Question about Threads

[ChicoGameDev]

Hi everybody,

Am I missing something or love.math.random cannot be accessed from a new thread created using love.thread.newThread?

I get this error : attempt to index field 'math' (a nil value)

on this line :

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lgMRandom = love.math.random

[siberian]

You can use math.random()

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local threadCode = [[
local count = ...
count = count or 1

math.randomseed(os.time())
for i = 1, count do
    print(math.random(10))
end
]]
 

local th
function love.load()
    th = love.thread.newThread( threadCode )
    th:start(10)
end

or add

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require 'love.math'

into thread code.

"When a Thread is started, it only loads love.data, love.filesystem, and love.thread module. Every other module has to be loaded with require."

[ChicoGameDev]

Hi,

That's should be precised in the wiki x)

Thanks for your answer, indeed in the love table there is only love.thread, love.filesystem (wonderful!) and love.data.

I'll go with math.random then.

[Edit]

I did not see the full answer ! Waouw that's really wonderful ! Thanks I was missing something indeed !

Awesome! Thanks!


Regards,

[siberian]

I added a second option into my answer, it's simpler.

[zorg]

That's should be precised in the wiki x)

It is mentioned (verbatim) on the page for threads: https://love2d.org/wiki/love.thread

[ChicoGameDev]

Yes I'm so sorry my eyes have just jumped this information :'(

Thanks for answering.


Regards,