A parameter to set "stricted mode Pico-8"

[mdtrooper]

Hi.

I think that is good to set a parameter to set "stricted mode Pico-8"

Thanks.

[Shoozza]

How would that mode differ from the current implementation?

[mdtrooper]

This is a good question. Well, the picolove with the strict param set runs with the limitations (memory and others...) of pico-8.

[vanfanel]

@mdtrooper : from what I understand, it seems these limitations are arbitrary, so what would "strict pico-8 mode" bring? Maybe rejecting to run non-strict pico-8 games if their resource requeriments are above those of the original, closed pico-8 implementation?
Maybe not using them (if you don't want) would be enough in that case...

[Shoozza]

If we want to add this, we'd need to collect all limitations first.
Note that limitations change between pico-8 versions.

If someone can list all the limitations that would be a start.

[gamax92]

Implementing a memory limiter isn't really possible when your implementation of a Lua based product is in Lua itself.
CPU limits is somewhat possible but the whole picolove is writtein in Lua also makes this not fully accurate
picolove would need to be rewritten to not use any string metatable to restrict pico-8 code from accessing the string metatable too

(Also hi, sorry I've been away for a long time)

[Shoozza]

Ah I see - Thanks for the clarifications.
I don't think I'd want to rewrite picolove to support these limitations.
(Welcome back!)

[Shoozza]

Wontfix see comment above