Small change in scope of variables in repeat-until

A close instruction is still inside the scope of the variables it is closing. The extra close in a repeat-until (to close variables before repeating the loop) was being coded outside that scope.
Details
2026-07-26 07:59:06 +00:00 · 2026-07-23 13:58:30 -03:00 · 2026-07-22 13:43:40 -03:00 · 2026-07-21 16:51:04 -03:00 · 2026-07-15 15:39:07 -03:00 · 2026-07-13 15:18:37 -03:00
48 changed files with 646 additions and 291 deletions
--- a/lapi.c
+++ b/lapi.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ LUA_API void lua_settop (lua_State *L, int idx) {
    api_check(L, idx <= ci->top.p - (func + 1), "new top too large");
    diff = ((func + 1) + idx) - L->top.p;
    for (; diff > 0; diff--)
-      setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p++));  /* clear new slots */
+      setnilvalue2s(L->top.p++);  /* clear new slots */
  }
  else {
    api_check(L, -(idx+1) <= (L->top.p - (func + 1)), "invalid new top");
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ LUA_API void lua_closeslot (lua_State *L, int idx) {
  api_check(L, (L->ci->callstatus & CIST_TBC) && (L->tbclist.p == level),
     "no variable to close at given level");
  level = luaF_close(L, level, CLOSEKTOP, 0);
-  setnilvalue(s2v(level));
+  setnilvalue2s(level);
  lua_unlock(L);
 }

@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ LUA_API int lua_compare (lua_State *L, int index1, int index2, int op) {
 }


-LUA_API unsigned (lua_numbertocstring) (lua_State *L, int idx, char *buff) {
+LUA_API unsigned lua_numbertocstring (lua_State *L, int idx, char *buff) {
  const TValue *o = index2value(L, idx);
  if (ttisnumber(o)) {
    unsigned len = luaO_tostringbuff(o, buff);
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ LUA_API const void *lua_topointer (lua_State *L, int idx) {

 LUA_API void lua_pushnil (lua_State *L) {
  lua_lock(L);
-  setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p));
+  setnilvalue2s(L->top.p);
  api_incr_top(L);
  lua_unlock(L);
 }
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ LUA_API const char *lua_pushexternalstring (lua_State *L,
 LUA_API const char *lua_pushstring (lua_State *L, const char *s) {
  lua_lock(L);
  if (s == NULL)
-    setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p));
+    setnilvalue2s(L->top.p);
  else {
    TString *ts;
    ts = luaS_new(L, s);
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ LUA_API int lua_geti (lua_State *L, int idx, lua_Integer n) {

 static int finishrawget (lua_State *L, lu_byte tag) {
  if (tagisempty(tag))  /* avoid copying empty items to the stack */
-    setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p));
+    setnilvalue2s(L->top.p);
  api_incr_top(L);
  lua_unlock(L);
  return novariant(tag);
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ LUA_API int lua_getiuservalue (lua_State *L, int idx, int n) {
  o = index2value(L, idx);
  api_check(L, ttisfulluserdata(o), "full userdata expected");
  if (n <= 0 || n > uvalue(o)->nuvalue) {
-    setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p));
+    setnilvalue2s(L->top.p);
    t = LUA_TNONE;
  }
  else {
@@ -1122,6 +1122,7 @@ LUA_API int lua_load (lua_State *L, lua_Reader reader, void *data,
  ZIO z;
  TStatus status;
  lua_lock(L);
+  luaC_checkGC(L);
  if (!chunkname) chunkname = "?";
  luaZ_init(L, &z, reader, data);
  status = luaD_protectedparser(L, &z, chunkname, mode);
@@ -1201,11 +1202,16 @@ LUA_API int lua_gc (lua_State *L, int what, ...) {
    case LUA_GCSTEP: {
      lu_byte oldstp = g->gcstp;
      l_mem n = cast(l_mem, va_arg(argp, size_t));
+      l_mem newdebt;
      int work = 0;  /* true if GC did some work */
      g->gcstp = 0;  /* allow GC to run (other bits must be zero here) */
      if (n <= 0)
-        n = g->GCdebt;  /* force to run one basic step */
-      luaE_setdebt(g, g->GCdebt - n);
+        newdebt = 0;  /* force to run one basic step */
+      else if (g->GCdebt >= n - MAX_LMEM)  /* no overflow? */
+        newdebt = g->GCdebt - n;
+      else  /* overflow */
+        newdebt = -MAX_LMEM;  /* set debt to mininum value */
+      luaE_setdebt(g, newdebt);
      luaC_condGC(L, (void)0, work = 1);
      if (work && g->gcstate == GCSpause)  /* end of cycle? */
        res = 1;  /* signal it */
@@ -1293,8 +1299,8 @@ LUA_API void lua_toclose (lua_State *L, int idx) {

 LUA_API void lua_concat (lua_State *L, int n) {
  lua_lock(L);
-  api_checknelems(L, n);
  if (n > 0) {
+    api_checkpop(L, n);
    luaV_concat(L, n);
    luaC_checkGC(L);
  }
@@ -1412,7 +1418,7 @@ LUA_API const char *lua_setupvalue (lua_State *L, int funcindex, int n) {
  TValue *fi;
  lua_lock(L);
  fi = index2value(L, funcindex);
-  api_checknelems(L, 1);
+  api_checkpop(L, 1);
  name = aux_upvalue(fi, n, &val, &owner);
  if (name) {
    L->top.p--;
--- a/lauxlib.c
+++ b/lauxlib.c
@@ -513,12 +513,25 @@ static const luaL_Reg boxmt[] = {  /* box metamethods */
 };


+/*
+** Get/create metatable (MT) for boxes
+*/
+static void getBoxMT (lua_State *L) {
+  const char *BOXMT = "_UBOX*"; /* key for the metatable */
+  if (luaL_getmetatable(L, BOXMT) == LUA_TNIL) {  /* MT not created yet? */
+    luaL_newlibtable(L, boxmt);  /* create it */
+    luaL_setfuncs(L, boxmt, 0);  /* initialize it */
+    lua_copy(L, -1, -2);  /* change stack from nil,MT to MT,MT */
+    lua_setfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, BOXMT);  /* store MT in the registry */
+  }
+}
+
+
 static void newbox (lua_State *L) {
  UBox *box = (UBox *)lua_newuserdatauv(L, sizeof(UBox), 0);
  box->box = NULL;
  box->bsize = 0;
-  if (luaL_newmetatable(L, "_UBOX*"))  /* creating metatable? */
-    luaL_setfuncs(L, boxmt, 0);  /* set its metamethods */
+  getBoxMT(L);
  lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
 }

@@ -874,7 +887,7 @@ LUALIB_API int luaL_loadbufferx (lua_State *L, const char *buff, size_t size,


 LUALIB_API int luaL_loadstring (lua_State *L, const char *s) {
-  return luaL_loadbuffer(L, s, strlen(s), s);
+  return luaL_loadbufferx(L, s, strlen(s), s, "t");
 }

 /* }====================================================== */
@@ -1185,7 +1198,7 @@ LUALIB_API lua_State *(luaL_newstate) (void) {
  lua_State *L = lua_newstate(luaL_alloc, NULL, luaL_makeseed(NULL));
  if (l_likely(L)) {
    lua_atpanic(L, &panic);
-    lua_setwarnf(L, warnfoff, L);  /* default is warnings off */
+    lua_setwarnf(L, warnfon, L);
  }
  return L;
 }
--- a/lauxlib.h
+++ b/lauxlib.h
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ LUALIB_API int (luaL_checkoption) (lua_State *L, int arg, const char *def,
 LUALIB_API int (luaL_fileresult) (lua_State *L, int stat, const char *fname);
 LUALIB_API int (luaL_execresult) (lua_State *L, int stat);

-LUALIB_API void *luaL_alloc (void *ud, void *ptr, size_t osize,
-                                                  size_t nsize);
+LUALIB_API void *(luaL_alloc) (void *ud, void *ptr, size_t osize,
+                                                    size_t nsize);


 /* predefined references */
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ LUALIB_API int (luaL_loadstring) (lua_State *L, const char *s);

 LUALIB_API lua_State *(luaL_newstate) (void);

-LUALIB_API unsigned luaL_makeseed (lua_State *L);
+LUALIB_API unsigned (luaL_makeseed) (lua_State *L);

 LUALIB_API lua_Integer (luaL_len) (lua_State *L, int idx);

--- a/lbaselib.c
+++ b/lbaselib.c
@@ -340,9 +340,11 @@ static int load_aux (lua_State *L, int status, int envidx) {


 static const char *getMode (lua_State *L, int idx) {
-  const char *mode = luaL_optstring(L, idx, "bt");
-  if (strchr(mode, 'B') != NULL)  /* Lua code cannot use fixed buffers */
+  const char *mode = luaL_optstring(L, idx, NULL);
+  if (mode != NULL && strchr(mode, 'B') != NULL) {
+    /* Lua code cannot use fixed buffers */
    luaL_argerror(L, idx, "invalid mode");
+  }
  return mode;
 }

@@ -364,33 +366,24 @@ static int luaB_loadfile (lua_State *L) {


 /*
-** reserved slot, above all arguments, to hold a copy of the returned
-** string to avoid it being collected while parsed. 'load' has four
-** optional arguments (chunk, source name, mode, and environment).
-*/
-#define RESERVEDSLOT	5
-
-
-/*
-** Reader for generic 'load' function: 'lua_load' uses the
-** stack for internal stuff, so the reader cannot change the
-** stack top. Instead, it keeps its resulting string in a
-** reserved slot inside the stack.
+** Reader for generic 'load' function.
 */
 static const char *generic_reader (lua_State *L, void *ud, size_t *size) {
-  (void)(ud);  /* not used */
+  int *firstcall = cast(int *, ud);
  luaL_checkstack(L, 2, "too many nested functions");
+  if (*firstcall)
+    *firstcall = 0;
+  else
+    lua_pop(L, 1);  /* remove previous result */
  lua_pushvalue(L, 1);  /* get function */
  lua_call(L, 0, 1);  /* call it */
  if (lua_isnil(L, -1)) {
-    lua_pop(L, 1);  /* pop result */
    *size = 0;
    return NULL;
  }
  else if (l_unlikely(!lua_isstring(L, -1)))
    luaL_error(L, "reader function must return a string");
-  lua_replace(L, RESERVEDSLOT);  /* save string in reserved slot */
-  return lua_tolstring(L, RESERVEDSLOT, size);
+  return lua_tolstring(L, -1, size);
 }


@@ -405,10 +398,10 @@ static int luaB_load (lua_State *L) {
    status = luaL_loadbufferx(L, s, l, chunkname, mode);
  }
  else {  /* loading from a reader function */
+    int firstcall = 1;  /* userdata for generic_reader */
    const char *chunkname = luaL_optstring(L, 2, "=(load)");
    luaL_checktype(L, 1, LUA_TFUNCTION);
-    lua_settop(L, RESERVEDSLOT);  /* create reserved slot */
-    status = lua_load(L, generic_reader, NULL, chunkname, mode);
+    status = lua_load(L, generic_reader, &firstcall, chunkname, mode);
  }
  return load_aux(L, status, env);
 }
@@ -425,7 +418,7 @@ static int dofilecont (lua_State *L, int d1, lua_KContext d2) {
 static int luaB_dofile (lua_State *L) {
  const char *fname = luaL_optstring(L, 1, NULL);
  lua_settop(L, 1);
-  if (l_unlikely(luaL_loadfile(L, fname) != LUA_OK))
+  if (l_unlikely(luaL_loadfilex(L, fname, "bt") != LUA_OK))
    return lua_error(L);
  lua_callk(L, 0, LUA_MULTRET, 0, dofilecont);
  return dofilecont(L, 0, 0);
--- a/lcode.c
+++ b/lcode.c
@@ -663,11 +663,11 @@ static int boolT (FuncState *fs) {
 ** Add nil to list of constants and return its index.
 */
 static int nilK (FuncState *fs) {
-  TValue k, v;
-  setnilvalue(&v);
+  lua_State *L = fs->ls->L;
+  TValue k;
  /* cannot use nil as key; instead use table itself */
-  sethvalue(fs->ls->L, &k, fs->kcache);
-  return k2proto(fs, &k, &v);
+  sethvalue(L, &k, fs->kcache);
+  return k2proto(fs, &k, &G(L)->nilvalue);
 }


