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lua-5.5.1-multi_version_multi_arch.patch
diff --color --recursive --unified lua-5.5.1/Makefile lua-5.5.1-multi_version_multi_arch/Makefile
--- lua-5.5.1/Makefile 2026-07-14 19:25:18.000000000 +0100
+++ lua-5.5.1-multi_version_multi_arch/Makefile 2026-08-17 20:10:12.562327938 +0100
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
# == CHANGE THE SETTINGS BELOW TO SUIT YOUR ENVIRONMENT =======================
+DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH ?= $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
+
# Your platform. See PLATS for possible values.
PLAT= guess
@@ -11,16 +13,16 @@
# You may want to make INSTALL_LMOD and INSTALL_CMOD consistent with
# LUA_ROOT, LUA_LDIR, and LUA_CDIR in luaconf.h.
INSTALL_TOP= /usr/local
-INSTALL_BIN= $(INSTALL_TOP)/bin
-INSTALL_INC= $(INSTALL_TOP)/include
-INSTALL_LIB= $(INSTALL_TOP)/lib
-INSTALL_MAN= $(INSTALL_TOP)/man/man1
-INSTALL_LMOD= $(INSTALL_TOP)/share/lua/$V
-INSTALL_CMOD= $(INSTALL_TOP)/lib/lua/$V
+INSTALL_BIN= $(INSTALL_TOP)/bin/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
+INSTALL_INC= $(INSTALL_TOP)/include/lua$(V)
+INSTALL_LIB= $(INSTALL_TOP)/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
+INSTALL_MAN= $(INSTALL_TOP)/share/man/man1
+INSTALL_LMOD= $(INSTALL_TOP)/share/lua/$(V)
+INSTALL_CMOD= $(INSTALL_TOP)/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)/lua/$(V)
# How to install. If your install program does not support "-p", then
# you may have to run ranlib on the installed liblua.a.
-INSTALL= install -p
+INSTALL= libtool --mode=install install -p
INSTALL_EXEC= $(INSTALL) -m 0755
INSTALL_DATA= $(INSTALL) -m 0644
#
@@ -39,9 +41,9 @@
PLATS= guess aix bsd c89 freebsd generic ios linux linux-readline macosx mingw posix solaris
# What to install.
-TO_BIN= lua luac
+TO_BIN= lua$(V) luac$(V)
TO_INC= lua.h luaconf.h lualib.h lauxlib.h lua.hpp
-TO_LIB= liblua.a
+TO_LIB= liblua$(V).la
TO_MAN= lua.1 luac.1
# Lua version and release.
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@
all: $(PLAT)
$(PLATS) help test clean:
- @cd src && $(MAKE) $@
+ @cd src && $(MAKE) $@ INSTALL_LIB=$(INSTALL_LIB) DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH=$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
install: dummy
cd src && $(MKDIR) $(INSTALL_BIN) $(INSTALL_INC) $(INSTALL_LIB) $(INSTALL_MAN) $(INSTALL_LMOD) $(INSTALL_CMOD)
diff --color --recursive --unified lua-5.5.1/src/luaconf.h lua-5.5.1-multi_version_multi_arch/src/luaconf.h
--- lua-5.5.1/src/luaconf.h 2026-07-24 11:23:07.000000000 +0100
+++ lua-5.5.1-multi_version_multi_arch/src/luaconf.h 2026-08-17 20:39:19.112523939 +0100
@@ -242,19 +242,26 @@
#else /* }{ */
#define LUA_ROOT "/usr/local/"
+#define LUA_ROOT2 "/usr/"
#define LUA_LDIR LUA_ROOT "share/lua/" LUA_VDIR "/"
-#define LUA_CDIR LUA_ROOT "lib/lua/" LUA_VDIR "/"
+#define LUA_LDIR2 LUA_ROOT2 "share/lua/" LUA_VDIR
+#define LUA_CDIR LUA_ROOT "lib/" DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH "/lua/" LUA_VDIR
+#define LUA_CDIR2 LUA_ROOT2 "lib/" DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH "/lua/" LUA_VDIR
+#define LUA_CDIR3 LUA_ROOT2 "lib/lua/" LUA_VDIR
#if !defined(LUA_PATH_DEFAULT)
#define LUA_PATH_DEFAULT \
LUA_LDIR "?.lua;" LUA_LDIR "?/init.lua;" \
LUA_CDIR "?.lua;" LUA_CDIR "?/init.lua;" \
+ LUA_LDIR2"?.lua;" LUA_LDIR2 "?/init.lua;" \
"./?.lua;" "./?/init.lua"
#endif
#if !defined(LUA_CPATH_DEFAULT)
#define LUA_CPATH_DEFAULT \
- LUA_CDIR "?.so;" LUA_CDIR "loadall.so;" "./?.so"
+ LUA_CDIR "?.so;" LUA_CDIR "loadall.so;" \
+ LUA_CDIR2 "?.so;" LUA_CDIR2 "loadall.so;" \
+ LUA_CDIR3 "?.so;" LUA_CDIR3 "loadall.so;" "./?.so"
#endif
#endif /* } */
diff --color --recursive --unified lua-5.5.1/src/Makefile lua-5.5.1-multi_version_multi_arch/src/Makefile
--- lua-5.5.1/src/Makefile 2026-07-15 21:17:33.000000000 +0100
+++ lua-5.5.1-multi_version_multi_arch/src/Makefile 2026-08-17 20:32:09.652100534 +0100
