1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/BlockID.h b/src/BlockID.h
index bb06722d2..8f2cee02e 100644
--- a/src/BlockID.h
+++ b/src/BlockID.h
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
+// The following hackery is to allow typed C++ enum for C++ code, yet have ToLua process the values.
+// ToLua doesn't understand typed enums, so we use preprocessor to hide it from ToLua.
+
+enum ENUM_BLOCK_ID : BLOCKTYPE
+#if 0
+enum ENUM_BLOCK_ID  // tolua_export
+#endif
 // tolua_begin
-enum ENUM_BLOCK_ID
 {
 	E_BLOCK_AIR = 0,
 	E_BLOCK_STONE = 1,
@@ -221,6 +227,10 @@ enum ENUM_BLOCK_ID
 };
 // tolua_end
 
+
+
+
+
 // tolua_begin
 enum ENUM_ITEM_ID
 {
@@ -1086,7 +1096,7 @@ class cIniFile;
 // tolua_begin
 
 /// Translates a blocktype string into blocktype. Takes either a number or an items.ini alias as input. Returns -1 on failure.
-extern BLOCKTYPE BlockStringToType(const AString & a_BlockTypeString);
+extern int BlockStringToType(const AString & a_BlockTypeString);
 
 /// Translates an itemtype string into an item. Takes either a number, number^number, number:number or an items.ini alias as input. Returns true if successful.
 extern bool StringToItem(const AString & a_ItemTypeString, cItem & a_Item);