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diff --git a/client/lua/man/man1/luac.1 b/client/lua/man/man1/luac.1 deleted file mode 100644 index 367c7c1..0000000 --- a/client/lua/man/man1/luac.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,136 +0,0 @@ -.\" $Id$ -.TH LUAC 1 "$Date$" -.SH NAME -luac \- Lua compiler -.SH SYNOPSIS -.B luac -[ -.I options -] [ -.I filenames -] -.SH DESCRIPTION -.B luac -is the Lua compiler. -It translates programs written in the Lua programming language -into binary files that can be later loaded and executed. -.LP -The main advantages of precompiling chunks are: -faster loading, -protecting source code from accidental user changes, -and -off-line syntax checking. -.LP -Pre-compiling does not imply faster execution -because in Lua chunks are always compiled into bytecodes before being executed. -.B luac -simply allows those bytecodes to be saved in a file for later execution. -.LP -Pre-compiled chunks are not necessarily smaller than the corresponding source. -The main goal in pre-compiling is faster loading. -.LP -The binary files created by -.B luac -are portable only among architectures with the same word size and byte order. -.LP -.B luac -produces a single output file containing the bytecodes -for all source files given. -By default, -the output file is named -.BR luac.out , -but you can change this with the -.B \-o -option. -.LP -In the command line, -you can mix -text files containing Lua source and -binary files containing precompiled chunks. -This is useful to combine several precompiled chunks, -even from different (but compatible) platforms, -into a single precompiled chunk. -.LP -You can use -.B "'\-'" -to indicate the standard input as a source file -and -.B "'\--'" -to signal the end of options -(that is, -all remaining arguments will be treated as files even if they start with -.BR "'\-'" ). -.LP -The internal format of the binary files produced by -.B luac -is likely to change when a new version of Lua is released. -So, -save the source files of all Lua programs that you precompile. -.LP -.SH OPTIONS -Options must be separate. -.TP -.B \-l -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 -loads -.B luac.out -and lists its contents. -.TP -.BI \-o " file" -output to -.IR file , -instead of the default -.BR luac.out . -(You can use -.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. -.TP -.B \-p -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 -loads -.B luac.out -and tests its contents. -No messages are displayed if the file passes the integrity test. -.TP -.B \-s -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. -.TP -.B \-v -show version information. -.SH FILES -.TP 15 -.B luac.out -default output file -.SH "SEE ALSO" -.BR lua (1) -.br -http://www.lua.org/ -.SH DIAGNOSTICS -Error messages should be self explanatory. -.SH AUTHORS -L. H. de Figueiredo, -R. Ierusalimschy and -W. Celes -.\" EOF |