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Update docs for PPC port. Clarify and extend install instructions.

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Mike Pall
2010-10-05 01:36:54 +02:00
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@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ running inside a C function under the Lua interpreter.</dd>
<dt>Q: Why doesn't my favorite power-patch for Lua apply against LuaJIT?</dt>
<dd>Because it's a completely redesigned VM and has very little code
in common with Lua anymore. Also, if the patch introduces changes to
the Lua semantics, this would need to be reflected everywhere in the
the Lua semantics, these would need to be reflected everywhere in the
VM, from the interpreter up to all stages of the compiler.<br> Please
use only standard Lua language constructs. For many common needs you
can use source transformations or use wrapper or proxy functions.
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ The compiler will happily optimize away such indirections.</dd>
machine code. This means the code generator must be ported to each
architecture. And the fast interpreter is written in assembler and
must be ported, too. This is quite an undertaking.<br> Currently only
x86 and x64 CPUs are supported. Other architectures will follow based
on sufficient user demand and/or sponsoring.</dd>
x86, x64 and PPC/e500v2 CPUs are supported. Other architectures will follow
based on sufficient user demand and/or sponsoring.</dd>
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