https://github.com/LuaDist/lua
The Lua programming language with CMake based build
https://github.com/LuaDist/lua
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The Lua programming language with CMake based build
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/LuaDist/lua
- Owner: LuaDist
- License: other
- Archived: true
- Created: 2010-09-30T01:43:06.000Z (over 15 years ago)
- Default Branch: lua-5.1
- Last Pushed: 2019-10-31T01:41:55.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-13T00:29:08.940Z (over 1 year ago)
- Language: C
- Homepage: www.lua.org
- Size: 3.89 MB
- Stars: 1,450
- Watchers: 141
- Forks: 451
- Open Issues: 6
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: HISTORY
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README
README for Lua 5.1 [](http://travis-ci.org/LuaDist/lua)
==================
See INSTALL for installation instructions.
See HISTORY for a summary of changes since the last released version.
What is Lua?
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Lua is a powerful, light-weight programming language designed for extending
applications. Lua is also frequently used as a general-purpose, stand-alone
language. Lua is free software.
For complete information, visit Lua's web site at http://www.lua.org/ .
For an executive summary, see http://www.lua.org/about.html .
Lua has been used in many different projects around the world.
For a short list, see http://www.lua.org/uses.html .
Availability
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Lua is freely available for both academic and commercial purposes.
See COPYRIGHT and http://www.lua.org/license.html for details.
Lua can be downloaded at http://www.lua.org/download.html .
Installation
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Lua is implemented in pure ANSI C, and compiles unmodified in all known
platforms that have an ANSI C compiler. In most Unix-like platforms, simply
do "make" with a suitable target. See INSTALL for detailed instructions.
Origin
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Lua is developed at Lua.org, a laboratory of the Department of Computer
Science of PUC-Rio (the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
in Brazil).
For more information about the authors, see http://www.lua.org/authors.html .