From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG  Sat Mar 15 04:31:17 2014
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115])
 (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits))
 (No client certificate requested)
 by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A71B2CE4
 for <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>; Sat, 15 Mar 2014 04:31:17 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137])
 (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits))
 (No client certificate requested)
 by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 51BCAAF9
 for <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>; Sat, 15 Mar 2014 04:31:17 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])
 by wonkity.com (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s2F4VAdA026712
 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO);
 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 22:31:10 -0600 (MDT)
 (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com)
Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost)
 by wonkity.com (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) with ESMTP id s2F4V9ef026709;
 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 22:31:09 -0600 (MDT)
 (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 22:31:09 -0600 (MDT)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Walt Ford <walt.ford@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Overhaul the config system with Lua
In-Reply-To: <20140315035144.GC6674@nbu>
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1403142229190.26706@wonkity.com>
References: <CAA_8tFojhn66ZkaR_Bxzv3fMzbuc6o2J9fYe4-pW6X0skgA8=Q@mail.gmail.com>
 <20140315001820.GB5765@nbu> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1403142108190.24490@wonkity.com>
 <20140315035144.GC6674@nbu>
User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.4.3
 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 14 Mar 2014 22:31:10 -0600 (MDT)
Cc: freebsd-hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>,
 =?ISO-2022-JP?Q?=1B$B=3Ck9=3E=1B=28J?= <mail.jiang.cn@gmail.com>
X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17
Precedence: list
List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD
 <freebsd-hackers.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-hackers>, 
 <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>,
 <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 04:31:17 -0000

On Fri, 14 Mar 2014, Walt Ford wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 09:36:34PM -0600, Warren Block wrote:
>> On Fri, 14 Mar 2014, Walt Ford wrote:
>>
>>> That's an excellent project.  I've had Lua in my own base system for
>>> years and have converted the rc system to use it at various times,
>>> along with some base utilities.
>>
>> Speaking as someone who thinks too much stuff is in base... I'd like
>> to see Lua in base.  Or any modern scripting language, but Lua is
>> small and has the right license.  NetBSD put it in their kernel (!).
>
> I agree, I think all of contrib should be in ports only, but I prefer a
> base with Lua.
>
> I didn't know NetBSD put it in their kernel.  I started experimenting with
> an embedded interpreter as a replacement for mi_startup() to easily pass
> control back to it from subsystems, but I never got too far.

http://www.netbsd.org/gallery/presentations/mbalmer/fosdem2012/kernel_mode_lua.pdf