| -- import |
| -- the lua 5.0 loading mechanism is rather poor & relies upon the loadlib() fn |
| -- the lua 5.1 loading mechanism is simplicity itself |
| -- for now we need a bridge which will use the correct verion |
| |
| function import_5_0(name) |
| -- imports the file into the program |
| -- for a module 'example' |
| -- this must load 'example.dll' or 'example.so' |
| -- and look for the fn 'luaopen_example()' |
| if rawget(_G,name)~=nil then return end -- module appears to be loaded |
| |
| local lib=loadlib(name..'.dll','luaopen_'..name) or loadlib(name..'.so','luaopen_'..name) |
| assert(lib,"error loading module:"..name) |
| |
| lib() -- execute the function: initalising the lib |
| assert(rawget(_G,name)~=nil,"no module table found") |
| end |
| |
| function import_5_1(name) |
| require(name) |
| end |
| |
| if string.sub(_VERSION,1,7)=='Lua 5.0' then |
| import=import_5_0 |
| else |
| import=import_5_1 |
| end |