New API function 'lua_closeslot'

Closing a to-be-closed variable with 'lua_settop' is too restrictive,
as it erases all slots above the variable. Moreover, it adds side
effects to 'lua_settop', which should be a fairly basic function.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/ltests.c b/ltests.c
index 6920dd69..9c13338a 100644
--- a/ltests.c
+++ b/ltests.c
@@ -1766,6 +1766,9 @@ static struct X { int x; } x;
     else if EQ("toclose") {
       lua_toclose(L1, getnum);
     }
+    else if EQ("closeslot") {
+      lua_closeslot(L1, getnum);
+    }
     else luaL_error(L, "unknown instruction %s", buff);
   }
   return 0;