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Lua is
free software
distributed in
source code.
It can be used for any purpose, including commercial purposes,
at absolutely no cost.
The current release is
Lua 5.1.4,
released on 22 Aug 2008.
(This is a
bug-fix
release of
Lua 5.1.)
Lua is implemented in pure ANSI C
and compiles unmodified in all platforms that have an ANSI C compiler.
Lua also compiles cleanly as C++.
If you have trouble building Lua,
read the FAQ.
If you don't have the time or the inclination to compile Lua yourself,
get a binary
or try the
live demo.
If you use Windows,
try
Lua for Windows,
an easy-to-use distribution of Lua packed with several useful libraries.
The
lua-users wiki
lists many
user-contributed addons
for Lua,
including
tools, libraries, full distributions, and
binaries
for several platforms.
LuaForge
is the major repository for user-contributed tools,
and includes
LuaBinaries,
a complete repository of pre-compiled Lua libraries and executables.
Giving credit
If you use Lua,
please give us credit,
according to our
license.
A nice way to give us further credit is to include a
Lua logo
and a
link to our site
in a web page for your product.
Supporting Lua
You can help to
support the Lua project
by
buying a book
or by making a
donation.
Companies that use Lua may wish to become a
corporate sponsor.
You can also help to spread the word about Lua by buying Lua products
at
Zazzle
and
CafePress.
![[buy at the Lua Bookstore at Amazon]](images/amazon.gif "buy at the Lua Bookstore at Amazon")
![[make a donation to the Lua project]](images/donate.gif "make a donation to the Lua project")
Last update:
Tue Feb 2 09:21:49 BRST 2010