and speed
> up development.
>   

I'm backing that position. We've been expecting the lua feature for a 
long time and starting playing with it would be nice.
It could be nice to see use cases and tracking bugs in it.




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