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14 Jan 2011 14 Jan '11

3:54 p.m.

Hello, With the latest version and the following test-file "test.cld": --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- local t = {} package.seeall(t) setfenv(0, t) context.starttext() context"bla" context.stoptext() --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- I get this error: PANIC: unprotected error in call to Lua API (attempt to index a nil value) -- Peter Münster Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Hans Hagen

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4 p.m.

On 14-1-2011 4:54, Peter Münster wrote:

Hello,

With the latest version and the following test-file "test.cld":

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- local t = {} package.seeall(t) setfenv(0, t) context.starttext() context"bla" context.stoptext() --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I get this error: PANIC: unprotected error in call to Lua API (attempt to index a nil value)

what do you want to achieve with the first three lines ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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4:51 p.m.

Hans Hagen writes:

On 14-1-2011 4:54, Peter Münster wrote:

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local t = {} package.seeall(t) setfenv(0, t)

what do you want to achieve with the first three lines

I want to prevent pollution of the global environment, when I need to define my own globals. But of course, I can do that with a name-space prefix, that's what I'm doing now. I've just posted the error, because perhaps it reveals a bug somewhere. -- Peter Münster Contact information: http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Hans Hagen

6:15 p.m.

On 14-1-2011 5:51, Peter Münster wrote:

Hans Hagen writes:

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On 14-1-2011 4:54, Peter Münster wrote:

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local t = {} package.seeall(t) setfenv(0, t)

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what do you want to achieve with the first three lines

I want to prevent pollution of the global environment, when I need to define my own globals. But of course, I can do that with a name-space prefix, that's what I'm doing now.

I've just posted the error, because perhaps it reveals a bug somewhere.

in lua 5.2 the environment related mechanism will change a bit anyway so best not depend on that now Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

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