Re: Watchdog for Lua

["Todor Totev" <umbra.tenebris@...>]

> > I want to limit the scripts to execute only for a specified period of  
> > time. I.e. if the script executes for more than a second, lua should  
> > terminate it
>
> Set hooks and test for the time inside the hook. Raise an error if the  
> time is up. If you're running Unix, you can set an alarm and insidethe  
> alarm handler set a hook to terminate the Lua run.See lua.c and my  
> lalarm.

Actually what I'm trying to achieve is protection from code like

  while true do end

I checked the manual and I think that should use
lua_sethook(*,my_hook,LUA_MASKCOUNT,1000)
where my_hook should call lua_error to stop the script.
Is this what you suggested?
And finally, where I can get your lalarm from?
Thanks again,
Todor