While this isn’t the right list to discuss this on, it’s not hard to install Lua and it’s not hard to put a script on a machine.
On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 7:50:57 PM EST Will Rubin wrote: > Unfortunately, that requires Lua to be on each machine or distributed > with the bytecode file. Both of these are showstoppers for me because > it's too easy to get the pieces separated. I was hoping for the single > file solution. > > --Will > > On 12/6/2016 7:39 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > You can accomplish that with regular Lua. Instead of running `lua > > myFile.lua`, compile `luac myFile.lua`. That will generate a file called > > ‘luac.out’ containing Lua bytecode. You can run that code with `lua`. > > > > On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 7:34:14 PM EST Will Rubin wrote: > >> I was looking at Terra as a way to create sort of executable Lua scripts > >> that I could create on arbitrary Windows machines and then distribute to > >> other Windows machines as needed. A way to bundle Lua in a nice self > >> contained manner from, for example, a flash drive. A way to create non > >> tamperable scripts, so to speak. > >> > >> --Will > >> > >> On 12/6/2016 7:26 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >>> If you want to use Terra, you want to interact with C. You’d be calling > >>> C > >>> library functions, and compiled Terra libraries are compatible with C. > >>> > >>> LLVM is already part of Terra, don’t worry about LLVM. LLVM does not > >>> come > >>> with Visual Studio 2013. You just have to have that installed to compile > >>> your own executables or libraries. > >>> > >>> On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 7:25:54 PM EST Will Rubin wrote: > >>>> Thought that was referring to if I wanted to interact with C, which I > >>>> don't. > >>>> > >>>> LLMV is not a default part of Windows but may well come with Visual > >>>> Studio 2013. Have not idea though. > >>>> > >>>> Well I guess that explains things. Bummer. Was hoping Terra was > >>>> complete > >>>> and stand alone. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for the help. > >>>> --Will > >>>> > >>>> On 12/6/2016 7:20 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >>>>> Hmm, from the “Getting Started” page: "for Windows you need a copy of > >>>>> Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 installed” > >>>>> > >>>>> So it does use Windows headers and libs, it seems. > >>>>> > >>>>> On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 7:19:17 PM EST [email protected] wrote: > >>>>>> It’s not paths, and LLVM is on Windows. Terra uses LLVM. I don’t > >>>>>> think > >>>>>> you > >>>>>> need to install LLVM separately though, did you install Terra? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 7:19:34 PM EST Will Rubin wrote: > >>>>>>> Path is not it. Just tried a couple. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Still seems that calling saveobj wants to call LLVM, which is not on > >>>>>>> Windows. (llvm: program not executable message on saveobj.) > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> --Will > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On 12/6/2016 7:02 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >>>>>>>> You don’t 'install C’, don’t worry about that. You should have > >>>>>>>> everything > >>>>>>>> you need installed with Terra itself. Are you sure you got the same > >>>>>>>> error? I just ran exactly what you sent, and it compiled perfectly. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I will say that you’ll want to use printf to show your output, > >>>>>>>> unless > >>>>>>>> your > >>>>>>>> goal is to return the number of arguments + 1. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 6:58:24 PM EST Will Rubin wrote: > >>>>>>>>> The example on the first page assumes C is installed. I don't have > >>>>>>>>> C > >>>>>>>>> installed. That's the question I suppose ... do I need to have a C > >>>>>>>>> compiler installed? > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> --Will > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On 12/6/2016 6:45 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> Try using a terra function that takes (argc : int, argv : > >>>>>>>>>> &rawstring). > >>>>>>>>>> The > >>>>>>>>>> main method takes an int, the number of arguments, and an array > >>>>>>>>>> of > >>>>>>>>>> that > >>>>>>>>>> many strings. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> This is comparable to the C main method. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> There is a great example of this on the main page of > >>>>>>>>>> http://terralang.org/. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 6:43:40 PM EST Will Rubin wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>> Lots of them: > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> For example when I type into the REPL > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> terra addone(a : int) > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> return a + 1 > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> end > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> the function is created. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> typing print(addone(2)) shows the correct answer. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> then typing terralib.saveobj("addone",{main=addone}) gives: > >>>>>>>>>>> llvm: program not executable > >>>>>>>>>>> and a stack trace to saveobj > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> (Other error messages are on the other thread I'm on. All seem > >>>>>>>>>>> to > >>>>>>>>>>> be > >>>>>>>>>>> about not finding things I'm now thinking would be in a C > >>>>>>>>>>> library > >>>>>>>>>>> or > >>>>>>>>>>> such.) > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Just tried terralib.saveObj(...) in case there's a case > >>>>>>>>>>> sensitivity > >>>>>>>>>>> issue. Got error message: > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> [string "stdin"]:1: attempt to call field 'saveObj' (a nil > >>>>>>>>>>> value) > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> stack traceback: > >>>>>>>>>>> [string "stdin"]:1: in main chunk > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> --Will > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> On 12/6/2016 6:33 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>> It would help if you could tell us the error. > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 6:33:55 PM EST Will Rubin wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmmm ... just can't get an executable out of Terra. I'm on > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows > >>>>>>>>>>>>> and > >>>>>>>>>>>>> not Linux. Default Windows system. Unzipped Terra as per the > >>>>>>>>>>>>> documentation. Can get some of the REPL examples to work. As > >>>>>>>>>>>>> soon > >>>>>>>>>>>>> as > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I > >>>>>>>>>>>>> try terralib.saveobj("MyExecutable",{ main = myMain }) I get > >>>>>>>>>>>>> an > >>>>>>>>>>>>> error. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Do I need to have a C compiler or such installed in order to > >>>>>>>>>>>>> create > >>>>>>>>>>>>> an > >>>>>>>>>>>>> executable? > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> --Will > >>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>>>>>> terralang mailing list > >>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/terralang > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>>>> terralang mailing list > >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>>>>>> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/terralang > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>> terralang mailing list > >>>>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>>>> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/terralang > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> terralang mailing list > >>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/terralang > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> terralang mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/terralang > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> terralang mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/terralang > > _______________________________________________ > terralang mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/terralang -- John M. 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