Re: [ANN] Stdlib 34.1 released

["Gary V. Vaughan" <gary@...>]

On 2 Apr 2013, at 02:10, Gary V. Vaughan <gary@vaughan.pe> wrote:

> Hi Dirk,
> 
> On 2 Apr 2013, at 01:57, Dirk Laurie <dirk.laurie@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2013/4/1 Gary V. Vaughan <gary@vaughan.pe>:
>> 
>>> Stdlib's home page is at http://github.com/rrthomas/lua-stdlib/
>> 
>> How does one use the stuff in there?
>> 
>> The INSTALL says:
>> 
>> Briefly, the shell commands `./configure; make; make install' should
>> configure, build, and install this package.
>> 
>> I've often seen packages with that; however, this one does not have
>> a ./configure. It does not have a Makefile. It does not have a rockspec.
>> Instead, it has:
>> 
>> configure.ac
>> GNUmakefile
>> Makefile.am
>> stdlib.rockspec.in
>> 
>> Obviously some package will turn these into the real thing.
>> Doubtless some Googling or internet exploration will reveal
>> all. But a little hint in ether the README or INSTALL would
>> have been nice.
> 
> Sorry about that.  We've just dropped in the standard GNU INSTALL file,
> which only holds true if you build a release.
> 
> I'll add a note to README before the next release, thanks.
> 
> You have several options:
> 
> 1) Use Luarocks:  luarocks install stdlib
>   That's it!  This is the easiest way to get stdlib by fare.
> 2) Use a full source release: https://github.com/rrthomas/lua-stdlib/archive/v34.1.tar.gz
>   now you will have the files you need, to follow the INSTALL instructions,
>   after unpacking:
>      ./configure --prefix=/somewhere/on/your/lua/cpath
>      make
>      (as root!) make install
> 3) Change to the release tag in your git checkout:
>      git checkout v34.1
>   proceed to step 2 above.
> 4) Be a developer, install versions of the autotools somewhere on PATH, then,
>      autoreconf --force --verbose --install
>   proceed to step 2 above to finish now that you have the generated files.

5) when you get to step 2, and have successfully run configure, you can generate
   the rockspecs with:

     make rockspecs

   and then do a luarocks install from the local checkout with something like:

     luarocks make stdlib-34.1-1.rockspec

   or if you are not on the release branch, better to use

     luarocks make stdlib-git-1.rockspec


> HTH!
> -- 
> Gary V. Vaughan (gary AT vaughan DOT pe)
>