[Dev-luatex] a problem with ~=

[Taco Hoekwater]

Eythan Weg wrote:
> Hi ,
> 
> \directlua 0{
> if ("ab" ~= "cb") then do texio.write_nl("not equal") end end 
> }
> \bye
> 
> results in
>         ! LuaTeX error [string "luas[0]"]:1: ')' expected near '\'.
> 
> This is with yesterday's svn.  

try \string~ (~ is an active character, probably)