"Emergency" new version 5.4.6

'lua_resetthread' is back to its original signature, to avoid
incompatibilities in the ABI between releases of the same version.
New function 'lua_closethread' added with the "correct" signature.

lcorolib.c

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int luaB_auxwrap (lua_State *L) {
   if (l_unlikely(r < 0)) {  /* error? */
     int stat = lua_status(co);
     if (stat != LUA_OK && stat != LUA_YIELD) {  /* error in the coroutine? */
-      stat = lua_resetthread(co, L);  /* close its tbc variables */
+      stat = lua_closethread(co, L);  /* close its tbc variables */
       lua_assert(stat != LUA_OK);
       lua_xmove(co, L, 1);  /* move error message to the caller */
     }
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int luaB_close (lua_State *L) {
   int status = auxstatus(L, co);
   switch (status) {
     case COS_DEAD: case COS_YIELD: {
-      status = lua_resetthread(co, L);
+      status = lua_closethread(co, L);
       if (status == LUA_OK) {
         lua_pushboolean(L, 1);
         return 1;

lstate.c

@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ int luaE_resetthread (lua_State *L, int status) {
 }
 
 
-LUA_API int lua_resetthread (lua_State *L, lua_State *from) {
+LUA_API int lua_closethread (lua_State *L, lua_State *from) {
   int status;
   lua_lock(L);
   L->nCcalls = (from) ? getCcalls(from) : 0;
@@ -349,6 +349,14 @@ LUA_API int lua_resetthread (lua_State *L, lua_State *from) {
 }
 
 
+/*
+** Deprecated! Use 'lua_closethread' instead.
+*/
+LUA_API int lua_resetthread (lua_State *L) {
+  return lua_closethread(L, NULL);
+}
+
+
 LUA_API lua_State *lua_newstate (lua_Alloc f, void *ud) {
   int i;
   lua_State *L;

ltests.c

@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ static int runC (lua_State *L, lua_State *L1, const char *pc) {
       lua_newthread(L1);
     }
     else if EQ("resetthread") {
-      lua_pushinteger(L1, lua_resetthread(L1, L));
+      lua_pushinteger(L1, lua_resetthread(L1));  /* deprecated */
     }
     else if EQ("newuserdata") {
       lua_newuserdata(L1, getnum);

lua.h

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 
 #define LUA_VERSION_MAJOR	"5"
 #define LUA_VERSION_MINOR	"4"
-#define LUA_VERSION_RELEASE	"5"
+#define LUA_VERSION_RELEASE	"6"
 
 #define LUA_VERSION_NUM			504
-#define LUA_VERSION_RELEASE_NUM		(LUA_VERSION_NUM * 100 + 5)
+#define LUA_VERSION_RELEASE_NUM		(LUA_VERSION_NUM * 100 + 6)
 
 #define LUA_VERSION	"Lua " LUA_VERSION_MAJOR "." LUA_VERSION_MINOR
 #define LUA_RELEASE	LUA_VERSION "." LUA_VERSION_RELEASE
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ extern const char lua_ident[];
 LUA_API lua_State *(lua_newstate) (lua_Alloc f, void *ud);
 LUA_API void       (lua_close) (lua_State *L);
 LUA_API lua_State *(lua_newthread) (lua_State *L);
-LUA_API int        (lua_resetthread) (lua_State *L, lua_State *from);
+LUA_API int        (lua_closethread) (lua_State *L, lua_State *from);
+LUA_API int        (lua_resetthread) (lua_State *L);  /* Deprecated! */
 
 LUA_API lua_CFunction (lua_atpanic) (lua_State *L, lua_CFunction panicf);
 

manual/manual.of

@@ -3167,6 +3167,27 @@ when called through this function.
 
 }
 
+@APIEntry{int lua_closethread (lua_State *L, lua_State *from);|
+@apii{0,?,-}
+
+Resets a thread, cleaning its call stack and closing all pending
+to-be-closed variables.
+Returns a status code:
+@Lid{LUA_OK} for no errors in the thread
+(either the original error that stopped the thread or
+errors in closing methods),
+or an error status otherwise.
+In case of error,
+leaves the error object on the top of the stack.
+
+The parameter @id{from} represents the coroutine that is resetting @id{L}.
+If there is no such coroutine,
+this parameter can be @id{NULL}.
+
+(This function was introduced in @N{release 5.4.6}.)
+
+}
+
 @APIEntry{int lua_compare (lua_State *L, int index1, int index2, int op);|
 @apii{0,0,e}
 
@@ -4160,23 +4181,12 @@ and then pops the top element.
 
 }
 
-@APIEntry{int lua_resetthread (lua_State *L, lua_State *from);|
+@APIEntry{int lua_resetthread (lua_State *L);|
 @apii{0,?,-}
 
-Resets a thread, cleaning its call stack and closing all pending
-to-be-closed variables.
-Returns a status code:
-@Lid{LUA_OK} for no errors in the thread
-(either the original error that stopped the thread or
-errors in closing methods),
-or an error status otherwise.
-In case of error,
-leaves the error object on the top of the stack.
-
-The parameter @id{from} represents the coroutine that is resetting @id{L}.
-If there is no such coroutine,
-this parameter can be @id{NULL}.
-(This parameter was introduced in @N{release 5.4.5}.)
+This function is deprecated;
+it is equivalent to @Lid{lua_closethread} with
+@id{from} being @id{NULL}.
 
 }