Name: Lua (5.3)
Homepage: https://www.lua.org/home.html
Open Source: Yes (MIT license)
Source: https://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.3.3.tar.gz
I could only find Lua 5.1.5 in the repository. Lua 5.3 is the most up-to-date version and it should be in the repository in my opinion.
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen | JoshStrobl | T3634 IPE - extensible drawing editor | |||
| Resolved | Justin | T1777 ETLegacy | |||
| Resolved | JoshStrobl | T2169 Update Lua to Lua 5.3 |
Attempted upgrade of Lua to 5.3.4, however:
Basically, it's blocked.
Could you not make a separate package like in in Arch Linux? (where the packages lua51 lua52 and lua53 all exists). Would this not not solve the problem?
@erikprow That isn't something we typically do. We try to follow a one-provider policy.
Keep in mind the security history of lua too..
Is there anything that explicitly needs new lua? Also are they free of file path conflicts? These are the important bits
Perhaps building stuff that wants 5.1 with LuaJIT would do.
Unfortunately upgrading Lua will break compatibility of C extension modules with LuaJIT (currently that's just lpeg AFAIK). Similarly native modules (none are packaged?) would only work in one or the other without tampering irrespective of actual compatibility.