@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ void luaK_dischargevars (FuncState *fs, expdesc *e) {
    }  /* FALLTHROUGH */
    case VLOCAL: {  /* already in a register */
      int temp = e->u.var.ridx;
-      e->u.info = temp;  /* (can't do a direct assignment; values overlap) */
+      e->u.info = temp;  /* (avoid a direct assignment; values overlap) */
      e->k = VNONRELOC;  /* becomes a non-relocatable value */
      break;
    }
@@ -1365,18 +1365,21 @@ void luaK_indexed (FuncState *fs, expdesc *t, expdesc *k) {
    luaK_exp2anyreg(fs, t);  /* put it in a register */
  if (t->k == VUPVAL) {
    lu_byte temp = cast_byte(t->u.info);  /* upvalue index */
-    t->u.ind.t = temp;  /* (can't do a direct assignment; values overlap) */
+    t->u.ind.t = temp;  /* (avoid a direct assignment; values overlap) */
    lua_assert(isKstr(fs, k));
    fillidxk(t, k->u.info, VINDEXUP);  /* literal short string */
  }
  else if (t->k == VVARGVAR) {  /* indexing the vararg parameter? */
-    lua_assert(t->u.ind.t == fs->f->numparams);
-    t->u.ind.t = cast_byte(t->u.var.ridx);
-    fillidxk(t, luaK_exp2anyreg(fs, k), VVARGIND);  /* register */
+    int kreg = luaK_exp2anyreg(fs, k);  /* put key in some register */
+    lu_byte vreg = cast_byte(t->u.var.ridx);  /* register with vararg param. */
+    lua_assert(vreg == fs->f->numparams);
+    t->u.ind.t = vreg;  /* (avoid a direct assignment; values may overlap?) */
+    fillidxk(t, kreg, VVARGIND);  /* 't' represents 'vararg[k]' */
  }
  else {
    /* register index of the table */
-    t->u.ind.t = cast_byte((t->k == VLOCAL) ? t->u.var.ridx: t->u.info);
+    lu_byte temp = cast_byte((t->k == VLOCAL) ? t->u.var.ridx: t->u.info);
+    t->u.ind.t = temp;  /* (avoid a direct assignment; values may overlap?) */
    if (isKstr(fs, k))
      fillidxk(t, k->u.info, VINDEXSTR);  /* literal short string */
    else if (isCint(k))  /* int. constant in proper range? */
@@ -1931,8 +1934,6 @@ void luaK_finish (FuncState *fs) {
    p->flag &= cast_byte(~PF_VAHID);  /* then it will not use hidden args. */
  for (i = 0; i < fs->pc; i++) {
    Instruction *pc = &p->code[i];
-    /* avoid "not used" warnings when assert is off (for 'onelua.c') */
-    (void)luaP_isOT; (void)luaP_isIT;
    lua_assert(i == 0 || luaP_isOT(*(pc - 1)) == luaP_isIT(*pc));
    switch (GET_OPCODE(*pc)) {
      case OP_RETURN0: case OP_RETURN1: {
--- a/ldblib.c
+++ b/ldblib.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int db_debug (lua_State *L) {
    if (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), stdin) == NULL ||
        strcmp(buffer, "cont\n") == 0)
      return 0;
-    if (luaL_loadbuffer(L, buffer, strlen(buffer), "=(debug command)") ||
+    if (luaL_loadbufferx(L, buffer, strlen(buffer), "=(debug command)", "t") ||
        lua_pcall(L, 0, 0, 0))
      lua_writestringerror("%s\n", luaL_tolstring(L, -1, NULL));
    lua_settop(L, 0);  /* remove eventual returns */
--- a/ldebug.c
+++ b/ldebug.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static int nextline (const Proto *p, int currentline, int pc) {

 static void collectvalidlines (lua_State *L, Closure *f) {
  if (!LuaClosure(f)) {
-    setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p));
+    setnilvalue2s(L->top.p);
    api_incr_top(L);
  }
  else {
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static const char *getobjname (const Proto *p, int lastpc, int reg,
        kname(p, k, name);
        return isEnv(p, lastpc, i, 1);
      }
-      case OP_GETTABLE: {
+      case OP_GETTABLE: case OP_GETVARG: {
        int k = GETARG_C(i);  /* key index */
        rname(p, lastpc, k, name);
        return isEnv(p, lastpc, i, 0);
--- a/ldo.c
+++ b/ldo.c
@@ -220,6 +220,25 @@ l_noret luaD_errerr (lua_State *L) {
 }


+/*
+** Check whether stacks have enough space to run a simple function (such
+** as a finalizer): At least BASIC_STACK_SIZE in the Lua stack, two
+** available CallInfos, and two "slots" in the C stack.
+*/
+int luaD_checkminstack (lua_State *L) {
+  if (getCcalls(L) >= LUAI_MAXCCALLS - 2)
+    return 0;  /* not enough C-stack slots */
+  if (L->ci->next == NULL && luaE_extendCI(L, 0) == NULL)
+    return 0;  /* unable to allocate first ci */
+  if (L->ci->next->next == NULL && luaE_extendCI(L, 0) == NULL)
+    return 0;  /* unable to allocate second ci */
+  if (L->stack_last.p - L->top.p >= BASIC_STACK_SIZE)
+    return 1;  /* enough (BASIC_STACK_SIZE) free slots in the Lua stack */
+  else  /* try to grow stack to a size with enough free slots */
+    return luaD_growstack(L, BASIC_STACK_SIZE, 0);
+}
+
+
 /*
 ** In ISO C, any pointer use after the pointer has been deallocated is
 ** undefined behavior. So, before a stack reallocation, all pointers
@@ -330,7 +349,7 @@ int luaD_reallocstack (lua_State *L, int newsize, int raiseerror) {
  correctstack(L, oldstack);  /* change offsets back to pointers */
  L->stack_last.p = L->stack.p + newsize;
  for (i = oldsize + EXTRA_STACK; i < newsize + EXTRA_STACK; i++)
-    setnilvalue(s2v(newstack + i)); /* erase new segment */
+    setnilvalue2s(newstack + i); /* erase new segment */
  return 1;
 }

@@ -411,12 +430,6 @@ void luaD_shrinkstack (lua_State *L) {
  luaE_shrinkCI(L);  /* shrink CI list */
 }

-
-void luaD_inctop (lua_State *L) {
-  L->top.p++;
-  luaD_checkstack(L, 1);
-}
-
 /* }================================================================== */


@@ -535,7 +548,7 @@ l_sinline void genmoveresults (lua_State *L, StkId res, int nres,
  for (i = 0; i < nres; i++)  /* move all results to correct place */
    setobjs2s(L, res + i, firstresult + i);
  for (; i < wanted; i++)  /* complete wanted number of results */
-    setnilvalue(s2v(res + i));
+    setnilvalue2s(res + i);
  L->top.p = res + wanted;  /* top points after the last result */
 }

@@ -555,7 +568,7 @@ l_sinline void moveresults (lua_State *L, StkId res, int nres,
      return;
    case 1 + 1:  /* one value needed */
      if (nres == 0)   /* no results? */
-        setnilvalue(s2v(res));  /* adjust with nil */
+        setnilvalue2s(res);  /* adjust with nil */
      else  /* at least one result */
        setobjs2s(L, res, L->top.p - nres);  /* move it to proper place */
      L->top.p = res + 1;
@@ -605,7 +618,7 @@ void luaD_poscall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, int nres) {



-#define next_ci(L)  (L->ci->next ? L->ci->next : luaE_extendCI(L))
+#define next_ci(L)  (L->ci->next ? L->ci->next : luaE_extendCI(L, 1))


 /*
@@ -675,7 +688,7 @@ int luaD_pretailcall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, StkId func,
        setobjs2s(L, ci->func.p + i, func + i);
      func = ci->func.p;  /* moved-down function */
      for (; narg1 <= nfixparams; narg1++)
-        setnilvalue(s2v(func + narg1));  /* complete missing arguments */
+        setnilvalue2s(func + narg1);  /* complete missing arguments */
      ci->top.p = func + 1 + fsize;  /* top for new function */
      lua_assert(ci->top.p <= L->stack_last.p);
      ci->u.l.savedpc = p->code;  /* starting point */
@@ -722,7 +735,7 @@ CallInfo *luaD_precall (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nresults) {
      L->ci = ci = prepCallInfo(L, func, status, func + 1 + fsize);
      ci->u.l.savedpc = p->code;  /* starting point */
      for (; narg < nfixparams; narg++)
-        setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p++));  /* complete missing arguments */
+        setnilvalue2s(L->top.p++);  /* complete missing arguments */
      lua_assert(ci->top.p <= L->stack_last.p);
      return ci;
    }
@@ -1109,28 +1122,54 @@ static void checkmode (lua_State *L, const char *mode, const char *x) {
 }


+/*
+** Before the first call to the reader function, Lua reserves a slot
+** with a table for anchoring stuff.
+*/
 static void f_parser (lua_State *L, void *ud) {
  LClosure *cl;
  struct SParser *p = cast(struct SParser *, ud);
  const char *mode = p->mode ? p->mode : "bt";
-  int c = zgetc(p->z);  /* read first character */
+  int c;
+  Table *anchor;
+  ptrdiff_t otop = savestack(L, L->top.p);  /* original top */
+  luaD_checkstack(L, 2);
+  anchor = luaH_new(L);  /* create the anchor table */
+  sethvalue2s(L, L->top.p++, anchor);  /* anchor the anchor table */
+  c = zgetc(p->z);  /* read first character */
  if (c == LUA_SIGNATURE[0]) {
    int fixed = 0;
    if (strchr(mode, 'B') != NULL)
      fixed = 1;
    else
      checkmode(L, mode, "binary");
-    cl = luaU_undump(L, p->z, p->name, fixed);
+    cl = luaU_undump(L, p->z, anchor, p->name, fixed);
  }
  else {
    checkmode(L, mode, "text");
-    cl = luaY_parser(L, p->z, &p->buff, &p->dyd, p->name, c);
+    cl = luaY_parser(L, p->z, anchor, &p->buff, &p->dyd, p->name, c);
  }
+  L->top.p = restorestack(L, otop);  /* restore stack */
+  setclLvalue2s(L, L->top.p++, cl);  /* push closure */
  lua_assert(cl->nupvalues == cl->p->sizeupvalues);
  luaF_initupvals(L, cl);
 }


+/*
+** Anchor an object in a table in the stack.  First, anchor the object
+** temporarily in the stack, as luaH_set may call an emergency GC.
+** Then, add it in the table with itself as its key.
+*/
+void luaD_anchorobj (lua_State *L, Table *anchor, GCObject *obj) {
+  setgcovalue(L, s2v(L->top.p++), obj);  /* temporary anchor in the stack */
+  luaH_set(L, anchor, s2v(L->top.p - 1), s2v(L->top.p - 1));
+  /* Because this is a new key, luaH_set will call the GC barrier, so
+     we don't need to call the barrier again here */
+  L->top.p--;
+}
+
+
 TStatus luaD_protectedparser (lua_State *L, ZIO *z, const char *name,
                                            const char *mode) {
  struct SParser p;
--- a/ldo.h
+++ b/ldo.h
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ LUAI_FUNC void luaD_poscall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, int nres);
 LUAI_FUNC int luaD_reallocstack (lua_State *L, int newsize, int raiseerror);
 LUAI_FUNC int luaD_growstack (lua_State *L, int n, int raiseerror);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaD_shrinkstack (lua_State *L);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaD_inctop (lua_State *L);
+LUAI_FUNC int luaD_checkminstack (lua_State *L);
+LUAI_FUNC void luaD_anchorobj (lua_State *L, Table *anchor, GCObject *obj);

 LUAI_FUNC l_noret luaD_throw (lua_State *L, TStatus errcode);
 LUAI_FUNC l_noret luaD_throwbaselevel (lua_State *L, TStatus errcode);
--- a/lgc.c
+++ b/lgc.c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ static l_mem traversethread (global_State *g, lua_State *th) {
    if (!g->gcemergency)
      luaD_shrinkstack(th); /* do not change stack in emergency cycle */
    for (o = th->top.p; o < th->stack_last.p + EXTRA_STACK; o++)
-      setnilvalue(s2v(o));  /* clear dead stack slice */
+      setnilvalue2s(o);  /* clear dead stack slice */
    /* 'remarkupvals' may have removed thread from 'twups' list */
    if (!isintwups(th) && th->openupval != NULL) {
      th->twups = g->twups;  /* link it back to the list */
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ static void finishgencycle (lua_State *L, global_State *g) {
  correctgraylists(g);
  checkSizes(L, g);
  g->gcstate = GCSpropagate;  /* skip restart */
-  if (!g->gcemergency)
+  if (g->tobefnz != NULL && !g->gcemergency && luaD_checkminstack(L))
    callallpendingfinalizers(L);
 }

@@ -1667,12 +1667,13 @@ static l_mem singlestep (lua_State *L, int fast) {
      break;
    }
    case GCScallfin: {  /* call finalizers */
-      if (g->tobefnz && !g->gcemergency) {
+      if (g->tobefnz && !g->gcemergency && luaD_checkminstack(L)) {
        g->gcstopem = 0;  /* ok collections during finalizers */
        GCTM(L);  /* call one finalizer */
        stepresult = CWUFIN;
      }
-      else {  /* emergency mode or no more finalizers */
+      else {  /* no more finalizers or emergency mode or not enough stack
+                 to run finalizers */
        g->gcstate = GCSpause;  /* finish collection */
        stepresult = step2pause;
      }
--- a/llex.c
+++ b/llex.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void luaX_setinput (lua_State *L, LexState *ls, ZIO *z, TString *source,
     so they cannot be collected */
  ls->envn = luaS_newliteral(L, LUA_ENV);  /* get env string */
  ls->brkn = luaS_newliteral(L, "break");  /* get "break" string */
-#if defined(LUA_COMPAT_GLOBAL)
+#if LUA_COMPAT_GLOBAL
  /* compatibility mode: "global" is not a reserved word */
  ls->glbn = luaS_newliteral(L, "global");  /* get "global" string */
  ls->glbn->extra = 0;  /* mark it as not reserved */
--- a/llimits.h
+++ b/llimits.h
@@ -234,12 +234,12 @@ typedef unsigned long l_uint32;

 /* floor division (defined as 'floor(a/b)') */
 #if !defined(luai_numidiv)
-#define luai_numidiv(L,a,b)     ((void)L, l_floor(luai_numdiv(L,a,b)))
+#define luai_numidiv(L,a,b)     l_floor(luai_numdiv(L,a,b))
 #endif

 /* float division */
 #if !defined(luai_numdiv)
-#define luai_numdiv(L,a,b)      ((a)/(b))
+#define luai_numdiv(L,a,b)      ((void)L, (a)/(b))
 #endif

 /*
@@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ typedef unsigned long l_uint32;

 /* the others are quite standard operations */
 #if !defined(luai_numadd)
-#define luai_numadd(L,a,b)      ((a)+(b))
-#define luai_numsub(L,a,b)      ((a)-(b))
-#define luai_nummul(L,a,b)      ((a)*(b))
-#define luai_numunm(L,a)        (-(a))
+#define luai_numadd(L,a,b)      ((void)L, (a)+(b))
+#define luai_numsub(L,a,b)      ((void)L, (a)-(b))
+#define luai_nummul(L,a,b)      ((void)L, (a)*(b))
+#define luai_numunm(L,a)        ((void)L, -(a))
 #define luai_numeq(a,b)         ((a)==(b))
 #define luai_numlt(a,b)         ((a)<(b))
 #define luai_numle(a,b)         ((a)<=(b))
--- a/loadlib.c
+++ b/loadlib.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static int searcher_Lua (lua_State *L) {
  const char *name = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
  filename = findfile(L, name, "path", LUA_LSUBSEP);
  if (filename == NULL) return 1;  /* module not found in this path */
-  return checkload(L, (luaL_loadfile(L, filename) == LUA_OK), filename);
+  return checkload(L, (luaL_loadfilex(L, filename, "bt") == LUA_OK), filename);
 }


