Re: Am I understanding LuaJIT correctly?

[Mike Pall <mikelu-1003@...>]

Phlox wrote:
> that "It can be used to run simple Lua statements or whole Lua applications
> from the command line.". I'm not sure if that means it's only for running
> simple Lua applications.

You may want to read "Embedding LuaJIT" in the install page.

> Anyway, I followed the instructions on the website and now I have an exe
> and dll with no idea what I'm meant to do with them. Will I just replace my
> current Lua lib with the LuaJIT one?

Basically yes.

> What's the deal with all those files I had to copy into that lib folder?

These are for debugging, so you can see what the JIT compiler
does. You don't need to use them or ship them with the game.

--Mike