README
1These are simple tests for Lua. Some of them contain useful code.
2They are meant to be run to make sure Lua is built correctly and also
3to be read, to see how Lua programs look.
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5Here is a one-line summary of each program:
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7 bisect.lua bisection method for solving non-linear equations
8 cf.lua temperature conversion table (celsius to farenheit)
9 echo.lua echo command line arguments
10 env.lua environment variables as automatic global variables
11 factorial.lua factorial without recursion
12 fib.lua fibonacci function with cache
13 fibfor.lua fibonacci numbers with coroutines and generators
14 globals.lua report global variable usage
15 hello.lua the first program in every language
16 life.lua Conway's Game of Life
17 luac.lua bare-bones luac
18 printf.lua an implementation of printf
19 readonly.lua make global variables readonly
20 sieve.lua the sieve of of Eratosthenes programmed with coroutines
21 sort.lua two implementations of a sort function
22 table.lua make table, grouping all data for the same item
23 trace-calls.lua trace calls
24 trace-globals.lua trace assigments to global variables
25 xd.lua hex dump
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