Is it possible to change strings (content and size) in Lua bytecode so that it will still be correct?

Question

Is it possible to change strings (content and size) in Lua bytecode so that it will still be correct? It\'s about translating strings in Lua bytecode. Of course, not every l

Answer 1

Yes, it is if you know what you're doing. Strings are prefixed by their size stored as an int. The size and endianness of that int is platform-dependent. But why do you have to edit bytecode? Have you lost the sources?