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
# Your platform. See PLATS for possible values.
PLAT= guess
-CC= gcc -std=gnu99
-CFLAGS= -O2 -Wall -Wextra $(SYSCFLAGS) $(MYCFLAGS)
+V=5.5
+CC= libtool --mode=compile --tag=CC gcc -std=gnu99
+LD= libtool --mode=link --tag=CC gcc
+CFLAGS= -O2 -Wall -Wextra -DDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH='"$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)"' $(SYSCFLAGS) $(MYCFLAGS)
LDFLAGS= $(SYSLDFLAGS) $(MYLDFLAGS)
LIBS= -lm $(SYSLIBS) $(MYLIBS)
@@ -32,16 +34,19 @@
PLATS= guess aix bsd c89 freebsd generic ios linux linux-readline macosx mingw posix solaris
-LUA_A= liblua.a
-CORE_O= lapi.o lcode.o lctype.o ldebug.o ldo.o ldump.o lfunc.o lgc.o llex.o lmem.o lobject.o lopcodes.o lparser.o lstate.o lstring.o ltable.o ltm.o lundump.o lvm.o lzio.o
-LIB_O= lauxlib.o lbaselib.o lcorolib.o ldblib.o liolib.o lmathlib.o loadlib.o loslib.o lstrlib.o ltablib.o lutf8lib.o linit.o
+LUA_A= liblua$(V).la
+CORE_O= lapi.lo lcode.lo lctype.lo ldebug.lo ldo.lo ldump.lo lfunc.lo lgc.lo llex.lo \
+ lmem.lo lobject.lo lopcodes.lo lparser.lo lstate.lo lstring.lo ltable.lo \
+ ltm.lo lundump.lo lvm.lo lzio.lo
+LIB_O= lauxlib.lo lbaselib.lo lcorolib.lo ldblib.lo liolib.lo \
+ lmathlib.lo loadlib.lo loslib.lo lstrlib.lo ltablib.lo lutf8lib.lo linit.lo
BASE_O= $(CORE_O) $(LIB_O) $(MYOBJS)
-LUA_T= lua
-LUA_O= lua.o
+LUA_T= lua$(V)
+LUA_O= lua.lo
-LUAC_T= luac
-LUAC_O= luac.o
+LUAC_T= luac$(V)
+LUAC_O= luac.lo
ALL_O= $(BASE_O) $(LUA_O) $(LUAC_O)
ALL_T= $(LUA_A) $(LUA_T) $(LUAC_T)
@@ -59,12 +64,13 @@
$(LUA_A): $(BASE_O)
$(AR) $@ $(BASE_O)
$(RANLIB) $@
+ $(LD) -o $@ -version-info 0:0:0 -rpath $(INSTALL_LIB) $(BASE_O) -lm -ldl
$(LUA_T): $(LUA_O) $(LUA_A)
- $(CC) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LUA_O) $(LUA_A) $(LIBS)
+ $(LD) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) -static -Wl,-E lua.o $(LUA_A) $(LIBS)
$(LUAC_T): $(LUAC_O) $(LUA_A)
- $(CC) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LUAC_O) $(LUA_A) $(LIBS)
+ $(LD) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) -static luac.o lundump.o lopcodes.o $(LUA_A) -lm -ldl
test:
./$(LUA_T) -v
@@ -145,88 +151,91 @@
.PHONY: all $(PLATS) help test clean default o a depend echo
# Compiler modules may use special flags.
-llex.o:
+llex.lo:
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CMCFLAGS) -c llex.c
-lparser.o:
+lparser.lo:
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CMCFLAGS) -c lparser.c
-lcode.o:
+lcode.lo:
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CMCFLAGS) -c lcode.c
# DO NOT DELETE
-lapi.o: lapi.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
+%.lo:%.c
+ $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+
+lapi.lo: lapi.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
lobject.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldebug.h ldo.h lfunc.h lgc.h lstring.h \
ltable.h lundump.h lvm.h
-lauxlib.o: lauxlib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h llimits.h
-lbaselib.o: lbaselib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
+lauxlib.lo: lauxlib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h llimits.h
+lbaselib.lo: lbaselib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
llimits.h
-lcode.o: lcode.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lcode.h llex.h lobject.h \
+lcode.lo: lcode.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lcode.h llex.h lobject.h \
llimits.h lzio.h lmem.h lopcodes.h lparser.h ldebug.h lstate.h ltm.h \
ldo.h lgc.h lstring.h ltable.h lvm.h lopnames.h
-lcorolib.o: lcorolib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
+lcorolib.lo: lcorolib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
llimits.h
-lctype.o: lctype.c lprefix.h lctype.h lua.h luaconf.h llimits.h
-ldblib.o: ldblib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h llimits.h
-ldebug.o: ldebug.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
+lctype.lo: lctype.c lprefix.h lctype.h lua.h luaconf.h llimits.h
+ldblib.lo: ldblib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h llimits.h
+ldebug.lo: ldebug.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
lobject.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h lcode.h llex.h lopcodes.h lparser.h \
ldebug.h ldo.h lfunc.h lstring.h lgc.h ltable.h lvm.h
-ldo.o: ldo.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
+ldo.lo: ldo.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
lobject.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldebug.h ldo.h lfunc.h lgc.h lopcodes.h \
lparser.h lstring.h ltable.h lundump.h lvm.h
-ldump.o: ldump.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
+ldump.lo: ldump.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
lobject.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h lgc.h ltable.h lundump.h
-lfunc.o: lfunc.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h lobject.h \
+lfunc.lo: lfunc.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h lobject.h \
llimits.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldo.h lfunc.h lgc.h
-lgc.o: lgc.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h lobject.h \
+lgc.lo: lgc.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h lobject.h \
llimits.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldo.h lfunc.h lgc.h lstring.h ltable.h
-linit.o: linit.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lualib.h lauxlib.h llimits.h
-liolib.o: liolib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h llimits.h
-llex.o: llex.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lctype.h llimits.h ldebug.h \
+linit.lo: linit.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lualib.h lauxlib.h llimits.h
+liolib.lo: liolib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h llimits.h
+llex.lo: llex.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lctype.h llimits.h ldebug.h \
lstate.h lobject.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldo.h lgc.h llex.h lparser.h \
lstring.h ltable.h
-lmathlib.o: lmathlib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
+lmathlib.lo: lmathlib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
llimits.h
-lmem.o: lmem.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h lobject.h \
+lmem.lo: lmem.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h lobject.h \
llimits.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldo.h lgc.h
-loadlib.o: loadlib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
+loadlib.lo: loadlib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
llimits.h
-lobject.o: lobject.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lctype.h llimits.h \
+lobject.lo: lobject.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lctype.h llimits.h \
ldebug.h lstate.h lobject.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldo.h lstring.h lgc.h \
lvm.h
-lopcodes.o: lopcodes.c lprefix.h lopcodes.h llimits.h lua.h luaconf.h \
+lopcodes.lo: lopcodes.c lprefix.h lopcodes.h llimits.h lua.h luaconf.h \
lobject.h
-loslib.o: loslib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h llimits.h
-lparser.o: lparser.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lcode.h llex.h lobject.h \
+loslib.lo: loslib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h llimits.h
+lparser.lo: lparser.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lcode.h llex.h lobject.h \
llimits.h lzio.h lmem.h lopcodes.h lparser.h ldebug.h lstate.h ltm.h \
ldo.h lfunc.h lstring.h lgc.h ltable.h
-lstate.o: lstate.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
+lstate.lo: lstate.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
lobject.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldebug.h ldo.h lfunc.h lgc.h llex.h \
lstring.h ltable.h
-lstring.o: lstring.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h \
+lstring.lo: lstring.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h \
lobject.h llimits.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldo.h lstring.h lgc.h
-lstrlib.o: lstrlib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
+lstrlib.lo: lstrlib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
llimits.h
-ltable.o: ltable.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h lobject.h \
+ltable.lo: ltable.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h lobject.h \
llimits.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldo.h lgc.h lstring.h ltable.h lvm.h
-ltablib.o: ltablib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
+ltablib.lo: ltablib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
llimits.h
-ltm.o: ltm.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h lobject.h \
+ltm.lo: ltm.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h lobject.h \
llimits.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldo.h lgc.h lstring.h ltable.h lvm.h
-lua.o: lua.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h llimits.h
-luac.o: luac.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lapi.h llimits.h \
+lua.lo: lua.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h llimits.h
+luac.lo: luac.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lapi.h llimits.h \
lstate.h lobject.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldebug.h lopcodes.h lopnames.h \
lundump.h
-lundump.o: lundump.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h \
+lundump.lo: lundump.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h ldebug.h lstate.h \
lobject.h llimits.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldo.h lfunc.h lstring.h lgc.h \
ltable.h lundump.h
-lutf8lib.o: lutf8lib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
+lutf8lib.lo: lutf8lib.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lauxlib.h lualib.h \
llimits.h
-lvm.o: lvm.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
+lvm.lo: lvm.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
lobject.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h ldebug.h ldo.h lfunc.h lgc.h lopcodes.h \
lstring.h ltable.h lvm.h ljumptab.h
-lzio.o: lzio.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
+lzio.lo: lzio.c lprefix.h lua.h luaconf.h lapi.h llimits.h lstate.h \
lobject.h ltm.h lzio.h lmem.h
# (end of Makefile)
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lua-5.5.1-save_readline_history.patch
diff --color --recursive --unified lua-5.5.1/src/lua.c lua-5.5.1-save_readline_history/src/lua.c
--- lua-5.5.1/src/lua.c 2026-07-24 11:23:07.000000000 +0100
+++ lua-5.5.1-save_readline_history/src/lua.c 2026-08-17 20:52:21.588569535 +0100
@@ -449,6 +449,29 @@
/*
+@@ LUA_HISTORY is the name of the environment variable that Lua checks
+@* to load its command-line history.
