Short:        Lua programming language
Author:       TecGraf, Morphos port by Fabrizio "Lanch" Bartoloni
Uploader:     lanch tiscali it (Fabrizio Bartoloni)
Type:         dev/lang
Version:      5.2.1
Replaces:     dev/lang/lua-mos.lha
Architecture: ppc-morphos

Bugfix edition.

* What is Lua?
  ------------
  Lua is a powerful, light-weight programming language designed for extending
  applications. Lua is also frequently used as a general-purpose, stand-alone
  language. Lua is free software.

  For complete information, visit Lua's web site at http://www.lua.org/ .
  For an executive summary, see http://www.lua.org/about.html .

  Lua has been used in many different projects around the world.
  For a short list, see http://www.lua.org/uses.html .

* Availability
  ------------
  Lua is freely available for both academic and commercial purposes.
  See COPYRIGHT and http://www.lua.org/license.html for details.
  Lua can be downloaded from its official site http://www.lua.org/ and
  several other sites aroung the world. For a complete list of mirror sites,
  see http://www.lua.org/mirrors.html .

* Installation
  ------------
  Lua is implemented in pure ANSI C, and compiles unmodified in all known
  platforms that have an ANSI C compiler. Under Unix, simply typing "make"
  should work. See INSTALL for detailed instructions.

* Contacting the authors
  ----------------------
  Send your comments, questions, and bug reports to lua@tecgraf.puc-rio.br.
  For more information about the authors, see http://www.lua.org/authors.html .
  For reporting bugs, try also the mailing list: lua-l@tecgraf.puc-rio.br.
  For more information about this list, including instructions on how to
  subscribe and access the archives, see http://www.lua.org/lua-l.html .

* Origin
  ------
  Lua is developed at Tecgraf, the Computer Graphics Technology Group
  of PUC-Rio (the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil).
  Tecgraf is a laboratory of the Department of Computer Science.