Annotation of wikisrc/projects/project/lua_bindings_chicken_and_egg.mdwn, revision 1.2
1.2 ! wiki 1: [Lua](http://www.lua.org/) is obviously a great choice for an embedded scripting language in both [kernel space](https://www.netbsd.org/gallery/presentations/mbalmer/fosdem2012/kernel_mode_lua.pdf) and [user space](https://www.netbsd.org/gallery/presentations/mbalmer/fosdem2011/lua_in_netbsd.pdf).
1.1 mspo 2:
1.2 ! wiki 3: However, there exists a issue where Lua needs [bindings](http://lua-users.org/wiki/BindingCodeToLua) to interface with NetBSD for it to be useful.
1.1 mspo 4:
1.2 ! wiki 5: Someone needs to take on the grunt-work task of simply creating Lua interfaces into every possible NetBSD component.
1.1 mspo 6:
7: That same someone needs to produce meaningful documentation.
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1.2 ! wiki 9: As this enhances Lua's usefulness, more lua bindings will then be created, etc.
1.1 mspo 10:
1.2 ! wiki 11: This project's goal is to set that inertia by attempting to define and create a solid baseline of Lua bindings.
1.1 mspo 12:
13: ### Here is a list of things to possibly target
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15: * filesystem hooks
16: * sysctl hooks
17: * proplib
18: * envsys
19: * MI system bus code
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