Re: Is a Lua system easily embeddable? (was Wishlists and Modules (was [ANN] libmc))

[KHMan <keinhong@...>]

Andre de Leiradella wrote:
> KHMan wrote:
> > Andre de Leiradella wrote:
> > > [snip]
> > [snip]
> [snip]
> > What do you mean by "count bytes"? Which console, what specific 
> > constraints? What kind of application? Executable file size? Memory 
> > usage? Expanded file size? Seriously, how much space is Lua+libraries 
> > going to take? Specifics or examples, please.
>
> Counting bytes like "we have to decrease this heap by 64K." PS3, memory. 
> A game. Cannot say. Cannot say. Cannot say.

Not even an example? I don't think in this instance that there are 
development practices or methods that is so secret that it entails 
an NDA. Smells like hand-waving.

> But again, this is not about specific examples. This is all about the 
> philosophy behind the language.

Like David said in the other post, there is nothing wrong with the 
language. Those who use old style modules can continue to do so. 
So you disagree with the platform and the package management 
scheme. Well, I'll let market forces decide. Those who write the 
code makes the rules. Good luck to your lobbying.

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Cheers,
Kein-Hong Man (esq.)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia