Re: lstrlib.c initialization - why createmetatable?

[Ralph Hempel <rhempel@...>]

Henk Boom wrote:

> What happens if 'string' is re-loaded before the garbage collector
> runs, so that it is still in _LOADED?

The loader detects that it's still in _LOADED and it stops
right there - the table is not loaded.

So if you're asking if we have to force a gc cycle, yes :-)

Ralph