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From: "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org>
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Subject: Re: on Perl
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:05:33 -0400
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On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:51:12 -0400, <Muttley@dastardlyhq.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:49:23 -0700
> John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:43:33 -0000 (UTC)
>> Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:
>>
>>> >>>> So moving from one language hardly anyone uses to another that
>>> >>>> hardly
>>> >anyone
>>> >>>> uses. You can't deny the consistency.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> We use lua rather extensively in multiple products.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> You seem to do nothing but criticize others.
>>> >>
>>> >> I've worked in a number of different areas and I've never come
>>> >> across anyone who mentioned Lua, never mind a company that used
>>> >> it. Whatever you do it must be rather niche.
>>> >
>>> >I use lua to enhance conky - but yes it is a bit niche, I suppose.
>>>
>>> Is conky your talking teddy bear?
>>
>> It's *very* commonly used as a "bolt-on" solution for scripting in a
>> wide variety of applications, particularly videogame engines. I eagerly
>> await your explanation of how that doesn't count since it's outside
>> your own sphere of experience.
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_applications_using_Lua
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lua_(programming_language)-scripted_vide
>> o_games
>
> Oh, games. Serious applications then.

Any linux distribution that supports use of rpm packages supports using lua as
the scripting language for package installations and removals.
https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/rpmlua.8.html

Regards, Dave Hodgins