Re: Lua script to executable, including C modules

[Dirk Laurie <dirk.laurie@...>]

2015-05-23 3:01 GMT+02:00 Simon Cozens <simon@simon-cozens.org>:

> I understand a good way to get a pure Lua script into a compiled
> executable is with srlua. However, I don't have a pure Lua script - I'm
> using C-based Lua modules like lpeg and luaexpat, and I also have a
> couple of custom Lua libraries implemented in C which interface with
> harfbuzz and other C libraries.
>
> I don't understand how to get these additional C libraries and
> extensions built and linked in to the executable in that situation. I
> guess I can create a custom version of srlua that links and loads them
> all in, but has anyone already done something which makes this easier?

1. LuaTeX is a huge executable that includes Lua 5.2 and many C modules.
Some, e.g. lpeg, luafilesystem, lzip are preloaded; most are compiled in
but need a "require" to be activated. It has a mode which ls like standalone
Lua without the interactive bit.
2. Love2D is a mostly C program that links in multimedia libraries from
the host system that look like system-independent object-based
routines to the user's Lua script, which is implemented via callbacks.

Both of these are in all standard Linux distributions and are supposed
to run on other systems too. I can confirm personally that Love2D runs
on Android.