--- a/lobject.h
+++ b/lobject.h
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ typedef union {
 #define ttisstrictnil(o)	checktag((o), LUA_VNIL)


-#define setnilvalue(obj) settt_(obj, LUA_VNIL)
+#define setnilvalue(obj)	settt_(obj, LUA_VNIL)
+#define setnilvalue2s(stk)	setnilvalue(s2v(stk))


 #define isabstkey(v)		checktag((v), LUA_VABSTKEY)
--- a/lopcodes.c
+++ b/lopcodes.c
@@ -104,35 +104,26 @@ LUAI_DDEF const lu_byte luaP_opmodes[NUM_OPCODES] = {
 ,opmode(0, 1, 0, 0, 1, iABC)		/* OP_VARARG */
 ,opmode(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, iABC)		/* OP_GETVARG */
 ,opmode(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, iABx)		/* OP_ERRNNIL */
- ,opmode(0, 0, 1, 0, 1, iABC)		/* OP_VARARGPREP */
+ ,opmode(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, iABC)		/* OP_VARARGPREP */
 ,opmode(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, iAx)		/* OP_EXTRAARG */
 };


-
-/*
-** Check whether instruction sets top for next instruction, that is,
-** it results in multiple values.
-*/
-int luaP_isOT (Instruction i) {
-  OpCode op = GET_OPCODE(i);
-  switch (op) {
-    case OP_TAILCALL: return 1;
-    default:
-      return testOTMode(op) && GETARG_C(i) == 0;
-  }
-}
+#define testITMode(m)	(luaP_opmodes[m] & (1 << 5))


 /*
-** Check whether instruction uses top from previous instruction, that is,
-** it accepts multiple results.
+** Check whether instruction uses top. That happens for OP_VARARGPREP
+** and for instructions that use multiple values set by the previous
+** instruction.
 */
 int luaP_isIT (Instruction i) {
  OpCode op = GET_OPCODE(i);
  switch (op) {
    case OP_SETLIST:
-      return testITMode(GET_OPCODE(i)) && GETARG_vB(i) == 0;
+      return GETARG_vB(i) == 0;
+    case OP_VARARGPREP:
+      return 1;
    default:
      return testITMode(GET_OPCODE(i)) && GETARG_B(i) == 0;
  }
--- a/lopcodes.h
+++ b/lopcodes.h
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ OP_EXTRAARG/*	Ax	extra (larger) argument for previous opcode	*/
 ** bits 0-2: op mode
 ** bit 3: instruction set register A
 ** bit 4: operator is a test (next instruction must be a jump)
-** bit 5: instruction uses 'L->top' set by previous instruction (when B == 0)
-** bit 6: instruction sets 'L->top' for next instruction (when C == 0)
+** bit 5: used by 'luaP_isIT'
+** bit 6: used by 'luaP_isOT'
 ** bit 7: instruction is an MM instruction (call a metamethod)
 */

@@ -427,12 +427,17 @@ LUAI_DDEC(const lu_byte luaP_opmodes[NUM_OPCODES];)
 #define getOpMode(m)	(cast(enum OpMode, luaP_opmodes[m] & 7))
 #define testAMode(m)	(luaP_opmodes[m] & (1 << 3))
 #define testTMode(m)	(luaP_opmodes[m] & (1 << 4))
-#define testITMode(m)	(luaP_opmodes[m] & (1 << 5))
-#define testOTMode(m)	(luaP_opmodes[m] & (1 << 6))
 #define testMMMode(m)	(luaP_opmodes[m] & (1 << 7))


-LUAI_FUNC int luaP_isOT (Instruction i);
+/* Check whether instruction sets top for next instruction, that is,
+** it results in multiple values. Used only for tests.
+*/
+#define luaP_isOT(i)  \
+	(GET_OPCODE(i) == OP_TAILCALL || \
+	 ((luaP_opmodes[GET_OPCODE(i)] & (1 << 6)) && GETARG_C(i) == 0))
+
+
 LUAI_FUNC int luaP_isIT (Instruction i);


--- a/lparser.c
+++ b/lparser.c
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ static void buildglobal (LexState *ls, TString *varname, expdesc *var) {
  init_exp(var, VGLOBAL, -1);  /* global by default */
  singlevaraux(fs, ls->envn, var, 1);  /* get environment variable */
  if (var->k == VGLOBAL)
-    luaK_semerror(ls, "_ENV is global when accessing variable '%s'",
-                      getstr(varname));
+    luaK_semerror(ls, "%s is global when accessing variable '%s'",
+                      LUA_ENV, getstr(varname));
  luaK_exp2anyregup(fs, var);  /* _ENV could be a constant */
  codestring(&key, varname);  /* key is variable name */
  luaK_indexed(fs, var, &key);  /* 'var' represents _ENV[varname] */
@@ -821,8 +821,7 @@ static void open_func (LexState *ls, FuncState *fs, BlockCnt *bl) {
  luaC_objbarrier(L, f, f->source);
  f->maxstacksize = 2;  /* registers 0/1 are always valid */
  fs->kcache = luaH_new(L);  /* create table for function */
-  sethvalue2s(L, L->top.p, fs->kcache);  /* anchor it */
-  luaD_inctop(L);
+  luaD_anchorobj(L, ls->h, obj2gco(fs->kcache));  /* anchor it */
  enterblock(fs, bl, 0);
 }

@@ -831,6 +830,7 @@ static void close_func (LexState *ls) {
  lua_State *L = ls->L;
  FuncState *fs = ls->fs;
  Proto *f = fs->f;
+  TValue temp;
  luaK_ret(fs, luaY_nvarstack(fs), 0);  /* final return */
  leaveblock(fs);
  lua_assert(fs->bl == NULL);
@@ -843,8 +843,10 @@ static void close_func (LexState *ls) {
  luaM_shrinkvector(L, f->p, f->sizep, fs->np, Proto *);
  luaM_shrinkvector(L, f->locvars, f->sizelocvars, fs->ndebugvars, LocVar);
  luaM_shrinkvector(L, f->upvalues, f->sizeupvalues, fs->nups, Upvaldesc);
+  /* remove kcache table from scanner table ("weigh" its anchor) */
+  sethvalue(L, &temp, fs->kcache);  /* key to be set to nil */
+  luaH_set(L, ls->h, &temp, &G(L)->nilvalue);
  ls->fs = fs->prev;
-  L->top.p--;  /* pop kcache table */
  luaC_checkGC(L);
 }

@@ -1164,6 +1166,7 @@ static void funcargs (LexState *ls, expdesc *f) {
    }
    default: {
      luaX_syntaxerror(ls, "function arguments expected");
+      return;  /* to avoid warnings */
    }
  }
  lua_assert(f->k == VNONRELOC);
@@ -1611,7 +1614,6 @@ static void repeatstat (LexState *ls, int line) {
  statlist(ls);
  check_match(ls, TK_UNTIL, TK_REPEAT, line);
  condexit = cond(ls);  /* read condition (inside scope block) */
-  leaveblock(fs);  /* finish scope */
  if (bl2.upval) {  /* upvalues? */
    int exit = luaK_jump(fs);  /* normal exit must jump over fix */
    luaK_patchtohere(fs, condexit);  /* repetition must close upvalues */
@@ -1620,6 +1622,7 @@ static void repeatstat (LexState *ls, int line) {
    luaK_patchtohere(fs, exit);  /* normal exit comes to here */
  }
  luaK_patchlist(fs, condexit, repeat_init);  /* close the loop */
+  leaveblock(fs);  /* finish scope */
  leaveblock(fs);  /* finish loop */
 }

@@ -2111,7 +2114,7 @@ static void statement (LexState *ls) {
      gotostat(ls, line);
      break;
    }
-#if defined(LUA_COMPAT_GLOBAL)
+#if LUA_COMPAT_GLOBAL
    case TK_NAME: {
      /* compatibility code to parse global keyword when "global"
         is not reserved */
@@ -2165,16 +2168,14 @@ static void mainfunc (LexState *ls, FuncState *fs) {
 }


-LClosure *luaY_parser (lua_State *L, ZIO *z, Mbuffer *buff,
+LClosure *luaY_parser (lua_State *L, ZIO *z, Table *anchor, Mbuffer *buff,
                       Dyndata *dyd, const char *name, int firstchar) {
  LexState lexstate;
  FuncState funcstate;
-  LClosure *cl = luaF_newLclosure(L, 1);  /* create main closure */
-  setclLvalue2s(L, L->top.p, cl);  /* anchor it (to avoid being collected) */
-  luaD_inctop(L);
-  lexstate.h = luaH_new(L);  /* create table for scanner */
-  sethvalue2s(L, L->top.p, lexstate.h);  /* anchor it */
-  luaD_inctop(L);
+  LClosure *cl;
+  lexstate.h = anchor;  /* table for scanner */
+  cl = luaF_newLclosure(L, 1);  /* create main closure */
+  luaD_anchorobj(L, anchor, obj2gco(cl));  /* anchor it in scanner table */
  funcstate.f = cl->p = luaF_newproto(L);
  luaC_objbarrier(L, cl, cl->p);
  funcstate.f->source = luaS_new(L, name);  /* create and anchor TString */
@@ -2187,7 +2188,6 @@ LClosure *luaY_parser (lua_State *L, ZIO *z, Mbuffer *buff,
  lua_assert(!funcstate.prev && funcstate.nups == 1 && !lexstate.fs);
  /* all scopes should be correctly finished */
  lua_assert(dyd->actvar.n == 0 && dyd->gt.n == 0 && dyd->label.n == 0);
-  L->top.p--;  /* remove scanner's table */
-  return cl;  /* closure is on the stack, too */
+  return cl;
 }

--- a/lparser.h
+++ b/lparser.h
@@ -189,8 +189,9 @@ typedef struct FuncState {
 LUAI_FUNC lu_byte luaY_nvarstack (FuncState *fs);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaY_checklimit (FuncState *fs, int v, int l,
                                const char *what);
-LUAI_FUNC LClosure *luaY_parser (lua_State *L, ZIO *z, Mbuffer *buff,
-                                 Dyndata *dyd, const char *name, int firstchar);
+LUAI_FUNC LClosure *luaY_parser (lua_State *L, ZIO *z, Table *anchor,
+                                 Mbuffer *buff, Dyndata *dyd,
+                                 const char *name, int firstchar);


 #endif
--- a/lstate.c
+++ b/lstate.c
@@ -68,14 +68,19 @@ void luaE_setdebt (global_State *g, l_mem debt) {
 }


-CallInfo *luaE_extendCI (lua_State *L) {
+CallInfo *luaE_extendCI (lua_State *L, int err) {
  CallInfo *ci;
-  lua_assert(L->ci->next == NULL);
-  ci = luaM_new(L, CallInfo);
-  lua_assert(L->ci->next == NULL);
-  L->ci->next = ci;
+  ci = luaM_reallocvector(L, NULL, 0, 1, CallInfo);
+  if (l_unlikely(ci == NULL)) {  /* allocation failed? */
+    if (err)
+      luaM_error(L);  /* raise the error */
+    return NULL;  /* else only report it */
+  }
+  ci->next = L->ci->next;
  ci->previous = L->ci;
-  ci->next = NULL;
+  L->ci->next = ci;
+  if (ci->next)
+    ci->next->previous = ci;
  ci->u.l.trap = 0;
  L->nci++;
  return ci;
@@ -146,7 +151,7 @@ LUAI_FUNC void luaE_incCstack (lua_State *L) {
 static void resetCI (lua_State *L) {
  CallInfo *ci = L->ci = &L->base_ci;
  ci->func.p = L->stack.p;
-  setnilvalue(s2v(ci->func.p));  /* 'function' entry for basic 'ci' */
+  setnilvalue2s(ci->func.p);  /* 'function' entry for basic 'ci' */
  ci->top.p = ci->func.p + 1 + LUA_MINSTACK;  /* +1 for 'function' entry */
  ci->u.c.k = NULL;
  ci->callstatus = CIST_C;
@@ -161,7 +166,7 @@ static void stack_init (lua_State *L1, lua_State *L) {
  L1->stack.p = luaM_newvector(L, BASIC_STACK_SIZE + EXTRA_STACK, StackValue);
  L1->tbclist.p = L1->stack.p;
  for (i = 0; i < BASIC_STACK_SIZE + EXTRA_STACK; i++)
-    setnilvalue(s2v(L1->stack.p + i));  /* erase new stack */
+    setnilvalue2s(L1->stack.p + i);  /* erase new stack */
  L1->stack_last.p = L1->stack.p + BASIC_STACK_SIZE;
  /* initialize first ci */
  resetCI(L1);
--- a/lstate.h
+++ b/lstate.h
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ typedef struct global_State {


 /*
-** Union of all collectable objects (only for conversions)
+** Union of all collectable objects
 ** ISO C99, 6.5.2.3 p.5:
 ** "if a union contains several structures that share a common initial
 ** sequence [...], and if the union object currently contains one
@@ -403,32 +403,32 @@ union GCUnion {
 };


