Actually reading the Lua mailing list post http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2010-03/msg00305.html http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2010-03/msg00305.html, refere

Actually reading the Lua mailing list post http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2010-03/msg00305.html http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2010-03/msg00305.html, referenced in the linked text might help: > For pidigits I'm comparing the pure JS and Lua programs, not the GMP bindings. I'm comparing these two: http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/program.php?test=pidigits&lang=luajit&id=2 http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/program.php?test=pidig... http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/program.php?test=pidigits&lang=v8&id=1 http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/program.php?test=pidig... Both are written in pure Lua and JavaScript and do not use a C binding.