alerque: when I do my releases I make a "release branch"; commit the release (with updated NEWS file, renamed rockspec, version file in repository filled in); tag that commit; then merge it back into master (where rockspec is still scm one)
First the vast majority of the content is duplicated over and over again in mulpiple files just to change one key (the version). Some projects rename the file on each release, but that makes it hard to track the history, and also it blocks people from installing old versions. Those that don't rename end up with a bunch of clutter, often in the root of the repo, hence why a directory just for accumulating specs seemed like the most sensible thing I've seen.
And what are the prerequisites to start contributing to Lua? I'm just a beginner right now. So can someone help me out?
what's the deal with lua-cjson and version of lua > 5.1? I'm building 5.2 with default makefile (has
-DLUA_COMPAT_ALL) and I still get undefined symbol: lua_objlen
I'm guessing
-DLUA_COMPAT_ALL has to be passed when building the module as well. I don't know if luarocks has something for that
trying to run the lua-cjson test suite for all versions of lua with github actions, these tests 🤔 https://leafo.net/shotsnb/2019-09-21_17-53-07.png
I did it! wow that took awhile: https://github.com/leafo/lua-cjson/commit/d10adbd8585f0cff1284dcada435696bbf4accd4/checks
there's two separate test suites: one using some homemade lua script, another using some perl(!) thing
@leafo yeah, that situation is messy :\ the lua-cjson module was unmantained, and the OpenResty people seemed to have the most active fork, so I handed over the root entry to them. But then I realized they've been sitting on a PR to add 5.2+ support forever ( openresty/lua-cjson#3 -- this is from 2015) in spite of me pinging them about it every now and then
I can ping them again, and if they continue to be uninterested in maintaining 5.x, should we switch the root manifest entry to your fork, or put in under github.com/luarocks ?
any recommendations for packages that implement
luarocks test aside luarocks ? so that I can test my code
so if you're parsing the rockspec you might want to only run it on rockspecs that have a
test entry to stay on the safe side
@rapperdinesh If you are new to Lua you probably want to build something with Lua first and get the hang of using Rocks in a project, then you'll have a better idea how they work and eventually you'll need a rock that isn't there or an improvement to one that is. From that point it will be more obvious how to proceed. Contributing to Lua Rocks isn't an end goal in itself, particularly not a first goal when learning a language. That's like saying you want to become a wrench inventor and manufacturer before you have any mechanic's experience using wrenches.
We'll help along the way of course, but we can't just seed the end result of a process ;-) Language library ecosystems are driven by need and usage — first learn enough to have a need of something.
@Starkyv This^^^ is for you too, re your inquiry above.
Since the answer to my query about language and locale code data in Lua above was <crickets>, I've started a new project to create such a thing:
cldr-lua is to be copies of the Unicode Consoritorium's CLDR data (which includes a lot of information about locales and languages besides just a list, such as how to format numbers and currencies, how to spell out numbers, native names for languages in each other language, number groupings for plural categories, etc.) as well as a convenient way to query that data in Lua.
I'll be open to input on how that should look & work in anybody else has use(s) for such a thing.
My immediate use case is for informing locale fallbacks and localized number formatting in
fluent-lua, but I'm sure there will be other uses.
I'm Ankit karan currently a B.Tech, 2nd year student at Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi.I have a good background in Embedded systems and microcontroller basics. I have working knowledge and good hand in C++,python, hardware language verilog, assembly in Lua.Can anyone please suggest how to proceed further and contribute in LuaRocks?
@feyjobs ^^^
If you just type
luarocks then you'll get at the bottom of the output the file paths to the rock trees. You can also browse those.