Show HN: Clx 0.4.0 – native compiler for Lua

Category: devtools

Tags: lua, compiler, native-compilation, aot, cplusplus

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 8, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

CLX is an ahead-of-time compiler for Lua 5.5 that generates standalone native executables via C++ toolchains. It includes a generational garbage collector, compatibility with the Lua C API, and benchmarks showing significant speedups over the reference interpreter, making it a notable alternative for packaging Lua applications as native binaries.

Target audience: Lua developers, game developers, embedded systems engineers, and backend developers seeking standalone executables

Repository: https://samyeyo.github.io/clx/ · C++ · NOASSERTION · 167 stars

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