From 6a7d37529dbf97f4831f7703d67a04edc81912d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "shewitt.au" <shewitt.au@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 21:10:55 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] dll for lua core

---
 lua.sln                         |  10 ++
 lua_dll/lua_dll.vcxproj         | 204 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 lua_dll/lua_dll.vcxproj.filters | 201 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 415 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 lua_dll/lua_dll.vcxproj
 create mode 100644 lua_dll/lua_dll.vcxproj.filters

diff --git a/lua.sln b/lua.sln
index 06cfbd19..ec0211b7 100644
--- a/lua.sln
+++ b/lua.sln
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ VisualStudioVersion = 17.14.36811.4
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "lua_static", "lua_static\lua_static.vcxproj", "{1A967327-FA3D-4316-B7AC-EBA024A6547D}"
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "lua_dll", "lua_dll\lua_dll.vcxproj", "{BCDCF977-AB47-4EB9-A587-51562D9B4842}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|x64 = Debug|x64
@@ -21,6 +23,14 @@ Global
 		{1A967327-FA3D-4316-B7AC-EBA024A6547D}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 		{1A967327-FA3D-4316-B7AC-EBA024A6547D}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{1A967327-FA3D-4316-B7AC-EBA024A6547D}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{BCDCF977-AB47-4EB9-A587-51562D9B4842}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{BCDCF977-AB47-4EB9-A587-51562D9B4842}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{BCDCF977-AB47-4EB9-A587-51562D9B4842}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{BCDCF977-AB47-4EB9-A587-51562D9B4842}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{BCDCF977-AB47-4EB9-A587-51562D9B4842}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{BCDCF977-AB47-4EB9-A587-51562D9B4842}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{BCDCF977-AB47-4EB9-A587-51562D9B4842}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{BCDCF977-AB47-4EB9-A587-51562D9B4842}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/lua_dll/lua_dll.vcxproj b/lua_dll/lua_dll.vcxproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2de5fa7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua_dll/lua_dll.vcxproj
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
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+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
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+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
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+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
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+    <ClCompile Include="..\lauxlib.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\lbaselib.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\lcode.c" />
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+    <ClCompile Include="..\lctype.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\ldblib.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\ldebug.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\ldo.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\ldump.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\lfunc.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\lgc.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\linit.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\liolib.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\llex.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\lmathlib.c" />
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+    <ClCompile Include="..\loadlib.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\lobject.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\lopcodes.c" />
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+    <ClCompile Include="..\lparser.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\lstate.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\lstring.c" />
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+    <ClCompile Include="..\ltablib.c" />
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+    <ClCompile Include="..\ltm.c" />
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+    <ClCompile Include="..\lutf8lib.c" />
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+    <ClCompile Include="..\lzio.c" />
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+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1eb95fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua_dll/lua_dll.vcxproj.filters
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
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