-/*
-** ISO C99, 6.7.2.1 p.14:
-** "A pointer to a union object, suitably converted, points to each of
-** its members [...], and vice versa."
+/* macros to convert a GCObject into a specific value
+** ISO C99, 6.3.2.2 p.7:
+** "A pointer to an object or incomplete type may be converted to a
+** pointer to a different object or incomplete type. If the resulting
+** pointer is not correctly aligned for the pointed-to type, the
+** behavior is undefined. Otherwise, when converted back again, the
+** result shall compare equal to the original pointer."
 */
-#define cast_u(o)	cast(union GCUnion *, (o))
-
-/* macros to convert a GCObject into a specific value */
-#define gco2ts(o)  \
-	check_exp(novariant((o)->tt) == LUA_TSTRING, &((cast_u(o))->ts))
-#define gco2u(o)  check_exp((o)->tt == LUA_VUSERDATA, &((cast_u(o))->u))
-#define gco2lcl(o)  check_exp((o)->tt == LUA_VLCL, &((cast_u(o))->cl.l))
-#define gco2ccl(o)  check_exp((o)->tt == LUA_VCCL, &((cast_u(o))->cl.c))
-#define gco2cl(o)  \
-	check_exp(novariant((o)->tt) == LUA_TFUNCTION, &((cast_u(o))->cl))
-#define gco2t(o)  check_exp((o)->tt == LUA_VTABLE, &((cast_u(o))->h))
-#define gco2p(o)  check_exp((o)->tt == LUA_VPROTO, &((cast_u(o))->p))
-#define gco2th(o)  check_exp((o)->tt == LUA_VTHREAD, &((cast_u(o))->th))
-#define gco2upv(o)	check_exp((o)->tt == LUA_VUPVAL, &((cast_u(o))->upv))
+#define gco2(v,T,o)	check_exp((o)->tt == v, cast(T*, o))
+#define gco2nv(t,T,o)	check_exp(novariant((o)->tt) == t, cast(T*, o))
+#define gco2ts(o)	gco2nv(LUA_TSTRING, TString, o)
+#define gco2u(o)	gco2(LUA_VUSERDATA, Udata, o)
+#define gco2lcl(o)	(&gco2(LUA_VLCL, Closure, o)->l)
+#define gco2ccl(o)	(&gco2(LUA_VCCL, Closure, o)->c)
+#define gco2cl(o)	gco2nv(LUA_TFUNCTION, Closure, o)
+#define gco2t(o)	gco2(LUA_VTABLE, Table, o)
+#define gco2p(o)	gco2(LUA_VPROTO, Proto, o)
+#define gco2th(o)	gco2(LUA_VTHREAD, lua_State, o)
+#define gco2upv(o)	gco2(LUA_VUPVAL, UpVal, o)


 /*
 ** macro to convert a Lua object into a GCObject
 */
 #define obj2gco(v)  \
-	check_exp(novariant((v)->tt) >= LUA_TSTRING, &(cast_u(v)->gc))
+	check_exp(novariant((v)->tt) >= LUA_TSTRING, cast(GCObject*, v))


 /* actual number of total memory allocated */
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ union GCUnion {
 LUAI_FUNC void luaE_setdebt (global_State *g, l_mem debt);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaE_freethread (lua_State *L, lua_State *L1);
 LUAI_FUNC lu_mem luaE_threadsize (lua_State *L);
-LUAI_FUNC CallInfo *luaE_extendCI (lua_State *L);
+LUAI_FUNC CallInfo *luaE_extendCI (lua_State *L, int err);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaE_shrinkCI (lua_State *L);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaE_checkcstack (lua_State *L);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaE_incCstack (lua_State *L);
--- a/lstrlib.c
+++ b/lstrlib.c
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ static int str_rep (lua_State *L) {
  const char *s = luaL_checklstring(L, 1, &len);
  lua_Integer n = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
  const char *sep = luaL_optlstring(L, 3, "", &lsep);
-  if (n <= 0)
-    lua_pushliteral(L, "");
+  if (n <= 0 || (len | lsep) == 0)
+    lua_pushliteral(L, "");  /* no repetitions or both strings empty */
  else if (l_unlikely(len > MAX_SIZE - lsep ||
               cast_st2S(len + lsep) > cast_st2S(MAX_SIZE) / n))
    return luaL_error(L, "resulting string too large");
@@ -757,19 +757,25 @@ static int nospecials (const char *p, size_t l) {
 }


+/*
+** Prepare state for matches. These fields are not affected by each match.
+*/
 static void prepstate (MatchState *ms, lua_State *L,
                       const char *s, size_t ls, const char *p, size_t lp) {
  ms->L = L;
-  ms->matchdepth = MAXCCALLS;
  ms->src_init = s;
  ms->src_end = s + ls;
  ms->p_end = p + lp;
 }


+/*
+** (Re)prepare state for a match, setting fields that change during
+** each match.
+*/
 static void reprepstate (MatchState *ms) {
+  ms->matchdepth = MAXCCALLS;
  ms->level = 0;
-  lua_assert(ms->matchdepth == MAXCCALLS);
 }


@@ -968,7 +974,7 @@ static int str_gsub (lua_State *L) {
    reprepstate(&ms);  /* (re)prepare state for new match */
    if ((e = match(&ms, src, p)) != NULL && e != lastmatch) {  /* match? */
      n++;
-      changed = add_value(&ms, &b, src, e, tr) | changed;
+      changed = add_value(&ms, &b, src, e, tr) || changed;
      src = lastmatch = e;
    }
    else if (src < ms.src_end)  /* otherwise, skip one character */
@@ -1726,7 +1732,7 @@ static int str_packsize (lua_State *L) {
    luaL_argcheck(L, opt != Kstring && opt != Kzstr, 1,
                     "variable-length format");
    size += ntoalign;  /* total space used by option */
-    luaL_argcheck(L, totalsize <= LUA_MAXINTEGER - size,
+    luaL_argcheck(L, totalsize <= MAX_SIZE - size,
                     1, "format result too large");
    totalsize += size;
  }
--- a/ltable.c
+++ b/ltable.c
@@ -651,10 +651,9 @@ static void reinserthash (lua_State *L, Table *ot, Table *t) {


 /*
-** Exchange the hash part of 't1' and 't2'. (In 'flags', only the
-** dummy bit must be exchanged: The 'isrealasize' is not related
-** to the hash part, and the metamethod bits do not change during
-** a resize, so the "real" table can keep their values.)
+** Exchange the hash part of 't1' and 't2'. (In 'flags', only the dummy
+** bit must be exchanged:  The metamethod bits do not change during a
+** resize, so the "real" table can keep their values.)
 */
 static void exchangehashpart (Table *t1, Table *t2) {
  lu_byte lsizenode = t1->lsizenode;
@@ -1156,14 +1155,15 @@ void luaH_finishset (lua_State *L, Table *t, const TValue *key,
  lua_assert(hres != HOK);
  if (hres == HNOTFOUND) {
    TValue aux;
+    const TValue *actk = key;  /* actual key to insert */
    if (l_unlikely(ttisnil(key)))
      luaG_runerror(L, "table index is nil");
    else if (ttisfloat(key)) {
      lua_Number f = fltvalue(key);
      lua_Integer k;
-      if (luaV_flttointeger(f, &k, F2Ieq)) {
-        setivalue(&aux, k);  /* key is equal to an integer */
-        key = &aux;  /* insert it as an integer */
+      if (luaV_flttointeger(f, &k, F2Ieq)) {  /* is key equal to an integer? */
+        setivalue(&aux, k);
+        actk = &aux;  /* use the integer as the key */
      }
      else if (l_unlikely(luai_numisnan(f)))
        luaG_runerror(L, "table index is NaN");
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ void luaH_finishset (lua_State *L, Table *t, const TValue *key,
      L->top.p--;
      return;
    }
-    luaH_newkey(L, t, key, value);
+    luaH_newkey(L, t, actk, value);
  }
  else if (hres > 0) {  /* regular Node? */
    setobj2t(L, gval(gnode(t, hres - HFIRSTNODE)), value);
--- a/ltablib.c
+++ b/ltablib.c
@@ -42,15 +42,17 @@ static int checkfield (lua_State *L, const char *key, int n) {

 /*
 ** Check that 'arg' either is a table or can behave like one (that is,
-** has a metatable with the required metamethods)
+** has a metatable with the required metamethods).
 */
 static void checktab (lua_State *L, int arg, int what) {
-  if (lua_type(L, arg) != LUA_TTABLE) {  /* is it not a table? */
+  int tp = lua_type(L, arg);
+  if (tp != LUA_TTABLE) {  /* is it not a table? */
    int n = 1;  /* number of elements to pop */
    if (lua_getmetatable(L, arg) &&  /* must have metatable */
        (!(what & TAB_R) || checkfield(L, "__index", ++n)) &&
        (!(what & TAB_W) || checkfield(L, "__newindex", ++n)) &&
-        (!(what & TAB_L) || checkfield(L, "__len", ++n))) {
+        (!(what & TAB_L) ||  /* strings don't need '__len' to have a length */
+             tp == LUA_TSTRING || checkfield(L, "__len", ++n))) {
      lua_pop(L, n);  /* pop metatable and tested metamethods */
    }
    else
@@ -204,8 +206,9 @@ static int tpack (lua_State *L) {

 static int tunpack (lua_State *L) {
  lua_Unsigned n;
+  lua_Integer len = aux_getn(L, 1, TAB_R);
  lua_Integer i = luaL_optinteger(L, 2, 1);
-  lua_Integer e = luaL_opt(L, luaL_checkinteger, 3, luaL_len(L, 1));
+  lua_Integer e = luaL_opt(L, luaL_checkinteger, 3, len);
  if (i > e) return 0;  /* empty range */
  n = l_castS2U(e) - l_castS2U(i);  /* number of elements minus 1 */
  if (l_unlikely(n >= (unsigned int)INT_MAX  ||
--- a/ltests.c
+++ b/ltests.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,27 @@ static int stacklevel (lua_State *L) {
 }


+static int resetCI (lua_State *L) {
+  CallInfo *ci = L->ci;
+  while (ci->next != NULL) {
+    CallInfo *tofree = ci->next;
+    ci->next = ci->next->next;
+    luaM_free(L, tofree);
+    L->nci--;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int reallocstack (lua_State *L) {
+  int n = cast_int(luaL_checkinteger(L, 1));
+  lua_lock(L);
+  luaD_reallocstack(L, cast_int(L->top.p - L->stack.p) + n, 1);
+  lua_unlock(L);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
 static int table_query (lua_State *L) {
  const Table *t;
  int i = cast_int(luaL_optinteger(L, 2, -1));
@@ -1124,7 +1145,7 @@ static int table_query (lua_State *L) {
    if (!tagisempty(*getArrTag(t, i)))
      arr2obj(t, cast_uint(i), s2v(L->top.p));
    else
-      setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p));
+      setnilvalue2s(L->top.p);
    api_incr_top(L);
    lua_pushnil(L);
  }
@@ -1281,7 +1302,7 @@ static int doonnewstack (lua_State *L) {
  lua_State *L1 = lua_newthread(L);
  size_t l;
  const char *s = luaL_checklstring(L, 1, &l);
-  int status = luaL_loadbuffer(L1, s, l, s);
+  int status = luaL_loadbufferx(L1, s, l, s, "t");
  if (status == LUA_OK)
    status = lua_pcall(L1, 0, 0, 0);
  lua_pushinteger(L, status);
@@ -1361,7 +1382,7 @@ static int doremote (lua_State *L) {
  const char *code = luaL_checklstring(L, 2, &lcode);
  int status;
  lua_settop(L1, 0);
-  status = luaL_loadbuffer(L1, code, lcode, code);
+  status = luaL_loadbufferx(L1, code, lcode, code, "t");
  if (status == LUA_OK)
    status = lua_pcall(L1, 0, LUA_MULTRET, 0);
  if (status != LUA_OK) {
@@ -1717,7 +1738,7 @@ static int runC (lua_State *L, lua_State *L1, const char *pc) {
      lua_pushinteger(L1, luaL_len(L1, getindex));
    }
    else if EQ("loadfile") {
-      luaL_loadfile(L1, luaL_checkstring(L1, getnum));
+      luaL_loadfilex(L1, luaL_checkstring(L1, getnum), "t");
    }
    else if EQ("loadstring") {
      size_t slen;
@@ -2182,6 +2203,8 @@ static const struct luaL_Reg tests_funcs[] = {
  {"s2d", s2d},
  {"sethook", sethook},
  {"stacklevel", stacklevel},
+  {"resetCI", resetCI},
+  {"reallocstack", reallocstack},
  {"sizes", get_sizes},
  {"testC", testC},
  {"makeCfunc", makeCfunc},
--- a/ltests.h
+++ b/ltests.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 /* test Lua with compatibility code */
 #define LUA_COMPAT_MATHLIB
 #undef LUA_COMPAT_GLOBAL
+#define LUA_COMPAT_GLOBAL	0


 #define LUA_DEBUG
--- a/ltm.c
+++ b/ltm.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static void buildhiddenargs (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, const Proto *p,
  /* move fixed parameters to after the copied function */
  for (i = 1; i <= nfixparams; i++) {
    setobjs2s(L, L->top.p++, ci->func.p + i);
-    setnilvalue(s2v(ci->func.p + i));  /* erase original parameter (for GC) */
+    setnilvalue2s(ci->func.p + i);  /* erase original parameter (for GC) */
  }
  ci->func.p += totalargs + 1;  /* 'func' now lives after hidden arguments */
  ci->top.p += totalargs + 1;
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void luaT_adjustvarargs (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, const Proto *p) {
    lua_assert(p->flag & PF_VAHID);
    buildhiddenargs(L, ci, p, totalargs, nfixparams, nextra);
    /* set vararg parameter to nil */
-    setnilvalue(s2v(ci->func.p + nfixparams + 1));
+    setnilvalue2s(ci->func.p + nfixparams + 1);
    lua_assert(L->top.p <= ci->top.p && ci->top.p <= L->stack_last.p);
  }
 }
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void luaT_getvararg (CallInfo *ci, StkId ra, TValue *rc) {
      return;
    }
  }
-  setnilvalue(s2v(ra));  /* else produce nil */
+  setnilvalue2s(ra);  /* else produce nil */
 }


@@ -355,10 +355,10 @@ void luaT_getvarargs (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, StkId where, int wanted,
    for (i = 0; i < touse; i++) {
      lu_byte tag = luaH_getint(h, i + 1, s2v(where + i));
      if (tagisempty(tag))
-       setnilvalue(s2v(where + i));
+       setnilvalue2s(where + i);
    }
  }
  for (; i < wanted; i++)   /* complete required results with nil */
-    setnilvalue(s2v(where + i));
+    setnilvalue2s(where + i);
 }

--- a/ltm.h
+++ b/ltm.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ typedef enum {
 ** Mask with 1 in all fast-access methods. A 1 in any of these bits
 ** in the flag of a (meta)table means the metatable does not have the
 ** corresponding metamethod field. (Bit 6 of the flag indicates that
-** the table is using the dummy node; bit 7 is used for 'isrealasize'.)
+** the table is using the dummy node.)
 */
 #define maskflags	cast_byte(~(~0u << (TM_EQ + 1)))

