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Regular Lua interpreter vs LuaJIT interpreter?

So, I was just wondering if there are any advantages of using the normal Lua interpreter instead of the LuaJIT interpreter for anything?

Solution

    • PUC Lua (the "normal interpreter") is more stable, i.e. bugs are more frequently found in LuaJIT.

    • PUC Lua is smaller, i.e. it takes less memory.

    • PUC Lua is much easier to understand if you want to customize it.

    • PUC Lua has been ported to way more platforms and is easier to port.

    • Like @lhf said, LuaJIT does not support all of Lua 5.2 features yet.