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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Using Lua to safely read configuration and layout
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From: Jason White <whitewaterssoftwareinfo AT gmail DOT com>
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On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Lev <leventelist AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> I think Lua is a good scripting language, and particularly good for this kind
> of application.
>
> However, I don't know if the Lua stack could handle this kind of use.

Well, it certainly works fine in the program I wrote. (try it!)

> I don't
> know the internals of Lua, and I don't know if it is designed in a way to put
> there a data of a layout.

I have to say I don't completely understand your question. The stack
is nothing more than an exchange medium between the Lua script and the
C program. If a script defines a variable, the C program requests it
and it gets pushed onto the top of the stack. When the C program wants
to read its value, it pops it off the stack.


-- 
Jason White