Thread: Lua 5.1 Compatibility

I was wondering if anyone would mind giving me a rundown on how to include the lua 5.1 compat in a project. I have read the documentation but am having no luck properly implementing the files. I'm not entirely sure how to reference them or what to do with them.

Originally Posted by Centauri Soldier

I was wondering if anyone would mind giving me a rundown on how to include the lua 5.1 compat in a project. I have read the documentation but am having no luck properly implementing the files. I'm not entirely sure how to reference them or what to do with them.

Does the Lua 5.1 compat system work in Vista? There were problems with 5.1 compat in vista or am I wrong here? (could be)

Of that I am not sure. I'm still at loss when attempting to implement it in XP Pro (x64).

Code:

-- Load compat for Lua 5.1 package proposal compatibility
require ("compat-5.1.lua");
package.cpath = _SourceFolder.."\\Data\\Scripts\\?.dll;"

Source: http://www.indigorose.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19965

Imagine is right, It doesn't work in Vista. Causing frequent or instant crashes.

Does the dll have to have a name instead of a question mark. The reason I ask is that I'm using a dll that requires 5.1 and I'm wondering if I need to list it in there somewhere.

Forget it. It will not work on Vista.

You load it like this, but like I said, don't even bother.

Code:

require ("compat-5.1.lua");
package.cpath = _SourceFolder.."\\AutoPlay\\Scripts\\?.dll;"

Just put the dll and the compatlua file in the Scripts folder.

Yes,

Code:

package.cpath = _SourceFolder.."\\AutoPlay\\Scripts\\?.dll;"

Basicly loads all dynamic link libs in that folder doesn't it?

Cool! Thanks guys.

Originally Posted by Dermot

Forget it. It will not work on Vista.

Will it work on Win7 ? I think we should wait for IR to include Lua 5.1 Centauri

Originally Posted by Imagine Programming

Will it work on Win7 ? I think we should wait for IR to include Lua 5.1 Centauri

Windows 7 = Windows Vista.

You should know that.

Originally Posted by ShadowUK

Windows 7 = Windows Vista.

You should know that.

Windows 7 is also improved alot, It's actually not windows vista completely So things could be diffirent, I'm not just going to assume that everything that doesn't work on Vista, doesn't work on Win7 either.