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> On 6 Feb 2015, at 18:44, gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:
> 
> So the question is: what's the smallest C or python or awk or whatever non-lua program you can write that can parse the file _without_ depending on a lua interpreter? And how far can it go supporting the user exploiting lua features?

What is the problem with depending on a Lua interpreter? Please bear in mind that we're not talking about a behemoth like Python or PERL here, with numerous dependencies and files scattered over the system. Lua is a single C library with a simple API, about 50kB in size that can be statically linked if you want. Bindings to other languages of choice are available.

I think Lua is being skewed in people's minds by the terms 'script' and 'interpreter'. In use Lua behaves much more like an XML or YAML library.

Chris