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| @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ or LuaJIT. | |||
| 88 | </p> | 88 | </p> |
| 89 | <p> | 89 | <p> |
| 90 | LuaJIT extends the standard Lua VM with new functionality and adds | 90 | LuaJIT extends the standard Lua VM with new functionality and adds |
| 91 | several extension modules. Please note this page is only about | 91 | several extension modules. Please note, this page is only about |
| 92 | <em>functional</em> enhancements and not about performance enhancements, | 92 | <em>functional</em> enhancements and not about performance enhancements, |
| 93 | such as the optimized VM, the faster interpreter or the JIT compiler. | 93 | such as the optimized VM, the faster interpreter or the JIT compiler. |
| 94 | </p> | 94 | </p> |
| @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ usage. See also the | |||
| 197 | </p> | 197 | </p> |
| 198 | <p> | 198 | <p> |
| 199 | The generated bytecode is portable and can be loaded on any architecture | 199 | The generated bytecode is portable and can be loaded on any architecture |
| 200 | that LuaJIT supports, independent of word size or endianess. However the | 200 | that LuaJIT supports, independent of word size or endianess. However, the |
| 201 | bytecode compatibility versions must match. Bytecode stays compatible | 201 | bytecode compatibility versions must match. Bytecode stays compatible |
| 202 | for dot releases (x.y.0 → x.y.1), but may change with major or | 202 | for dot releases (x.y.0 → x.y.1), but may change with major or |
| 203 | minor releases (2.0 → 2.1) or between any beta release. Foreign | 203 | minor releases (2.0 → 2.1) or between any beta release. Foreign |
| @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ avoids managing backlinks, saves an allocation and the overhead of | |||
| 229 | incremental array/hash part growth. | 229 | incremental array/hash part growth. |
| 230 | </p> | 230 | </p> |
| 231 | <p> | 231 | <p> |
| 232 | Please note this function is meant for very specific situations. In most | 232 | Please note, this function is meant for very specific situations. In most |
| 233 | cases it's better to replace the (usually single) link with a new table | 233 | cases it's better to replace the (usually single) link with a new table |
| 234 | and let the GC do its work. | 234 | and let the GC do its work. |
| 235 | </p> | 235 | </p> |
| @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ and let the GC do its work. | |||
| 239 | LuaJIT uses a Tausworthe PRNG with period 2^223 to implement | 239 | LuaJIT uses a Tausworthe PRNG with period 2^223 to implement |
| 240 | <tt>math.random()</tt> and <tt>math.randomseed()</tt>. The quality of | 240 | <tt>math.random()</tt> and <tt>math.randomseed()</tt>. The quality of |
| 241 | the PRNG results is much superior compared to the standard Lua | 241 | the PRNG results is much superior compared to the standard Lua |
| 242 | implementation which uses the platform-specific ANSI rand(). | 242 | implementation, which uses the platform-specific ANSI rand(). |
| 243 | </p> | 243 | </p> |
| 244 | <p> | 244 | <p> |
| 245 | The PRNG generates the same sequences from the same seeds on all | 245 | The PRNG generates the same sequences from the same seeds on all |
| @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ Important: Neither this nor any other PRNG based on the simplistic | |||
| 257 | <h3 id="io"><tt>io.*</tt> functions handle 64 bit file offsets</h3> | 257 | <h3 id="io"><tt>io.*</tt> functions handle 64 bit file offsets</h3> |
| 258 | <p> | 258 | <p> |
| 259 | The file I/O functions in the standard <tt>io.*</tt> library handle | 259 | The file I/O functions in the standard <tt>io.*</tt> library handle |
| 260 | 64 bit file offsets. In particular this means it's possible | 260 | 64 bit file offsets. In particular, this means it's possible |
| 261 | to open files larger than 2 Gigabytes and to reposition or obtain | 261 | to open files larger than 2 Gigabytes and to reposition or obtain |
| 262 | the current file position for offsets beyond 2 GB | 262 | the current file position for offsets beyond 2 GB |
| 263 | (<tt>fp:seek()</tt> method). | 263 | (<tt>fp:seek()</tt> method). |
