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On 10.07.2015 19:07, Tom N Harris wrote:
Using FFI here seems like driving a finishing nail with a sledgehammer. Were you aware of the native winapi[1] bindings?
Yes but they are very specific. I can't just map windows dll's and functions "dynamically".
FFI isn't just an extra dependency for you to carry, it's also very, very slow unless you're using LuaJIT.
This is just a point of view. Considering my requirement (not my choice) i can rewrite the sentence:
"When using FFI it's the only dependency i have to carry, even if's very slow."
Sometimes speed is not a problem if slow things are used wisely. One the requirement are: only recompile "the core" if it's mandatory.
Lua with LuaFFI seems to solve all of the requirements.Anyway, thank you for the information about winapi and the example for the lightuserdata! I will think about that :)
Bye Björn