Re: [ANN] Lua for Windows v5.1.4-47 Released

[Hisham <h@...>]

On 18 March 2015 at 16:56, Ryan Pusztai <rpusztai@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 3:46 PM, Ryan Pusztai <rpusztai@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> *WARNING*: GoogleCode is closing it's doors so this project has moved over
>> to GitHub.
>>
>> This is a simple release that moves the links in the installer over to
>> GitHub. Also I committed all the files in hopes to get some help keeping the
>> modules up to date.
>>
>> We are proud to announce the next release of Lua for Windows (LfW). Read
>> the changelog for more information. Enjoy.
>> The project is hosted on GitHub.
>>
>> Homepage:
>>
>> http://github.com/rjpcomputing/luaforwindows
>>
>> Description:
>>
>> Lua for Windows is a 'batteries included environment' for the Lua
>> scripting language on Windows.
>>
>> Lua for Windows combines Lua binaries, Lua libraries with a Lua-capable
>> editor in a single install package for the Microsoft Windows operating
>> system. Lua for Windows contains everything you need to write, run and debug
>> Lua scripts on Windows. A wide variety of libraries and examples are
>> included that are ready to use with Microsoft Windows. Lua for Windows runs
>> on Windows 2000 and newer versions of Windows. Lua and its associated
>> libraries are also available for other operating systems, so most scripts
>> will be automatically cross-platform.
>>
>> Changelog:
>>
>> 03/18/2015  Version 5.1.4-47
>> ^ Updated stdlib to release 28.
>> ^ Updated Penlight to 1.3.2.
>> ^ Updated SubLua to 1.8.10.
>> * Moved all downloads and code hosting to GitHub. Older
>>   releases will not function when Google Code is shut down.
>>   Make sure to upgrade.

The version of LuaRocks that's included (2.0.2) is five years old... :(

https://github.com/keplerproject/luarocks/wiki/Release-history

Are there plans for an updated version?

-- Hisham