Lua support for Xcode

Originator:ewmailing
Number:rdar://9321859 Date Originated:2011-08-26
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:4.0
Classification:Enhancement Request Reproducible:Always
 
21-Apr-2011 06:16 PM Eric Wing:
Summary:

Please add Lua support to Xcode.

At the very least, syntax highlighting is needed.

More ambitious are things like auto-completion. If it is any help, there is a llvm-lua project at:
http://code.google.com/p/llvm-lua/

Lua is the dominant scripting language used used in the games industry. This would really help all the game developers from World of Warcraft to Angry Birds to Bubble Ball.

There are also two Lua/Obj-C bridges out there:
LuaCocoa (http://playcontrol.net/opensource/LuaCocoa)
Lua Wax https://github.com/probablycorey/wax


Regression:
There used to be a syntax highlighting file for Lua for pre-Xcode 4, but it doesn't work with Xcode 4.

Comments


Please note: Reports posted here will not necessarily be seen by Apple. All problems should be submitted at bugreport.apple.com before they are posted here. Please only post information for Radars that you have filed yourself, and please do not include Apple confidential information in your posts. Thank you!