--- a/lua.c
+++ b/lua.c
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
 #define LUA_INIT_VAR		"LUA_INIT"
 #endif

+/* Name of the environment variable with the name of the readline library */
+#if !defined(LUA_RLLIB_VAR)
+#define LUA_RLLIB_VAR		"LUA_READLINELIB"
+#endif
+
+
 #define LUA_INITVARVERSION	LUA_INIT_VAR LUA_VERSUFFIX


@@ -201,12 +207,12 @@ static int dochunk (lua_State *L, int status) {


 static int dofile (lua_State *L, const char *name) {
-  return dochunk(L, luaL_loadfile(L, name));
+  return dochunk(L, luaL_loadfilex(L, name, "bt"));
 }


 static int dostring (lua_State *L, const char *s, const char *name) {
-  return dochunk(L, luaL_loadbuffer(L, s, strlen(s), name));
+  return dochunk(L, luaL_loadbufferx(L, s, strlen(s), name, "t"));
 }


@@ -260,7 +266,7 @@ static int handle_script (lua_State *L, char **argv) {
  const char *fname = argv[0];
  if (strcmp(fname, "-") == 0 && strcmp(argv[-1], "--") != 0)
    fname = NULL;  /* stdin */
-  status = luaL_loadfile(L, fname);
+  status = luaL_loadfilex(L, fname, "bt");
  if (status == LUA_OK) {
    int n = pushargs(L);  /* push arguments to script */
    status = docall(L, n, LUA_MULTRET);
@@ -349,6 +355,7 @@ static int collectargs (char **argv, int *first) {
 */
 static int runargs (lua_State *L, char **argv, int n) {
  int i;
+  lua_warning(L, "@off", 0);  /* by default, Lua stand-alone has warnings off */
  for (i = 1; i < n; i++) {
    int option = argv[i][1];
    lua_assert(argv[i][0] == '-');  /* already checked */
@@ -373,12 +380,21 @@ static int runargs (lua_State *L, char **argv, int n) {
 }


+static char *(*l_getenv)(const char *name);
+
+/* Function to ignore environment variables, used by option -E */
+static char *no_getenv (const char *name) {
+  UNUSED(name);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+
 static int handle_luainit (lua_State *L) {
  const char *name = "=" LUA_INITVARVERSION;
-  const char *init = getenv(name + 1);
+  const char *init = l_getenv(name + 1);
  if (init == NULL) {
    name = "=" LUA_INIT_VAR;
-    init = getenv(name + 1);  /* try alternative name */
+    init = l_getenv(name + 1);  /* try alternative name */
  }
  if (init == NULL) return LUA_OK;
  else if (init[0] == '@')
@@ -497,18 +513,24 @@ static void lua_freeline (char *line) {
 #include <dlfcn.h>

 static void lua_initreadline (lua_State *L) {
-  void *lib = dlopen(LUA_READLINELIB, RTLD_NOW | RTLD_LOCAL);
-  if (lib == NULL)
-    lua_warning(L, "library '" LUA_READLINELIB "' not found", 0);
-  else {
+  const char *rllib = l_getenv(LUA_RLLIB_VAR);  /* name of readline library */
+  void *lib;  /* library handle */
+  if (rllib == NULL)  /* no environment variable? */
+    rllib = LUA_READLINELIB;  /* use default name */
+  lib = dlopen(rllib, RTLD_NOW | RTLD_LOCAL);
+  if (lib != NULL) {
    const char **name = cast(const char**, dlsym(lib, "rl_readline_name"));
    if (name != NULL)
      *name = "lua";
    l_readline = cast(l_readlineT, cast_func(dlsym(lib, "readline")));
    l_addhist = cast(l_addhistT, cast_func(dlsym(lib, "add_history")));
-    if (l_readline == NULL)
-      lua_warning(L, "unable to load 'readline'", 0);
+    if (l_readline != NULL)  /* could load readline function? */
+      return;  /* everything ok */
+    /* else emit a warning */
  }
+  lua_warning(L, "unable to load readline library '", 1);
+  lua_warning(L, rllib, 1);
+  lua_warning(L, "'", 0);
 }

 #else		/* }{ */
@@ -587,11 +609,11 @@ static int pushline (lua_State *L, int firstline) {
 static int addreturn (lua_State *L) {
  const char *line = lua_tostring(L, -1);  /* original line */
  const char *retline = lua_pushfstring(L, "return %s;", line);
-  int status = luaL_loadbuffer(L, retline, strlen(retline), "=stdin");
+  int status = luaL_loadbufferx(L, retline, strlen(retline), "=stdin", "t");
  if (status == LUA_OK)
    lua_remove(L, -2);  /* remove modified line */
  else
-    lua_pop(L, 2);  /* pop result from 'luaL_loadbuffer' and modified line */
+    lua_pop(L, 2);  /* pop result from 'luaL_loadbufferx' and modified line */
  return status;
 }

@@ -618,7 +640,7 @@ static int multiline (lua_State *L) {
  const char *line = lua_tolstring(L, 1, &len);  /* get first line */
  checklocal(line);
  for (;;) {  /* repeat until gets a complete statement */
-    int status = luaL_loadbuffer(L, line, len, "=stdin");  /* try it */
+    int status = luaL_loadbufferx(L, line, len, "=stdin", "t");  /* try it */
    if (!incomplete(L, status) || !pushline(L, 0))
      return status;  /* should not or cannot try to add continuation line */
    lua_remove(L, -2);  /* remove error message (from incomplete line) */
@@ -692,7 +714,13 @@ static void doREPL (lua_State *L) {
 /* }================================================================== */

 #if !defined(luai_openlibs)
-#define luai_openlibs(L)	luaL_openselectedlibs(L, ~0, 0)
+#if defined(LUA_NODEBUGLIB)
+/* With this option, code must require the debug library before using it */
+#define luai_openlibs(L)  luaL_openselectedlibs(L, ~LUA_DBLIBK, LUA_DBLIBK)
+#else
+/* The default is to open all standard libraries */
+#define luai_openlibs(L)  luaL_openselectedlibs(L, ~0, 0)
+#endif
 #endif


@@ -714,18 +742,19 @@ static int pmain (lua_State *L) {
  if (args & has_v)  /* option '-v'? */
    print_version();
  if (args & has_E) {  /* option '-E'? */
+    l_getenv = &no_getenv;  /* program will ignore environment variables */
    lua_pushboolean(L, 1);  /* signal for libraries to ignore env. vars. */
    lua_setfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "LUA_NOENV");
  }
+  else
+    l_getenv = &getenv;
  luai_openlibs(L);  /* open standard libraries */
  createargtable(L, argv, argc, script);  /* create table 'arg' */
  lua_gc(L, LUA_GCRESTART);  /* start GC... */
  lua_gc(L, LUA_GCGEN);  /* ...in generational mode */
-  if (!(args & has_E)) {  /* no option '-E'? */
-    if (handle_luainit(L) != LUA_OK)  /* run LUA_INIT */
-      return 0;  /* error running LUA_INIT */
-  }
-  if (!runargs(L, argv, optlim))  /* execute arguments -e and -l */
+  if (handle_luainit(L) != LUA_OK)  /* run LUA_INIT */
+    return 0;  /* error running LUA_INIT */
+  if (!runargs(L, argv, optlim))  /* execute arguments -e, -l, and -W */
    return 0;  /* something failed */
  if (script > 0) {  /* execute main script (if there is one) */
    if (handle_script(L, argv + script) != LUA_OK)
--- a/lua.h
+++ b/lua.h
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 #include <stddef.h>


-#define LUA_COPYRIGHT	LUA_RELEASE "  Copyright (C) 1994-2025 Lua.org, PUC-Rio"
+#define LUA_COPYRIGHT	LUA_RELEASE "  Copyright (C) 1994-2026 Lua.org, PUC-Rio"
 #define LUA_AUTHORS	"R. Ierusalimschy, L. H. de Figueiredo, W. Celes"


 #define LUA_VERSION_MAJOR_N	5
 #define LUA_VERSION_MINOR_N	5
-#define LUA_VERSION_RELEASE_N	0
+#define LUA_VERSION_RELEASE_N	1

 #define LUA_VERSION_NUM  (LUA_VERSION_MAJOR_N * 100 + LUA_VERSION_MINOR_N)
 #define LUA_VERSION_RELEASE_NUM  (LUA_VERSION_NUM * 100 + LUA_VERSION_RELEASE_N)
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ struct lua_Debug {


 /******************************************************************************
-* Copyright (C) 1994-2025 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.
+* Copyright (C) 1994-2026 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.
 *
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
 * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
--- a/luaconf.h
+++ b/luaconf.h
@@ -70,14 +70,16 @@
 #if defined(LUA_USE_LINUX)
 #define LUA_USE_POSIX
 #define LUA_USE_DLOPEN		/* needs an extra library: -ldl */
+#if !defined(LUA_READLINELIB)
 #define LUA_READLINELIB		"libreadline.so"
 #endif
+#endif


 #if defined(LUA_USE_MACOSX)
 #define LUA_USE_POSIX
 #define LUA_USE_DLOPEN		/* macOS does not need -ldl */
-#define LUA_READLINELIB		"libedit.dylib"
+#define LUA_USE_READLINE	/* needs an extra library: -lreadline */
 #endif


@@ -224,17 +226,17 @@

 #if !defined(LUA_PATH_DEFAULT)
 #define LUA_PATH_DEFAULT  \
-		LUA_LDIR"?.lua;"  LUA_LDIR"?\\init.lua;" \
-		LUA_CDIR"?.lua;"  LUA_CDIR"?\\init.lua;" \
-		LUA_SHRDIR"?.lua;" LUA_SHRDIR"?\\init.lua;" \
+		LUA_LDIR "?.lua;"  LUA_LDIR "?\\init.lua;" \
+		LUA_CDIR "?.lua;"  LUA_CDIR "?\\init.lua;" \
+		LUA_SHRDIR "?.lua;"  LUA_SHRDIR "?\\init.lua;" \
 		".\\?.lua;" ".\\?\\init.lua"
 #endif

 #if !defined(LUA_CPATH_DEFAULT)
 #define LUA_CPATH_DEFAULT \
-		LUA_CDIR"?.dll;" \
-		LUA_CDIR"..\\lib\\lua\\" LUA_VDIR "\\?.dll;" \
-		LUA_CDIR"loadall.dll;" ".\\?.dll"
+		LUA_CDIR "?.dll;" \
+		LUA_CDIR "..\\lib\\lua\\"  LUA_VDIR "\\?.dll;" \
+		LUA_CDIR "loadall.dll;" ".\\?.dll"
 #endif

 #else			/* }{ */
@@ -245,14 +247,14 @@

 #if !defined(LUA_PATH_DEFAULT)
 #define LUA_PATH_DEFAULT  \
-		LUA_LDIR"?.lua;"  LUA_LDIR"?/init.lua;" \
-		LUA_CDIR"?.lua;"  LUA_CDIR"?/init.lua;" \
+		LUA_LDIR "?.lua;"  LUA_LDIR "?/init.lua;" \
+		LUA_CDIR "?.lua;"  LUA_CDIR "?/init.lua;" \
 		"./?.lua;" "./?/init.lua"
 #endif

 #if !defined(LUA_CPATH_DEFAULT)
 #define LUA_CPATH_DEFAULT \
-		LUA_CDIR"?.so;" LUA_CDIR"loadall.so;" "./?.so"
+		LUA_CDIR "?.so;" LUA_CDIR "loadall.so;" "./?.so"
 #endif

 #endif			/* } */
@@ -339,7 +341,9 @@
 /*
@@ LUA_COMPAT_GLOBAL avoids 'global' being a reserved word
 */
-#define LUA_COMPAT_GLOBAL
+#if !defined(LUA_COMPAT_GLOBAL)
+#define LUA_COMPAT_GLOBAL	1
+#endif


 /*
@@ -649,7 +653,7 @@
 */
 #if !defined(luai_likely)

-#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(LUA_NOBUILTIN)
+#if !defined(LUA_NOBUILTIN) && defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 3)
 #define luai_likely(x)		(__builtin_expect(((x) != 0), 1))
 #define luai_unlikely(x)	(__builtin_expect(((x) != 0), 0))
 #else
@@ -721,10 +725,17 @@


 /*
-@@ LUAI_MAXALIGN defines fields that, when used in a union, ensure
-** maximum alignment for the other items in that union.
+@@ LUAI_MAXALIGN defines fields that ensure proper alignment for
+** memory areas offered by Lua (e.g., userdata memory).
+** Add fields to it if you need alignment for non-ISO objects.
 */
+#if defined(LLONG_MAX)
+/* use ISO C99 stuff */
+#define LUAI_MAXALIGN long double u; void *s; long long l
+#else
+/* use only C89 stuff */
 #define LUAI_MAXALIGN  lua_Number n; double u; void *s; lua_Integer i; long l
+#endif

 /* }================================================================== */

--- a/lundump.c
+++ b/lundump.c
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@ static void checkHeader (LoadState *S) {
 /*
 ** Load precompiled chunk.
 */
-LClosure *luaU_undump (lua_State *L, ZIO *Z, const char *name, int fixed) {
+LClosure *luaU_undump (lua_State *L, ZIO *Z, Table *anchor, const char *name,
+                       int fixed) {
  LoadState S;
  LClosure *cl;
  if (*name == '@' || *name == '=')
@@ -405,20 +406,16 @@ LClosure *luaU_undump (lua_State *L, ZIO *Z, const char *name, int fixed) {
  S.fixed = cast_byte(fixed);
  S.offset = 1;  /* fist byte was already read */
  checkHeader(&S);
-  cl = luaF_newLclosure(L, loadByte(&S));
-  setclLvalue2s(L, L->top.p, cl);
-  luaD_inctop(L);
-  S.h = luaH_new(L);  /* create list of saved strings */
+  S.h = anchor;
  S.nstr = 0;
-  sethvalue2s(L, L->top.p, S.h);  /* anchor it */
-  luaD_inctop(L);
+  cl = luaF_newLclosure(L, loadByte(&S));
+  luaD_anchorobj(L, anchor, obj2gco(cl));
  cl->p = luaF_newproto(L);
  luaC_objbarrier(L, cl, cl->p);
  loadFunction(&S, cl->p);
  if (cl->nupvalues != cl->p->sizeupvalues)
    error(&S, "corrupted chunk");
  luai_verifycode(L, cl->p);
-  L->top.p--;  /* pop table */
  return cl;
 }

