Re: modules, require, magic

[Petite Abeille <petite.abeille@...>]

On Oct 19, 2011, at 5:32 PM, Roberto Ierusalimschy wrote:

> If you really want 'module', wouldn't be simpler to use
> 
> _ENV = module(...)
> 
> with a simplified version of 'module'?

By simplified, do you mean a 5.2 version not doing any of the setfenv() mambo jambo of the 5.1 implementation, but otherwise equivalent in functionality?

With the environment switching as an explicit _ENV assignment?

If yes, this sounds reasonable enough :)