orig-5.0.3 This is a straightforward port of the Lua 5.0.3 front end (lexical analyzer, parser, code generator, binary chunk dumper.) The front end files are: lopcodes.lua opcode definition lzio.lua input streams llex.lua lexical analyzer lparser.lua parser lcode.lua code generator ldump.lua binary chunk dumper Status: operational, passes all current tests (non-exhaustive) Major test scripts are: test/test_llex.lua exercises test cases test/test_lparser2.lua exercises test cases luac.lua is a clone of Lua 5.0.3's luac.lua, except that it generates a binary chunk using Yueliang's front end implementation. Note that performance is not a consideration. The code tries to stay faithful to its C roots, so that if you were to do anything using this codebase, backporting the changes to C will be easy. As such, this codebase is meant for learning or prototyping purposes. Many parameters are unused, because call arguments are retained as far as possible. Changes and deletions are described wherever possible, but documentation of changes is not comprehensive. These files will stay faithful to the equivalent C files or modules in Lua 5.0.3. For rewrites or new features, a new directory will be created and a different set of files maintained. For Lua 5.1, a new directory will be created. The test directory has several primitive test scripts. Much better testing is planned. Eventually, the codebase will be validated using automated tests, so that any changes that breaks the system can be caught easily. The tools directory has a call graph generator, showing what gets called. Specific modules and functions can be monitored, and some parameters and return values are shown. This is a demonstration of the flexibility and ease of manipulation of using a relatively inefficient global table scheme. For Lua 5.0.2, see Yueliang 0.1.3, which was the last release of Lua 5.0.2 material.