--- a/lundump.h
+++ b/lundump.h
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@


 /* load one chunk; from lundump.c */
-LUAI_FUNC LClosure* luaU_undump (lua_State* L, ZIO* Z, const char* name,
-                                               int fixed);
+LUAI_FUNC LClosure* luaU_undump (lua_State* L, ZIO* Z, Table *anchor,
+                                 const char* name, int fixed);

 /* dump one chunk; from ldump.c */
 LUAI_FUNC int luaU_dump (lua_State* L, const Proto* f, lua_Writer w,
--- a/lutf8lib.c
+++ b/lutf8lib.c
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ static const char *utf8_decode (const char *s, l_uint32 *val, int strict) {
  l_uint32 res = 0;  /* final result */
  if (c < 0x80)  /* ASCII? */
    res = c;
+  else if (c >= 0xfe)  /* c >= 1111 1110b ? */
+    return NULL;  /* would need six or more continuation bytes */
  else {
    int count = 0;  /* to count number of continuation bytes */
    for (; c & 0x40; c <<= 1) {  /* while it needs continuation bytes... */
@@ -64,8 +66,9 @@ static const char *utf8_decode (const char *s, l_uint32 *val, int strict) {
        return NULL;  /* invalid byte sequence */
      res = (res << 6) | (cc & 0x3F);  /* add lower 6 bits from cont. byte */
    }
+    lua_assert(count <= 5);
    res |= ((l_uint32)(c & 0x7F) << (count * 5));  /* add first byte */
-    if (count > 5 || res > MAXUTF || res < limits[count])
+    if (res > MAXUTF || res < limits[count])
      return NULL;  /* invalid byte sequence */
    s += count;  /* skip continuation bytes read */
  }
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ static int codepoint (lua_State *L) {
 static void pushutfchar (lua_State *L, int arg) {
  lua_Unsigned code = (lua_Unsigned)luaL_checkinteger(L, arg);
  luaL_argcheck(L, code <= MAXUTF, arg, "value out of range");
-  lua_pushfstring(L, "%U", (long)code);
+  lua_pushfstring(L, "%U", cast(unsigned long, code));
 }


--- a/lvm.c
+++ b/lvm.c
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ static int forprep (lua_State *L, StkId ra) {
 /*
 ** Execute a step of a float numerical for loop, returning
 ** true iff the loop must continue. (The integer case is
-** written online with opcode OP_FORLOOP, for performance.)
+** written inline with opcode OP_FORLOOP, for performance.)
 */
-static int floatforloop (StkId ra) {
+static int floatforloop (lua_State *L, StkId ra) {
  lua_Number step = fltvalue(s2v(ra + 1));
  lua_Number limit = fltvalue(s2v(ra));
  lua_Number idx = fltvalue(s2v(ra + 2));  /* control variable */
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ lu_byte luaV_finishget (lua_State *L, const TValue *t, TValue *key,
    else {  /* 't' is a table */
      tm = fasttm(L, hvalue(t)->metatable, TM_INDEX);  /* table's metamethod */
      if (tm == NULL) {  /* no metamethod? */
-        setnilvalue(s2v(val));  /* result is nil */
+        setnilvalue2s(val);  /* result is nil */
        return LUA_VNIL;
      }
      /* else will try the metamethod */
@@ -360,13 +360,19 @@ void luaV_finishset (lua_State *L, const TValue *t, TValue *key,
      luaT_callTM(L, tm, t, key, val);
      return;
    }
-    t = tm;  /* else repeat assignment over 'tm' */
-    luaV_fastset(t, key, val, hres, luaH_pset);
-    if (hres == HOK) {
-      luaV_finishfastset(L, t, val);
-      return;  /* done */
+    t = tm;  /* else must repeat assignment over 'tm' */
+    /* do the equivalent to 'luaV_fastset', but saving 'h' */
+    if (!ttistable(t))
+      hres = HNOTATABLE;
+    else {
+      Table *h = hvalue(t);  /* next call can change the value at 't' */
+      hres = luaH_pset(h, key, val);
+      if (hres == HOK) {
+        luaC_barrierback(L, obj2gco(h), val);  /* luaV_finishfastset */
+        return;  /* done */
+      }
    }
-    /* else 'return luaV_finishset(L, t, key, val, slot)' (loop) */
+    /* else 'return luaV_finishset(L, t, key, val, hres)' (loop) */
  }
  luaG_runerror(L, "'__newindex' chain too long; possible loop");
 }
@@ -919,7 +925,7 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
 ** Macros for arithmetic/bitwise/comparison opcodes in 'luaV_execute'
 **
 ** All these macros are to be used exclusively inside the main
-** iterpreter loop (function luaV_execute) and may access directly
+** interpreter loop (function luaV_execute) and may access directly
 ** the local variables of that function (L, i, pc, ci, etc.).
 ** ===================================================================
 */
@@ -1841,7 +1847,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
            pc -= GETARG_Bx(i);  /* jump back */
          }
        }
-        else if (floatforloop(ra))  /* float loop */
+        else if (floatforloop(L, ra))  /* float loop */
          pc -= GETARG_Bx(i);  /* jump back */
        updatetrap(ci);  /* allows a signal to break the loop */
        vmbreak;
--- a/11
+++ b/11
@@ -60,10 +60,13 @@ CWARNS= $(CWARNSCPP) $(CWARNSC) $(CWARNGCC)
 # create problems; some are only available in newer gcc versions. To
 # use some of them, we also have to define an environment variable
 # ASAN_OPTIONS="detect_invalid_pointer_pairs=2".
-# -fsanitize=undefined
+# -fsanitize=undefined  (you may need to add "-lubsan" to libs)
 # -fsanitize=pointer-subtract -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=pointer-compare
-# TESTS= -DLUA_USER_H='"ltests.h"' -Og -g

+# Test mode: Add test library, turn on asserts, redefine several
+# constants ("to give some bugs a chance"), track memory use, and add
+# debug information.
+# TESTS= -DLUA_USER_H='"ltests.h"' -Og -g

 LOCAL = $(TESTS) $(CWARNS)

@@ -71,13 +74,15 @@ LOCAL = $(TESTS) $(CWARNS)
 # To enable Linux goodies, -DLUA_USE_LINUX
 # For C89, "-std=c89 -DLUA_USE_C89"
 # Note that Linux/Posix options are not compatible with C89
+# (For 32-bit, add option "-m32" to MYCFLAGS and MYLDFLAGS.)
 MYCFLAGS= $(LOCAL) -std=c99 -DLUA_USE_LINUX
 MYLDFLAGS= -Wl,-E
 MYLIBS= -ldl


 CC= gcc
-CFLAGS= -Wall -O2 $(MYCFLAGS) -fno-stack-protector -fno-common -march=native
+# (Optionally we can use -march=native -mno-avx512f.)
+CFLAGS= -Wall -O2 $(MYCFLAGS) -fno-stack-protector -fno-common
 AR= ar rc
 RANLIB= ranlib
 RM= rm -f
--- a/manual/2html
+++ b/manual/2html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env lua5.3
+#!/usr/bin/env lua


 -- special marks:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ by Roberto Ierusalimschy, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, Waldemar Celes
 <p>
 <small>
 <a href="http://www.lua.org/copyright.html">Copyright</a>
-&copy; 2025 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.  All rights reserved.
+&copy; 2026 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.  All rights reserved.
 </small>
 <hr>

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ end

 local function compose (f,g)
  assert(f and g)
-  return function (s) return g(f(s)) end
+  return function (...) return g(f(...)) end
 end

 local function concat (f, g)
@@ -395,9 +395,10 @@ APIEntry = function (e)
  local apiicmd, ne = string.match(e, "^(.-</span>)(.*)")
 --io.stderr:write(e)
  if not apiicmd then
-    return antipara(Tag.hr() .. Tag.h3(a)) .. Tag.pre(h) .. e
+    return antipara(Tag.hr() .. Tag.h3(a)) .. Tag.pre(h, {class="api"}) .. e
  else
-    return antipara(Tag.hr() .. Tag.h3(a)) .. apiicmd .. Tag.pre(h) .. ne
+    return antipara(Tag.hr() .. Tag.h3(a)) .. apiicmd ..
+                    Tag.pre(h, {class="api"}) .. ne
  end
 end,

--- a/manual/manual.of
+++ b/manual/manual.of
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ for small machines and embedded systems.

 Unless stated otherwise,
 any overflow when manipulating integer values @def{wrap around},
-according to the usual rules of two-complement arithmetic.
+according to the usual rules of two's complement arithmetic.
 (In other words,
 the actual result is the unique representable integer
 that is equal modulo @M{2@sp{n}} to the mathematical result,
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ global X <const>, _G
 X = 1           -- ERROR
 _ENV.X = 1      -- Ok
 _G.print(X)     -- Ok
-foo()         -- 'foo' can freely change any global
+foo()           -- 'foo' can freely change any global
 }

 A chunk is also a block @see{chunks},
@@ -2091,12 +2091,12 @@ Note that keys that are not positive integers
 do not interfere with borders.

 A table with exactly one border is called a @def{sequence}.
-For instance, the table @T{{10, 20, 30, 40, 50}} is a sequence,
+For instance, the table @T{{10,20,30,40,50}} is a sequence,
 as it has only one border (5).
-The table @T{{10, 20, 30, nil, 50}} has two borders (3 and 5),
+The table @T{{10,20,30,nil,50}} has two borders (3 and 5),
 and therefore it is not a sequence.
 (The @nil at index 4 is called a @emphx{hole}.)
-The table @T{{nil, 20, 30, nil, nil, 60, nil}}
+The table @T{{nil,20,30,nil,nil,60,nil}}
 has three borders (0, 3, and 6),
 so it is not a sequence, too.
 The table @T{{}} is a sequence with border 0.
@@ -2449,22 +2449,22 @@ These are the places where Lua expects a list of expressions:
@description{

@item{A @rw{return} statement,
-for instance @T{return e1, e2, e3} @see{control}.}
+for instance @T{return e1,e2,e3} @see{control}.}

@item{A table constructor,
-for instance @T{{e1, e2, e3}} @see{tableconstructor}.}
+for instance @T{{e1,e2,e3}} @see{tableconstructor}.}

@item{The arguments of a function call,
-for instance @T{foo(e1, e2, e3)} @see{functioncall}.}
+for instance @T{foo(e1,e2,e3)} @see{functioncall}.}

@item{A multiple assignment,
-for instance @T{a , b, c = e1, e2, e3} @see{assignment}.}
+for instance @T{a,b,c = e1,e2,e3} @see{assignment}.}

@item{A local or global declaration,
 which is similar to a multiple assignment.}

@item{The initial values in a generic @rw{for} loop,
-for instance @T{for k in e1, e2, e3 do ... end} @see{for}.}
+for instance @T{for k in e1,e2,e3 do ... end} @see{for}.}

 }
 In the last four cases,
@@ -2501,7 +2501,7 @@ we recommend assigning the vararg expression
 to a single variable and using that variable
 in its place.

-Here are some examples of uses of mutlres expressions.
+Here are some examples of uses of multires expressions.
 In all cases, when the construction needs
@Q{the n-th result} and there is no such result,
 it uses a @nil.
@@ -2692,7 +2692,19 @@ which behaves like a nil value.

@sect3{constchar|@title{Pointers to Strings}

-Several functions in the API return pointers (@T{const char*})
+Several functions in the API have parameters
+that are pointers to C strings (@T{const char*}).
+Some of these parameters have an associated length (@T{size_t}).
+Unless stated otherwise,
+when there is an associated length,
+the string can contain embedded zeros;
+moreover, the pointer can be @id{NULL} if the length is zero.
+When there is no associated length,
+the pointer must point to a zero-terminated string.
+In any case, the string contents should remain unchanged
+until the function returns.
+
+Several functions in the API also return pointers (@T{const char*})
 to Lua strings in the stack.
 (See @Lid{lua_pushfstring}, @Lid{lua_pushlstring},
@Lid{lua_pushstring}, and @Lid{lua_tolstring}.
@@ -3107,7 +3119,7 @@ void *luaL_alloc (void *ud, void *ptr, size_t osize,
 }
 Note that @N{ISO C} ensures
 that @T{free(NULL)} has no effect and that
-@T{realloc(NULL, size)} is equivalent to @T{malloc(size)}.
+@T{realloc(NULL,size)} is equivalent to @T{malloc(size)}.

 }

@@ -3640,9 +3652,9 @@ because a pseudo-index is not an actual stack position.
 The type of integers in Lua.

 By default this type is @id{long long},
-(usually a 64-bit two-complement integer),
+(usually a 64-bit two's complement integer),
 but that can be changed to @id{long} or @id{int}
-(usually a 32-bit two-complement integer).
+(usually a 32-bit two's complement integer).
 (See @id{LUA_INT_TYPE} in @id{luaconf.h}.)

 Lua also defines the constants
@@ -3879,7 +3891,7 @@ is a seed for the hashing of strings.
@apii{0,1,m}

 Creates a new empty table and pushes it onto the stack.
-It is equivalent to @T{lua_createtable(L, 0, 0)}.
+It is equivalent to @T{lua_createtable(L,0,0)}.

 }

@@ -3903,8 +3915,12 @@ like any Lua object.
 This function creates and pushes on the stack a new full userdata,
 with @id{nuvalue} associated Lua values, called @id{user values},
 plus an associated block of raw memory with @id{size} bytes.
-(The user values can be set and read with the functions
-@Lid{lua_setiuservalue} and @Lid{lua_getiuservalue}.)
+
+The user values can be set and read with the functions
+@Lid{lua_setiuservalue} and @Lid{lua_getiuservalue}.
+The block of memory is suitably aligned for any @N{ISO C} object.
+(See macro @id{LUAI_MAXALIGN} in file @id{luaconf.h} for other
+alignment requirements.)

