LuaDist/lua
The Lua programming language with CMake based build observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5817
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2499
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1491 stars · 455 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A distribution of the Lua 5.1 programming language interpreter and library built with CMake instead of the standard Makefiles. It provides the lightweight, embeddable scripting language as pure ANSI C for easy cross-platform compilation.
Use cases
- embed a lua scripting engine in a c application
- build lua with cmake on windows
- run lua scripts from the command line
- cross-platform lua binaries for a package manager
- script game or app logic with lua
When to choose
- you need Lua built via CMake for integration into a CMake-based project
- you want preconfigured cross-platform builds of the Lua interpreter and library
- you are packaging Lua for a multi-platform distribution
When to avoid
- you need the latest Lua version (this tracks Lua 5.1)
- you want the official upstream build system and support
- you need actively developed language features or fixes
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
programming-language interpreter programming-languages developer-tools cross-platform windows cpp c lua cmake language-implementation scripting-language luadist linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/LuaDist/lua · fetched 2026-08-28 · 58d4d633bc64
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| LuaDist/lua | main | 10 |
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