os_init.lua

--[[-------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Platform detecting Lua initialisation code
-- Copyright (c) 2014 A.W. Stanley <[email protected]>
-- Released under the new BSD License
-------------------------------------------------------------------]]--

local lua_dir = "lua"
local lua_init = "lua/server.lua"

-- Pull the first directory
local rpath = package.path:gmatch("([^;]+)(;)")()
rpath = rpath:gsub("\\","/")
rpath = rpath:sub(0,#rpath-9) .. lua_dir .. "/?"

-- Operating system detection
local _, w32count = package.cpath:gsub(".dll",".dll")
if(w32count > 0) then
	os.platform = "win32"
	os.platform_ext = ".dll"
end

if os.platform == nil then
	local _, osxcount = package.cpath:gsub(".dylib",".dylib")
	if(osxcount > 0) then
		os.platform = "osx"
		os.platform_ext = ".dylib"
	else
		if(osxcount > 0) then
			os.platform = "posix"
			os.platform_ext = ".so"
		end
	end
end

package.cpath = package.cpath .. ";" .. rpath .. os.platform_ext

-- Your init call (this is mine)
dofile(lua_init)