Lua 5.1.4 Annotated Source

Interpreter/Compiler

lua.c interpreter
luac.c compiler front-end
print.c dissembler
ldump.c saving compiled code

Public API

Well-behaved Lua extensions should only need these.

Libraries

Referenced from linit.c and lualib.h.

lbaselib.c globals and coroutine
loadlib.c package
loslib.c os
liolib.c io
lstrlib.c string
lmathlib.c math
ltablib.c table

These only depend on the public API. The debug library needs more intimate knowledge of Lua internals:

ldebug.c debug

Core

API Implementation

lapi.c main API
lauxlib.c auxililary API

Lexer/Parser

llex.c lexer
lparser.c parser
lzio.c generic input stream
lundump.c loading precompiled code
lcode.c code generator
lfunc.c manipulating prototypes and closures
lopcodes.c opcodes

Virtual Machine

ltable.c table implementation
lstring.c string implementation
lstate.c Lua State
lobject.c Lua object management
lmem.c memory management
lgc.c garbage collection
ltm.c metamethod dispatch ('tags')
ldo.c stack and call structure
lvm.c virtual machine core

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