OpenXRay/xray-16

Support Lua 5.1 (without LuaJIT)

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#822 opened on Jun 12, 2021

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Description

To ease scripts debugging and also increase portability, we can support pure Lua 5.1.

We can use https://github.com/WheretIB/LuaDkmDebugger to debug Lua from within the Visual studio, but it doesn't support LuaJIT, so using pure Lua can help in this matter. (https://github.com/WheretIB/LuaDkmDebugger/issues/8) LuaDkmDebugger now supports LuaJIT.

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Study the current LuaJIT integration in the source code, identify the Lua API calls that differ between LuaJIT and Lua 5.1, and adapt them accordingly. Consider using conditional compilation or separate files for Lua 5.1 support.
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cpp
Domain
game dev
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
C++Lua scripting
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50