Regular Lua interpreter vs LuaJIT interpreter? [closed]

Question

So, I was just wondering if there are any advantages of using the normal Lua interpreter instead of the LuaJIT interpreter for anything?

Answer 1

• PUC Lua (the "normal interpreter") is more stable, i.e. bugs are more frequently found in LuaJIT.

• PUC Lua is smaller, i.e. it takes less memory.

• PUC Lua is much easier to understand if you want to customize it.

• PUC Lua has been ported to way more platforms and is easier to port.

• Like @lhf said, LuaJIT does not support all of Lua 5.2 features yet.