need help installing lua on

["Pete Kay" <petedao@...>]

Hi,

I am trying to get lua installed in Debian linux, but I get error saying some missing .h files:

ser:/usr/src/lua-5.1.3# make linux install
cd src && make linux
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/lua-5.1.3/src'
make all MYCFLAGS=-DLUA_USE_LINUX MYLIBS="-Wl,-E -ldl -lreadline -lhistory -lncurses"
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/lua-5.1.3/src'
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lua.o lua.c
In file included from lua.h:16,
                 from lua.c:15:
luaconf.h:275:31: error: readline/readline.h: No such file or directory
luaconf.h:276:30: error: readline/history.h: No such file or directory
lua.c: In function 'pushline':
lua.c:182: warning: implicit declaration of function 'readline'
lua.c:182: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
lua.c: In function 'loadline':
lua.c:210: warning: implicit declaration of function 'add_history'
make[2]: *** [lua.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/lua-5.1.3/src'
make[1]: *** [linux] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/lua-5.1.3/src'
make: *** [linux] Error 2
ser:/usr/src/lua-5.1.3# make clean
cd src && make clean
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/lua-5.1.3/src'
rm -f liblua.a lua luac lapi.o lcode.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 lauxlib.o lbaselib.o ldblib.o liolib.o lmathlib.o loslib.o ltablib.o lstrlib.o loadlib.o linit.o lua.o luac.o print.o
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/lua-5.1.3/src'
ser:/usr/src/lua-5.1.3# make linux install
cd src && make linux
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/lua-5.1.3/src'
make all MYCFLAGS=-DLUA_USE_LINUX MYLIBS="-Wl,-E -ldl -lreadline -lhistory -lncurses"
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/lua-5.1.3/src'
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lapi.o lapi.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lcode.o lcode.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o ldebug.o ldebug.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o ldo.o ldo.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o ldump.o ldump.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lfunc.o lfunc.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lgc.o lgc.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o llex.o llex.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lmem.o lmem.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lobject.o lobject.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lopcodes.o lopcodes.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lparser.o lparser.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lstate.o lstate.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lstring.o lstring.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o ltable.o ltable.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o ltm.o ltm.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lundump.o lundump.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lvm.o lvm.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lzio.o lzio.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lauxlib.o lauxlib.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lbaselib.o lbaselib.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o ldblib.o ldblib.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o liolib.o liolib.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lmathlib.o lmathlib.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o loslib.o loslib.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o ltablib.o ltablib.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lstrlib.o lstrlib.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o loadlib.o loadlib.c
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o linit.o linit.c
ar rcu liblua.a lapi.o lcode.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 lauxlib.o lbaselib.o ldblib.o liolib.o lmathlib.o loslib.o ltablib.o lstrlib.o loadlib.o linit.o
ranlib liblua.a
gcc -O2 -Wall -DLUA_USE_LINUX   -c -o lua.o lua.c
In file included from lua.h:16,
                 from lua.c:15:
luaconf.h:275:31: error: readline/readline.h: No such file or directory
luaconf.h:276:30: error: readline/history.h: No such file or directory
lua.c: In function 'pushline':
lua.c:182: warning: implicit declaration of function 'readline'
lua.c:182: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
lua.c: In function 'loadline':
lua.c:210: warning: implicit declaration of function 'add_history'
make[2]: *** [lua.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/lua-5.1.3/src'
make[1]: *** [linux] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/lua-5.1.3/src'
make: *** [linux] Error 2
ser:/usr/src/lua-5.1.3# 


Can someone please tell me how to fix this problem?

Thanks alot for your kind help.

Pete