| Date | Module | Description | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-21 | luacc | luacc : Command line tool to combine Lua source files. | 0.9-503 |
| 2017-03-21 | ndpi | ljndpi : LuaJIT FFI binding for the nDPI deep packet inspection library | 0.1.0-103 |
| 2017-03-20 | fusion | fusionscript : A Lua compilable language based on C and Python | 0.2.2-103 |
| 2017-03-16 | table | dado : Database Facilities for LuaSQL | 1.8.1-103 |
| 2017-03-16 | dado | dado : Database Facilities for LuaSQL | 1.8.1-103 |
| 2017-03-15 | luastatic | luastatic : Build a standalone executable from a Lua program. | 0.0.8-103 |
| 2017-03-15 | bgcrypto | fly-bgcrypto-pbkdf2 : Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2 | 0.0.1-103 |
| 2017-03-15 | multipart | multipart : A simple HTTP multipart encoder/decoder for Lua | 0.5-103 |
| 2017-03-14 | null | null : Provide special value null for Lua | 0.1.0-103 |
| 2017-03-13 | luacheck | luacheck : A static analyzer and a linter for Lua | 0.19.1-103 |
Unzip the downloaded file into an arbitrary folder. This will create a single sub-folder named ulua which contains the ULua distribution:
ulua
├── lua.cmd # LuaJIT executable for Windows.
├── lua # LuaJIT executable for OSX and Linux.
├── host
│ ├── config.lua # Global configuration (see PKG).
│ ├── init # Initialization scripts folder.
│ ├── tmp # Temporary files folder.
│ └── pkg # Downloaded packages cache folder.
├── bin
│ ├── upkg.cmd # Package manager executable for Windows.
│ ├── upkg # Package manager executable for OSX and Linux.
│ └── ... # Other executables depending on installed packages.
├── pkg # Package manager package.
└── ... # Other installed packages.
The lua executable starts LuaJIT, the Lua manual and the LuaJIT manual document its usage:
# On Windows:
cd folder_containing_ulua/ulua
lua [options] [script [args]]
# On OSX and Linux:
cd folder_containing_ulua/ulua
./lua [options] [script [args]]
By default LuaJIT runs in 32-bit mode, to run it in 64-bit mode set the environment variable BIT=64:
set BIT=64 # On Windows.
export BIT=64 # On OSX and Linux.
On Linux, if LuaJIT 32-bit is executed on a distribution lacking the 32-bit C runtime, this will result in a meaningless error such as luajit: command not found. Either launch LuaJIT in 64-bit mode or install the required Linux libraries.
The upkg executable provides a convenient way of managing ULua:
# On Windows:
cd folder_containing_ulua/ulua/bin
upkg available # List all available packages.
upkg add socket # Download and install the socket package (LuaSocket library).
upkg add pl # Download and install the pl package (PenLight library).
upkg update # Update all packages to the latest version.
# On OSX and Linux:
cd folder_containing_ulua/ulua/bin
./upkg available # List all available packages.
./upkg add socket # Download and install the socket package (LuaSocket library).
./upkg add pl # Download and install the pl package (PenLight library).
./upkg update # Update all packages to the latest version.
ULua features LuaRocks integration: new and updated rocks are automatically tracked, compiled and made available in ULua. More than 300 of such packages are currently available for installation, see LuaRocks Modules.
ULua also features a number of Native packages, i.e. packages that are developed directly for ULua according to its package manager specifications.