 The function returns the address of the block of memory.
 Lua ensures that this address is valid as long as
@@ -3946,8 +3962,8 @@ this confuses the next call to @Lid{lua_next}.

 This function may raise an error if the given key
 is neither @nil nor present in the table.
-See function @Lid{next} for the caveats of modifying
-the table during its traversal.
+
+See function @Lid{next} for more details about the traversal.

 }

@@ -4432,7 +4448,7 @@ Starts and resumes a coroutine in the given thread @id{L}.
 To start a coroutine,
 you push the main function plus any arguments
 onto the empty stack of the thread.
-then you call @Lid{lua_resume},
+Then you call @Lid{lua_resume},
 with @id{nargs} being the number of arguments.
 The function returns when the coroutine suspends,
 finishes its execution, or raises an unprotected error.
@@ -4612,7 +4628,7 @@ You can resume threads with status @Lid{LUA_OK}
 }

@APIEntry{size_t lua_stringtonumber (lua_State *L, const char *s);|
-@apii{0,1,-}
+@apii{0,0|1,-}

 Converts the zero-terminated string @id{s} to a number,
 pushes that number into the stack,
@@ -4942,7 +4958,7 @@ Lua calls the given @x{continuation function} @id{k} to continue
 the execution of the @N{C function} that yielded @see{continuations}.
 This continuation function receives the same stack
 from the previous function,
-with the @id{n} results removed and
+with all the results (@id{nresults}) removed and
 replaced by the arguments passed to @Lid{lua_resume}.
 Moreover,
 the continuation function receives the value @id{ctx}
@@ -5032,7 +5048,7 @@ the function was defined in a string where
 }

@item{@id{srclen}|
-The length of the string @id{source}.
+the length of the string @id{source}.
 }

@item{@id{short_src}|
@@ -5196,7 +5212,7 @@ running at the given level;
 }

@item{@Char{S}|
-fills in the fields @id{source}, @id{short_src},
+fills in the fields @id{source}, @id{srclen}, @id{short_src},
@id{linedefined}, @id{lastlinedefined}, and @id{what};
 }

@@ -5372,7 +5388,9 @@ Returns @id{NULL} (and pops nothing)
 when the index is greater than
 the number of active local variables.

-Parameters @id{ar} and @id{n} are as in the function @Lid{lua_getlocal}.
+Parameters @id{ar} and @id{n} are as in the function @Lid{lua_getlocal},
+except that @id{ar} cannot be @id{NULL},
+as @id{lua_setlocal} only operates on activation records.

 }

@@ -5439,7 +5457,7 @@ the auxiliary library provides higher-level functions for some
 common tasks.

 All functions and types from the auxiliary library
-are defined in header file @id{lauxlib.h} and
+are defined in the header file @id{lauxlib.h} and
 have a prefix @id{luaL_}.

 All functions in the auxiliary library are built on
@@ -5583,7 +5601,7 @@ Its pattern of use is as follows:

@item{First declare a variable @id{b} of type @Lid{luaL_Buffer}.}

-@item{Then initialize it with a call @T{luaL_buffinit(L, &b)}.}
+@item{Then initialize it with a call @T{luaL_buffinit(L,&b)}.}

@item{
 Then add string pieces to the buffer calling any of
@@ -5604,12 +5622,12 @@ you can use the buffer like this:
@item{First declare a variable @id{b} of type @Lid{luaL_Buffer}.}

@item{Then initialize it and preallocate a space of
-size @id{sz} with a call @T{luaL_buffinitsize(L, &b, sz)}.}
+size @id{sz} with a call @T{luaL_buffinitsize(L,&b,sz)}.}

@item{Then produce the string into that space.}

@item{
-Finish by calling @T{luaL_pushresultsize(&b, sz)},
+Finish by calling @T{luaL_pushresultsize(&b,sz)},
 where @id{sz} is the total size of the resulting string
 copied into that space (which may be less than or
 equal to the preallocated size).
@@ -6053,6 +6071,14 @@ In both cases,
 the function pushes onto the stack the final value associated
 with @id{tname} in the registry.

+Usage note: Beware the use of the return value of this function to
+conditionally initializes the new metatable
+(e.g., by adding metamethods to it).
+If the initialization raises an error,
+the metatable will not be properly initialized,
+but a subsequent execution of that code will detect that the
+metatable already exists and then skip the initialization.
+
 }

@APIEntry{lua_State *luaL_newstate (void);|
@@ -6214,7 +6240,7 @@ You should not manually set integer keys in the table
 after the first use of @Lid{luaL_ref}.

 You can retrieve an object referred by the reference @id{r}
-by calling @T{lua_rawgeti(L, t, r)} or @T{lua_geti(L, t, r)}.
+by calling @T{lua_rawgeti(L,t,r)} or @T{lua_geti(L,t,r)}.
 The function @Lid{luaL_unref} frees a reference.

 If the object on the top of the stack is @nil,
@@ -6492,7 +6518,7 @@ the host program can call the function @Lid{luaL_openlibs}.
 Alternatively,
 the host can select which libraries to open,
 by using @Lid{luaL_openselectedlibs}.
-Both functions are defined in the header file @id{lualib.h}.
+Both functions are declared in the header file @id{lualib.h}.
@index{lualib.h}

 The stand-alone interpreter @id{lua} @see{lua-sa}
@@ -6816,8 +6842,7 @@ for k,v in pairs(t) do @rep{body} end
 }
 will iterate over all key@En{}value pairs of table @id{t}.

-See function @Lid{next} for the caveats of modifying
-the table during its traversal.
+See function @Lid{next} for more details about the traversal.

 }

@@ -7744,7 +7769,7 @@ If @id{j} is absent, then it is assumed to be equal to @num{-1}
 In particular,
 the call @T{string.sub(s,1,j)} returns a prefix of @id{s}
 with length @id{j},
-and @T{string.sub(s, -i)} (for a positive @id{i})
+and @T{string.sub(s,-i)} (for a positive @id{i})
 returns a suffix of @id{s}
 with length @id{i}.

@@ -8180,7 +8205,7 @@ the function returns @fail.
 A negative @id{n} gets characters before position @id{i}.
 The default for @id{i} is 1 when @id{n} is non-negative
 and @T{#s + 1} otherwise,
-so that @T{utf8.offset(s, -n)} gets the offset of the
+so that @T{utf8.offset(s,-n)} gets the offset of the
@id{n}-th character from the end of the string.

 As a special case,
@@ -8233,7 +8258,7 @@ the table will have; its default is zero.

 Inserts element @id{value} at position @id{pos} in @id{list},
 shifting up the elements
-@T{list[pos], list[pos+1], @Cdots, list[#list]}.
+@T{list[pos],list[pos+1],@Cdots,list[#list]}.
 The default value for @id{pos} is @T{#list+1},
 so that a call @T{table.insert(t,x)} inserts @id{x} at the end
 of the list @id{t}.
@@ -8271,7 +8296,7 @@ Removes from @id{list} the element at position @id{pos},
 returning the value of the removed element.
 When @id{pos} is an integer between 1 and @T{#list},
 it shifts down the elements
-@T{list[pos+1], list[pos+2], @Cdots, list[#list]}
+@T{list[pos+1],list[pos+2],@Cdots,list[#list]}
 and erases element @T{list[#list]};
 The index @id{pos} can also be 0 when @T{#list} is 0,
 or @T{#list + 1}.
@@ -9107,6 +9132,7 @@ which automatically removes the file when the program ends.

 This library provides
 the functionality of the @link{debugI|debug interface} to Lua programs.
+
 You should exert care when using this library.
 Several of its functions
 violate basic assumptions about Lua code
@@ -9116,6 +9142,8 @@ that userdata metatables cannot be changed by Lua code;
 that Lua programs do not crash)
 and therefore can compromise otherwise secure code.
 Moreover, some functions in this library may be slow.
+It is good practice to always require this library explicitly
+before using it.

 All functions in this library are provided
 inside the @defid{debug} table.
@@ -9594,6 +9622,9 @@ change between versions.
@item{
 The word @Rw{global} is a reserved word.
 Do not use it as a regular name.
+
+The compilation option @id{LUA_COMPAT_GLOBAL} (see @id{luaconf.h})
+makes @id{global} a regular word.
 }

@item{
@@ -9725,7 +9756,7 @@ and @bnfNter{LiteralString}, see @See{lexical}.)
@OrNL	@Rw{local} @Rw{function} @bnfNter{Name} funcbody
@OrNL	@Rw{global} @Rw{function} @bnfNter{Name} funcbody
@OrNL	@Rw{local} attnamelist @bnfopt{@bnfter{=} explist}
-@OrNL	@Rw{global} attnamelist
+@OrNL	@Rw{global} attnamelist @bnfopt{@bnfter{=} explist}
@OrNL	@Rw{global} @bnfopt{attrib} @bnfter{*}
 }

--- a/testes/calls.lua
+++ b/testes/calls.lua
@@ -372,6 +372,32 @@ do   -- another bug (in 5.4.0)
 end


+if T then
+  -- check stack level when calling reader function
+  local function get (str)
+    local pos = 0
+    local level = nil
+    return function ()
+      pos = pos + 1
+      local c = string.sub(str, pos, pos)
+      local newlevel = T.stacklevel()
+      if not level then
+        level = newlevel
+      else
+        assert(level == newlevel)
+      end
+      return #c > 0 and c or nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  local str = "local function foo () end; return 121"
+  assert(assert(load(get(str)))() == 121)
+
+  str = string.dump(load(str))
+  assert(assert(load(get(str)))() == 121)
+end
+
+
 x = string.dump(load("x = 1; return x"))
 a = assert(load(read1(x), nil, "b"))
 assert(a() == 1 and _G.x == 1)
--- a/testes/errors.lua
+++ b/testes/errors.lua
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ assert(not string.find(doit"aaa={13}; local bbbb=1; aaa[bbbb](3)", "'bbbb'"))
 checkmessage("aaa={13}; local bbbb=1; aaa[bbbb](3)", "number")
 checkmessage("aaa=(1)..{}", "a table value")

+checkmessage("local function foo (...t) return t.xx + 1 end; foo()",
+             "field 'xx'")
+
 -- bug in 5.4.6
 checkmessage("a = {_ENV = {}}; print(a._ENV.x + 1)", "field 'x'")

--- a/testes/events.lua
+++ b/testes/events.lua
@@ -390,6 +390,18 @@ do
  for i=1, 10 do t[i] = 1 end
 end

+
+do   -- bug since 5.4
+  local parent = {}
+  parent.__newindex = parent
+  collectgarbage()
+  local child = setmetatable({}, parent)
+  child.__newindex = {x = "hello"}
+  collectgarbage("step")
+  assert(parent.__newindex.x == "hello")
+end
+
+
 -- concat metamethod x numbers (bug in 5.1.1)
 c = {}
 local x
--- a/testes/gc.lua
+++ b/testes/gc.lua
@@ -707,4 +707,46 @@ end

 collectgarbage(oldmode)

+
+if T then
+  print("testing stack issues when calling finalizers")
+
+  local X
+  local obj
+
+  local function initobj ()
+    X = false
+    obj = setmetatable({}, {__gc = function ()  X = true end})
+  end
+
+  local function loop (n)
+    if n > 0 then loop(n - 1) end
+  end
+
+  -- should not try to call finalizer without a CallInfo available
+  initobj()
+  loop(20)   -- ensure stack space
+  T.resetCI()   -- remove extra CallInfos
+  T.alloccount(0)   -- cannot allocate more CallInfos
+  obj = nil
+  collectgarbage()   -- will not call finalizer
+  T.alloccount()
+  assert(X == false)
+  collectgarbage()   -- now will call finalizer (it was still pending)
+  assert(X == true)
+
+  -- should not try to call finalizer without stack space available
+  initobj()
+  loop(5)     -- ensure enough CallInfos
+  T.reallocstack(0)   -- remove extra stack slots
+  T.alloccount(0)   -- cannot reallocate stack
+  obj = nil
+  collectgarbage()   -- will not call finalizer
+  T.alloccount()
+  assert(X == false)
+  collectgarbage()   -- now will call finalizer (it was still pending)
+  assert(X == true)
+end
+
+
 print('OK')
--- a/testes/locals.lua
+++ b/testes/locals.lua
@@ -1179,6 +1179,25 @@ if rawget(_G, "T") then
 end


+do
+  -- detail in scopes of variables in the loop of 'repeat-until'
+  local res = {}
+  local function foo (a)
+    repeat
+      local x
+      local i <close> = setmetatable({}, {__close = function ()
+              res[#res + 1] = debug.getlocal(2, 2)   -- get 'x'
+              res[#res + 1] = debug.getlocal(2, 3)   -- get 'i'
+              a = true
+            end})
+    until a
+  end
+  foo(false)
+  -- loop variables still in scope when closing 'i', both when 'repeat'
+  -- repeats and when 'repeat' stops.
+  assert(res[1] == "x" and res[2] == "i" and res[3] == "x" and res[4] == "i")
+end
+

 -- to-be-closed variables in generic for loops
 do
--- a/testes/main.lua
+++ b/testes/main.lua
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ end

 RUN('lua -v')

+RUN('lua -v > %s', out)
+local release = string.match(getoutput(), "Lua (%d+%.%d+%.%d+)")
+
 print(string.format("(temporary program file used in these tests: %s)", prog))

 -- running stdin as a file
@@ -167,7 +170,9 @@ checkout("10\n11\n")
 -- test errors in LUA_INIT
 NoRun('LUA_INIT:1: msg', 'env LUA_INIT="error(\'msg\')" lua')

-- test option '-E'
+
+print("testing option '-E'")
+
 local defaultpath, defaultCpath

 do
@@ -192,6 +197,22 @@ assert(not string.find(defaultpath, "xxx") and
       string.find(defaultCpath, "lua"))


