Syntax Change in lua 5.2 C api
I tried to compile the example provided in the book Programming in Lua
But only works for lua 5.1, what are the steps for doing this on 5.2?
This is the code I am using
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <lua.h>
#include <lauxlib.h>
#include <lualib.h>
int main (void) {
char buff[256];
int error;
lua_State *L = lua_open(); /* opens Lua */
luaL_openlibs(L);
while (fgets(buff, sizeof(buff), stdin) != NULL) {
error = luaL_loadbuffer(L, buff, strlen(buff), "line") ||
lua_pcall(L, 0, 0, 0);
if (error) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s", lua_tostring(L, -1));
lua_pop(L, 1); /* pop error message from the stack */
}
}
lua_close(L);
return 0;
}
After compiling with, gcc test01.c -I/usr/include/lua5.2 -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -llua5.2
I get the following errors:
test01.c: In function βmainβ:
test01.c:10:18: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer without a cas
t [enabled by default]
lua_State *L = lua_open(); /* opens Lua */
^
/tmp/ccyPRlV3.o: In function `main':
test01.c:(.text+0x21): undefined reference to `lua_open'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Thanks in advance.
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luaopen()
is no longer used, it is replaced by luaL_newstate
, you can use luaL_newstate
to create state with a standard distribution function:
lua_State *L = luaL_newstate(); /* opens Lua */
luaL_openlibs(L); /* opens the standard libraries */
This API has changed since Lua 5.1
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