+** CHANGE it if you want a different name.
+*/
+#if !defined(LUA_HISTORY)
+#define LUA_HISTORY "LUA_HISTORY"
+#endif
+
+
+/*
+@@ LUA_HISTORY_DEFAULT is the default path that Lua uses to look for
+@* the command-line history.
+*/
+#if defined(_WIN32) /* { */
+#define LUA_HISTORY_DEFAULT \
+ "lua_history.txt"
+#else /* }{ */
+#define LUA_HISTORY_DEFAULT \
+ ".lua_history"
+#endif /* } */
+
+
+/*
** * lua_initreadline initializes the readline system.
** * lua_readline defines how to show a prompt and then read a line from
** the standard input.
@@ -469,6 +492,8 @@
#define lua_readline(buff,prompt) ((void)buff, readline(prompt))
#define lua_saveline(line) add_history(line)
#define lua_freeline(line) free(line)
+#define lua_readlinehistory(L,f) ((void)L, (void)read_history(f))
+#define lua_writelinehistory(L,f) ((void)L, (void)write_history(f))
#else /* }{ */
/* use dynamically loaded readline (or nothing) */
@@ -481,6 +506,14 @@
typedef void (*l_addhistT) (const char *string);
static l_addhistT l_addhist = NULL;
+/* pointer to 'read_history' function (if any) */
+typedef void (*l_readhistT) (const char *filename);
+static l_readhistT l_readhist = NULL;
+
+/* pointer to 'write_history' function (if any) */
+typedef void (*l_writehistT) (const char *filename);
+static l_writehistT l_writehist = NULL;
+
static char *lua_readline (char *buff, const char *prompt) {
if (l_readline != NULL) /* is there a 'readline'? */
@@ -500,6 +533,18 @@
}
+static void lua_readlinehistory (char *filename) {
+ if (l_readhist != NULL) /* is there a 'read_history'? */
+ (*l_readhist)(filename); /* use it */
+}
+
+
+static void lua_freeline (char *line) {
+ if (l_writehist != NULL) /* is there a 'write_history'? */
+ (*l_writehist)(line); /* use it */
+}
+
+
static void lua_freeline (char *line) {
if (l_readline != NULL) /* is there a 'readline'? */
free(line); /* free line created by it */
@@ -524,6 +569,8 @@
*name = "lua";
l_readline = cast(l_readlineT, cast_func(dlsym(lib, "readline")));
l_addhist = cast(l_addhistT, cast_func(dlsym(lib, "add_history")));
+ l_readhist = cast(l_readhistT, cast_func(dlsym(lib, "read_history")));
+ l_writehist = cast(l_writehistT, cast_func(dlsym(lib, "write_history")));
if (l_readline != NULL) /* could load readline function? */
return; /* everything ok */
/* else emit a warning */
@@ -698,6 +745,10 @@
static void doREPL (lua_State *L) {
int status;
const char *oldprogname = progname;
+ const char *history_path = getenv(LUA_HISTORY);
+ if (history_path == NULL) /* no environment variable? */
+ history_path = LUA_HISTORY_DEFAULT; /* use default */
+ lua_readlinehistory(L, history_path);
progname = NULL; /* no 'progname' on errors in interactive mode */
lua_initreadline(L);
while ((status = loadline(L)) != -1) {
@@ -708,6 +759,7 @@
}
lua_settop(L, 0); /* clear stack */
lua_writeline();
+ lua_writelinehistory(L, history_path);
progname = oldprogname;
}
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