package question (luasql example)

["Thomas Blom" <thomasblom@...>]

> Tomas wrote:
>  	For now, I recommend one of two choices:
>
> - use Lua 5.0 with Compat-5.1 R5: this is the safety choice :-)
> - use Lua 5.1 (without Compat!) with the CVS HEAD: this was not tested!

Thanks to all who have responded to this thread.  I'll skip the many many  
questions your responses bring to mind, in favor of reduced bandwidth. :)

I have taken Tomas' advice above; removed all lua5.1 binaries/headers  
etc... from public paths & removed/reinstalled lua50 package.

I have rebuilt luasql & installed.  From what I can tell, this operation  
creates exactly one file for me : mysql.so (this linked to the longer lib  
name) and these exist in usr/lib/luasql.

When I run the test.lua provided with luasql, I get the following:

lua: test.lua:599: could not load package `luasql.mysql' from path  
`/home/tblom/.lua50/?.lua;/home/tblom/.lua50/?;/home/tblom/share/lua50/?.lua;/home/tblom/share/lua50/?;/usr/share/lua50/?.lua;/usr/share/lua50/?;/usr/local/share/lua50/?.lua;/usr/local/share/lua50/?;?.lua;?'
stack traceback:
        [C]: in function `require'
        test.lua:599: in main chunk
        [C]: ?

So I've read up on the 'require' function, and I'm confused as to where  
exactly luasql.mysql is supposed to be coming from.  Reading in the book I  
would assume this would be a .lua file it is looking for, but luasql comes  
with no .lua implementation files.  I get only the mysql.so.  I know this  
must be what require('luasql.mysql') in test.lua wants to get at, but I'm  
not sure how to provide it.

Thanks for patience with me ;)

-thomas