Install Lua5.3 on CentOS7

1.centos7 The 5.1.4 is already installed by default

① View current LUA version number: Lua-v

Lua 5.1.4 Copyright (C) 1994-2008 lua.org, Puc-rio

② See the location of Lua and Luac: which Lua Luac

/usr/bin/lua
/usr/bin/luac

2. Compiling the Lua5.3 version

① Download lua-5.3.3.tar.gz

②make Linux

Error occurred: Lua.c:80:31:fatal error:readline/readline.h:no such file or directory

Indicates that a dependent library needs to be installed: Yum install Readline-devel

③make Install

CD src && mkdir-p/usr/local/bin/usr/local/include/usr/local/lib/usr/local/man/man1/usr/local/share/lua/ 5.3/usr/local/lib/lua/5.3
CD src && install-p-M 0755 Lua Luac/usr/local/bin
CD src && install-p-M 0644 lua.h luaconf.h lualib.h lauxlib.h lua.hpp/usr/local/include
CD src && install-p-M 0644 liblua.a/usr/local/lib
CD Doc && install-p-m 0644 lua.1 Luac.1/usr/local/man/man1

As you can see, LUA and Luac are installed in the/usr/local/bin

④lua-v view version, Discover or old version, then we will/usr/bin in the LUA and Luac removed, and then the/usr/local/bin in the LUA and Luac to create a ln to/usr/bin

Cd/usr/bin

RM-RF Lua Luac

Ln-s/usr/local/bin/lua/usr/bin/lua

Ln-s/usr/local/bin/luac/usr/bin/luac

Lua-v

Lua 5.3.3 Copyright (C) 1994-2016 lua.org, Puc-rio

Install Lua5.3 on CentOS7