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diff --git a/source3/lua-5.1.4/doc/luac.html b/source3/lua-5.1.4/doc/luac.html deleted file mode 100644 index 179ffe8288..0000000000 --- a/source3/lua-5.1.4/doc/luac.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,145 +0,0 @@ -<!-- $Id: luac.man,v 1.28 2006/01/06 16:03:34 lhf Exp $ --> -<HTML> -<HEAD> -<TITLE>LUAC man page</TITLE> -<LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="lua.css"> -</HEAD> - -<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> - -<H2>NAME</H2> -luac - Lua compiler -<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2> -<B>luac</B> -[ -<I>options</I> -] [ -<I>filenames</I> -] -<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2> -<B>luac</B> -is the Lua compiler. -It translates programs written in the Lua programming language -into binary files that can be later loaded and executed. -<P> -The main advantages of precompiling chunks are: -faster loading, -protecting source code from accidental user changes, -and -off-line syntax checking. -<P> -Precompiling does not imply faster execution -because in Lua chunks are always compiled into bytecodes before being executed. -<B>luac</B> -simply allows those bytecodes to be saved in a file for later execution. -<P> -Precompiled chunks are not necessarily smaller than the corresponding source. -The main goal in precompiling is faster loading. -<P> -The binary files created by -<B>luac</B> -are portable only among architectures with the same word size and byte order. -<P> -<B>luac</B> -produces a single output file containing the bytecodes -for all source files given. -By default, -the output file is named -<B>luac.out</B>, -but you can change this with the -<B>-o</B> -option. -<P> -In the command line, -you can mix -text files containing Lua source and -binary files containing precompiled chunks. -This is useful because several precompiled chunks, -even from different (but compatible) platforms, -can be combined into a single precompiled chunk. -<P> -You can use -<B>'-'</B> -to indicate the standard input as a source file -and -<B>'--'</B> -to signal the end of options -(that is, -all remaining arguments will be treated as files even if they start with -<B>'-'</B>). -<P> -The internal format of the binary files produced by -<B>luac</B> -is likely to change when a new version of Lua is released. -So, -save the source files of all Lua programs that you precompile. -<P> -<H2>OPTIONS</H2> -Options must be separate. -<P> -<B>-l</B> -produce a listing of the compiled bytecode for Lua's virtual machine. -Listing bytecodes is useful to learn about Lua's virtual machine. -If no files are given, then -<B>luac</B> -loads -<B>luac.out</B> -and lists its contents. -<P> -<B>-o </B><I>file</I> -output to -<I>file</I>, -instead of the default -<B>luac.out</B>. -(You can use -<B>'-'</B> -for standard output, -but not on platforms that open standard output in text mode.) -The output file may be a source file because -all files are loaded before the output file is written. -Be careful not to overwrite precious files. -<P> -<B>-p</B> -load files but do not generate any output file. -Used mainly for syntax checking and for testing precompiled chunks: -corrupted files will probably generate errors when loaded. -Lua always performs a thorough integrity test on precompiled chunks. -Bytecode that passes this test is completely safe, -in the sense that it will not break the interpreter. -However, -there is no guarantee that such code does anything sensible. -(None can be given, because the halting problem is unsolvable.) -If no files are given, then -<B>luac</B> -loads -<B>luac.out</B> -and tests its contents. -No messages are displayed if the file passes the integrity test. -<P> -<B>-s</B> -strip debug information before writing the output file. -This saves some space in very large chunks, -but if errors occur when running a stripped chunk, -then the error messages may not contain the full information they usually do. -For instance, -line numbers and names of local variables are lost. -<P> -<B>-v</B> -show version information. -<H2>FILES</H2> -<P> -<B>luac.out</B> -default output file -<H2>SEE ALSO</H2> -<B>lua</B>(1) -<BR> -<A HREF="http://www.lua.org/">http://www.lua.org/</A> -<H2>DIAGNOSTICS</H2> -Error messages should be self explanatory. -<H2>AUTHORS</H2> -L. H. de Figueiredo, -R. Ierusalimschy and -W. Celes -<!-- EOF --> -</BODY> -</HTML> |