DSLua Macs, wifi, lua 5.0 -oohh so many questions

[akhar]

Hi,

First off I am quite impressed with the state of DSLua, I think except for the lack of wifi I should be able to get a lot done and fast. Now I do not know lua only of it and from browsing on the official site it seems the language is at version 5 is DSLua in sync with that ? (as the new book looks tempting and so are the new improvements )

Secondly I am on a mac and I do know PAlib iworks on macs but after downloading the DSLua .5 zip it seems that I need DOS, do I only need DOS or do I really need Windows ? (DOS would be easy to emulate)

Thirdly I have an M3 SD I saw in the readme it is on the todo list, is there any ways to store data elswhere ? in a semi persistent maner until a driver is ported ? (ie : it has to survive reboots but not game changes )

Fourtly PAlib seems to have a nifty function to check for lid closing! is this implemented ? opening jpegs and mp3's is this possible ? ie having C lib interface with a lua program while using DSLua?

Lastly, I truly hope the project doesn't die, as from what I've seen the main coder seems to be away from the forums for a long while now.

Regards

PS :  A features page, functions page, change list page would be welcomed additions to the main site...
PPS : dunno if this could help the project but a donate button could be helpful ( I am not sure I can contribute code but ... )

[daltonlaffs]

Wow... sooo many questions. Ok, in order:

1. Yes, DSLua is in sync with Lua 5.

2. You need DOS for many things. Windows, no. DOS, yes. gfx2gba, as well as PACK.BAT, need DOS.

3. You can work with an M3 SD, or you could use a flashcart/passme combo, OR you could stick with an emulator. Most of my testing is done on Dualis 20.3. But I do have my new EZFlash III card with EZ3ME installed, and I have WifiMe (like PassMe, but uses wireless instead of a PassMe), so I can hardware test, too. 

4. No, no, no and no. DSLua does NOT use the lid-close yet. Jpegs? No. Mp3s? Try again. C interface? HECK NO!

5. OMGPLZDONTDIEDSLUAPLZ

There

See ya,
daltonlaffs (glad 2 help)

EDIT 3 MINUTES LATER: EZF3ME, not EZ3ME. In case you want to google it. XD

[akhar]

Concerning the M3 SD : so how do I write out to a file and read it back in at bootup if there is only CF or sram support ? Loading the DSLua.nds tries to read only from srm or gbfs not my SD :/

[daltonlaffs]

Press Select on the main DSLua menu. Your problems are solved