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Diffstat (limited to 'tex/context/base/l-table.lua')
| -rw-r--r-- | tex/context/base/l-table.lua | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tex/context/base/l-table.lua b/tex/context/base/l-table.lua index b1a5cc4cc..7b91e06ba 100644 --- a/tex/context/base/l-table.lua +++ b/tex/context/base/l-table.lua @@ -642,9 +642,11 @@ local function serialize(_handle,root,name,specification) -- handle wins end if root then -- The dummy access will initialize a table that has a delayed initialization - -- using a metatable. - local dummy = root._w_h_a_t_e_v_e_r_ - root._w_h_a_t_e_v_e_r_ = nil + -- using a metatable. (maybe explicitly test for metatable) + if getmetatable(root) then -- todo: make this an option, maybe even per subtable + local dummy = root._w_h_a_t_e_v_e_r_ + root._w_h_a_t_e_v_e_r_ = nil + end -- Let's forget about empty tables. if next(root) then do_serialize(root,name,"",0) |