How to compile Lua 5.4.0 for Windows
This is a tutorial on how to compile Lua 5.4.0 for Windows (32-bit and 64-bit executable and DLL) with the Microsoft Visual Studio Community Edition.
1. Download and install Visual Studio Community Edition 2019 – do not use any older/newer version (tested with 16.6.0 only)
2. Download and extract the Lua 5.4.0 source code
3. Open a x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019 to compile for 32-bit or open a x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019 for 64-bit, then navigate to the extracted Lua src/ folder and run inside this folder the following commands
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cl /MD /O2 /c /DLUA_BUILD_AS_DLL *.c ren lua.obj lua.o ren luac.obj luac.o link /DLL /IMPLIB:lua5.3.5.lib /OUT:lua5.3.5.dll *.obj link /OUT:lua.exe lua.o lua5.3.5.lib lib /OUT:lua5.3.5-static.lib *.obj link /OUT:luac.exe luac.o lua5.3.5-static.lib |
You’re done! You should now have a lua.exe interpreter, a luac.exe compiler and a lua5.4.0.dll. You may use the %VSCMD_ARG_TGT_ARCH% environment variable to distinguish between 32- and 64-bit.
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