Install this version:
emerge -a =dev-lang/lua-5.5.1
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =dev-lang/lua-5.5.1
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =dev-lang/lua-5.5.1
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5.1 | 8 | ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 ~x64-macos ~x64-solaris | 5.5 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit flag-o-matic libtool optfeature
DESCRIPTION="A powerful light-weight programming language designed for extending applications"
HOMEPAGE="https://www.lua.org/"
# `make dist` tarballs produced from ${PV} branches in https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/lua-patches.git
#SRC_URI="https://dev.gentoo.org/~soap/distfiles/${P}.tar.xz"
SRC_URI="https://hacktivis.me/tmp/${P}.gentoo.tar.xz"
LICENSE="MIT"
SLOT="5.5"
KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 ~x64-macos ~x64-solaris"
IUSE="readline"
DEPEND="
>=app-eselect/eselect-lua-3
readline? ( sys-libs/readline:= )
!dev-lang/lua:0"
RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
src_prepare() {
default
elibtoolize
if use elibc_musl; then
# locales on musl are non-functional (#834153)
# https://wiki.musl-libc.org/open-issues.html#Locale-limitations
sed -e 's|os.setlocale("pt_BR") or os.setlocale("ptb")|false|g' \
-i tests/literals.lua || die
fi
}
src_configure() {
# lua-5.5.0 dropped the LUA_COMPAT_5_x scheme
econf $(use_with readline)
}
src_install() {
default
find "${ED}" -name '*.la' -delete || die
}
pkg_postinst() {
eselect lua set --if-unset "${PN}${SLOT}"
optfeature "Lua support for Emacs" app-emacs/lua-mode
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p dev-lang/lua |
euse -E <flag> -p dev-lang/lua |
euse -D <flag> -p dev-lang/lua
>=app-eselect/eselect-lua-3 readline? ( sys-libs/readline:= ) !dev-lang/lua:0
>=app-eselect/eselect-lua-3 readline? ( sys-libs/readline:= ) !dev-lang/lua:0
virtual/pkgconfig
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | lua-5.5.1.gentoo.tar.xz | 652188 bytes | https://hacktivis.me/tmp/lua-5.5.1.gentoo.tar.xz |