Re: [ANN] Stdlib 34.1 released

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

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.

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