While Lua is a very fast and useful language on it's own, LuaJIT is an upgrade to the existing interpreter that CirnOS could benefit from using.
Here are some reasons why:
LuaJIT is the fastest interpreter ever, outpacing even V8 for Javascript
LuaJIT has an extensive C FFI allowing programmers to embed C code inside their Lua scripts.
LuaJIT directly runs machine code on the target platform, utilizing the local machine's optimizations.
LuaJIT is a drop in replacement for Lua, so adding it should be as simple as configuring some header files in LuaJIT and editing build.sh to include LuaJIT's files.
mchlmmc
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5 years ago
While Lua is a very fast and useful language on it's own, LuaJIT is an upgrade to the existing interpreter that CirnOS could benefit from using.
Here are some reasons why:
LuaJIT is a drop in replacement for Lua, so adding it should be as simple as configuring some header files in LuaJIT and editing build.sh to include LuaJIT's files.