+-- (LUA_READLINELIB was introduced in 5.5.1)
+if release >= "5.5.1" then
+  print"testing readline library name"
+  -- should generate a warning when trying to load inexistent library "xuxu"
+  local env = [[LUA_READLINELIB=xuxu LUA_INIT="warn('@allow')"]]
+  local code = 'echo " " | env %s lua %s -W -i >%s 2>&1'
+  RUN(code, env, "", out)   -- run code with no extra options
+  assert(string.find(getoutput(),
+            "warning: unable to load readline library 'xuxu'"))
+
+  RUN(code, env, "-E", out)   -- run again with option -E
+  -- no warning when LUA_READLINELIB is to be ignored
+  assert(not string.find(getoutput(), "warning"))
+end
+
+
 -- test replacement of ';;' to default path
 local function convert (p)
  prepfile("print(package.path)")
--- a/testes/memerr.lua
+++ b/testes/memerr.lua
@@ -282,6 +282,25 @@ testamem("growing stack", function ()
  return foo(100)
 end)

+
+collectgarbage()
+collectgarbage()
+global io, T, setmetatable, collectgarbage, print
+
+local Count = 0
+testamem("finalizers", function ()
+  local X = false
+  local obj = setmetatable({}, {__gc = function ()  X = true end})
+  obj = nil
+  T.resetCI()   -- remove extra CallInfos
+  T.reallocstack(18)   -- remove extra stack slots
+  Count = Count + 1
+  io.stderr:write(Count, "\n")
+  T.trick(io)
+  collectgarbage()
+  return X
+end)
+
 -- }==================================================================


--- a/testes/pm.lua
+++ b/testes/pm.lua
@@ -347,6 +347,16 @@ do   -- init parameter in gmatch
 end


+do  -- bug since 5.3
+  local N = 20000
+  local iter = string.gmatch(string.rep("a", N), string.rep("a?", N))
+  pcall(iter)   -- error for pattern too complex
+  -- calling function again found recursion count ('matchdepth') equal
+  -- to -1, so it did not detect next C-stack overflow
+  pcall(iter)
+end
+
+
 -- tests for `%f' (`frontiers')

 assert(string.gsub("aaa aa a aaa a", "%f[%w]a", "x") == "xaa xa x xaa x")
--- a/testes/sort.lua
+++ b/testes/sort.lua
@@ -72,6 +72,19 @@ assert(a==1 and x==nil)
 a,x = unpack({1,2}, 1, 1)
 assert(a==1 and x==nil)

+
+do  -- unpack with non-tables
+  local debug = require"debug"
+  local oldmt = debug.getmetatable(0)
+  local str = "hello"
+  debug.setmetatable(0,
+               { __len = function () return #str end,
+                 __index = function (_, i) return string.sub(str, i, i) end})
+  assert(table.concat({table.unpack(0)}) == str)
+  debug.setmetatable(0, oldmt)   -- restore original metatable for numbers
+end
+
+
 do
  local maxi = (1 << 31) - 1          -- maximum value for an int (usually)
  local mini = -(1 << 31)             -- minimum value for an int (usually)
--- a/testes/tracegc.lua
+++ b/testes/tracegc.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 -- track collections

+
 local M = {}

 -- import list
-local setmetatable, stderr, collectgarbage =
-         setmetatable, io.stderr, collectgarbage
+local stderr, collectgarbage = io.stderr, collectgarbage
+
+-- the debug version of setmetatable does not create any object (such as
+-- a '__metatable' string), and so it is more appropriate to be used in
+-- a finalizer
+local setmetatable = require"debug".setmetatable

 global none

--- a/testes/utf8.lua
+++ b/testes/utf8.lua
@@ -238,10 +238,18 @@ s = "\0 \x7F\z
 s = string.gsub(s, " ", "")
 check(s, {0,0x7F, 0x80,0x7FF, 0x800,0xFFFF, 0x10000,0x10FFFF})

+
+-- again, without strictness
+s = "\xF0\x90\x80\x80 \xF7\xBF\xBF\xBF\z
+     \xF8\x88\x80\x80\x80 \xFB\xBF\xBF\xBF\xBF\z
+     \xFC\x84\x80\x80\x80\x80 \xFD\xBF\xBF\xBF\xBF\xBF"
+s = string.gsub(s, " ", "")
+check(s, {0x10000,0x1FFFFF, 0x200000,0x3FFFFFF, 0x4000000,0x7FFFFFFF}, true)
+
 do
  -- original UTF-8 values
  local s = "\u{4000000}\u{7FFFFFFF}"
-  assert(#s == 12)
+  assert(s == "\xFC\x84\x80\x80\x80\x80\xFD\xBF\xBF\xBF\xBF\xBF")
  check(s, {0x4000000, 0x7FFFFFFF}, true)

  s = "\u{200000}\u{3FFFFFF}"
@@ -257,6 +265,10 @@ local x = "日本語a-4\0éó"
 check(x, {26085, 26412, 35486, 97, 45, 52, 0, 233, 243})


+-- more than 5 continuation bytes
+assert(not utf8.len("\xff\x8f\x8f\x8f\x8f\x8f\x8f\x8f"))
+
+
 -- Supplementary Characters
 check("𣲷𠜎𠱓𡁻𠵼ab𠺢",
      {0x23CB7, 0x2070E, 0x20C53, 0x2107B, 0x20D7C, 0x61, 0x62, 0x20EA2,})
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Roberto I	7579fc9d7e	Small change in scope of variables in repeat-until A close instruction is still inside the scope of the variables it is closing. The extra close in a repeat-until (to close variables before repeating the loop) was being coded outside that scope.	2026-07-23 13:58:30 -03:00
Roberto I	d5bbe95584	Details - Some api_checknelems changed to the more restrict api_checkpop. - Added a class to the html for APIs in the manual. - Comments and manual.	2026-07-22 13:43:40 -03:00
Roberto I	9130ceb19d	Avoid casts to 'union GCUnion*' The union may have alignment requirements stricter than some of its members. Some checking tools (e.g., gcc with options -fsanitize) can then complain that the result of a cast from pointer to member to pointer to the union is misaligned.	2026-07-21 16:51:04 -03:00
Roberto I	84938a7d2b	MacOS by default uses statically linked readline (plus detail in the manual)	2026-07-15 15:39:07 -03:00
Roberto I	6ca33260d2	Removed compiler option LUA_COMPAT_LOOPVAR It makes loop variables read-only, but it does not restore the old semantics, so it is not helpful for compatibility.	2026-07-13 15:18:37 -03:00
Roberto I	b996f8fd1b	Bug: Issues with write barrier for __newindex In 'luaV_finishset', there is an update on a table that is a field on another table. If the first table is the same as the one with the field (e.g., after 't.__newindex = t'), the update can change the value on that field (e.g., there may be a collision and the field is moved, or the field being updated is '__newindex' itself). After that, the barrier is called with the table stored in that field, which is not the correct table anymore.	2026-07-12 14:57:55 -03:00
Roberto I	bc4bbcef65	Bug: 'luaL_newmetatable' used in a wrong way The call to 'luaL_newmetatable' in 'newbox' can leave an incomplete metatable in the registry, if 'luaL_setfuncs' raises a memory error.	2026-06-17 11:20:10 -03:00
Roberto I	40b76de2d7	Removed unused function 'luaD_inctop' Commit `3228a97` removed all its uses.	2026-06-03 11:58:39 -03:00
Roberto I	0465c23b3e	Cleaning 'luaP_isIT' and 'luaP_isOT' - 'luaP_isOT' is only used for tests, so it is defined as a macro to avoid wasting space with an unused function. - 'luaP_isIT' must include OP_VARARGPREP.	2026-05-28 15:10:17 -03:00
Roberto I	53b41d0cdd	Avoid warning in some compilers In function 'funcargs', some compilers can complain that 'args' can be used unitialized, due to the default case (syntax error).	2026-05-08 15:01:59 -03:00
Roberto I	36c1f6d949	Small correction in luaP_opmodes OP_VARARGPREP neither sets nor uses L->top.	2026-04-29 15:17:55 -03:00
Roberto Ierusalimschy	0da6d320f7	Details	2026-04-28 13:44:29 -03:00
Roberto I	ae23e72601	new macro 'setnilvalue2s'	2026-04-23 18:00:23 -03:00
Roberto I	4c5d5063a5	'load' reader function doesn't need to preserve stack	2026-04-23 17:58:55 -03:00
Roberto I	3228a97c6a	Bug: 'lua_load' does not preserve the stack 'lua_load' does not preserve the stack through the calls to the reader function, as it should. Immediately after the first call (to detect whether chunk is binary) it adds stuff, and it also adds a new table when starting the compilation of each new function.	2026-04-23 17:57:42 -03:00
Roberto I	0c16a42d61	Details Added compiler option LUA_NODEBUGLIB to make Lua with no open debug library + small improvements in the manual.	2026-04-21 15:27:22 -03:00
Roberto I	d0bd25d2e7	Better error messages for vararg-table fields	2026-04-13 14:06:23 -03:00
Roberto I	29cf284089	Avoid macros luaL_loadbuffer and luaL_loadfile Use luaL_loadbufferx and luaL_loadfilex instead, being explicit about whether to accept binary chunks.	2026-04-07 13:42:34 -03:00
Roberto I	c037162a1a	Stricter test for use of '__builtin_expect' GCC introduced this macro in version 3.	2026-04-01 15:09:07 -03:00
Roberto Ierusalimschy	efddc2309c	Bug: wrong initialization in result from 'gmatch' Function returned by 'string.gmatch' can be left in an inconsistent state after an error.	2026-04-01 15:01:58 -03:00
Roberto I	f1bb2773bb	Bug: Loading a binary chunk does not run the GC	2026-04-01 14:59:41 -03:00
Roberto I	51269bd783	Adjustment in useless parameter L in macros luai_num*	2026-03-15 15:14:14 -03:00
Roberto I	377cbea61b	'table.tunpack' using 'aux_getn' like the others 'table.tunpack' was not checking its first argument, which could result in error messages generated inside the API, without location information.	2026-03-09 16:24:49 -03:00
Roberto I	36d5d2b284	Details	2026-03-09 16:24:06 -03:00
Roberto I	9e501d9855	Slightly better documentation for LUAI_MAXALIGN	2026-03-09 16:23:03 -03:00
Roberto I	10eb89d114	BUG: shift overflow in utf-8 decode An initial byte \xFF will ask for 7 continuation bytes, and then the shift by (count * 5) will try to shift 35 bits.	2026-02-18 13:24:04 -03:00
Roberto Ierusalimschy	7c40c5edb2	Details Spaces + added initialization to the documentation of global declarations.	2026-02-10 16:41:02 -03:00
Roberto Ierusalimschy	b60e2bcd7c	Avoid an assignment of values that overlap The original code was like this, where t->u.ind.t and t->u.info overlap: t->u.ind.t = cast_byte((t->k == VLOCAL) ? t->u.var.ridx: t->u.info);	2026-02-09 13:44:27 -03:00
Roberto I	c6b4848238	Environment variable for readline library name The name of the readline library can be changed from its default value through environment variable LUA_READLINELIB.	2026-01-30 16:47:33 -03:00
Roberto I	efbc297545	New year and (eventual) new release	2026-01-29 14:24:25 -03:00
Roberto I	cfcaa9493b	Explanation about char* parameters in the C API	2026-01-23 16:25:18 -03:00
Roberto I	3360710bd3	Another way to handle option -E A pointer to function 'l_getenv' can point to the regular 'getenv' or to a dumb function (that always returns NULL) to ignore environment variables.	2026-01-22 13:47:10 -03:00
Roberto Ierusalimschy	e992c6a959	Some compilation options configurable from makefile Compilation options LUA_COMPAT_GLOBAL, LUA_COMPAT_LOOPVAR, and LUA_READLINELIB do not affect the API, so they can be changed through the make file.	2026-01-20 13:06:16 -03:00
Roberto I	f5d1e8639b	New compile option LUA_COMPAT_LOOPVAR When on, this option makes for-loop control variables not read only.	2026-01-16 16:38:44 -03:00
Roberto I	2a7cf4f319	More effort in avoiding errors in finalizers Before calling a finalizer, Lua not only checks stack limits, but actually ensures that a minimum number of slots are already allocated for the call. (If it cannot ensure that, it postpones the finalizer.) That avoids finalizers not running due to memory errors that the programmer cannot control.	2026-01-11 15:36:03 -03:00
Roberto I	5cfc725a8b	Special case for 'string.rep' over an empty string	2026-01-04 16:39:22 -03:00
Roberto I	45c7ae5b1b	BUG: Possible overflow in 'string.packsize' 'string.packsize' can overflow result in 32-bit machines using 64-bit integers, as LUA_MAXINTEGER may not fit into size_t.	2026-01-04 16:31:17 -03:00
Roberto I	962f444a75	Details In an assignment like 'a = &b', is looks suspicious if 'a' has a scope larger than 'b'.	2026-01-04 16:27:54 -03:00
Roberto I	c4e2c91973	Details Some comments still talked about bit 'isrealasize', which has been removed.	2025-12-30 10:50:49 -03:00
Roberto I	632a71b24d	BUG: Arithmetic overflow in 'collectgarbage"step"' The computation of a new debt could overflow when we give a too large step to 'collectgarbage"step"' and the current debt was already negative. This is only an issue if your platform cares for it or if you compile Lua with an option like '-fsanitize=undefined'.	2025-12-27 16:22:13 -03:00
Roberto I	578ae5745c	Details typo in comment + formatting + logical 'and' was written as a bitwise operation (makes code more fragile)	2025-12-23 14:44:06 -03:00
Roberto I	a5522f06d2	GC checks stack space before running finalizer If the stack does not have some minimum available space, the GC defers calling a finalizer until the next cycle. That avoids errors while running a finalizer that the programmer cannot control.	2025-12-13 16:16:59 -03:00
Roberto I	3d03ae5bd6	'luaL_newstate' starts state with warnings on It is easier to forget to turn them on then to turn them off.	2025-12-13 11:00:30 -03:00
Roberto I	82d721a855	Format adjust in the manual Lists in inline code don't get a space after commas. (That keeps the code more compact and avoids line breaks in the middle of the code.)	2025-12-10 10:35:05 -03:00
Roberto I	104b0fc700	Details - Avoid fixing name "_ENV" in the code - Small improvements in the manual	2025-12-08 13:09:47 -03:00
Roberto I	8164d09338	Wrong assert in 'luaK_indexed'	2025-12-08 11:08:12 -03:00