When to use os.exit(code, true)?
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- Subject: When to use os.exit(code, true)?
- From: Paul K <paulclinger@...>
- Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 13:42:01 -0800
The documentation for Lua 5.2 says about the second parameter:
> If the optional second argument close is true, closes the Lua state before exiting.
Can someone comment on why it may be needed? The difference comes to
lua_close(L) call, but what are the implications in terms of garbage
collections/memory use when the Lua state is not closed? I thought
os.exit would terminate the host program, so why was the second
parameter introduced?
Paul.