Re: lua-ldoc restricts lua versions and doesn't work with lua5.3

Hi Thomas, Thanks for a prompt reply and for the details. Given that LDoc itself in its original sources doesn't specify any restrictions on the Lua version, wouldn't it make more sense to: - Remove the Lua-Versions line - Make lua-ldoc package depend just on lua-any (it will bring some lua with i

Re: lua-ldoc restricts lua versions and doesn't work with lua5.3

Hi, Eugene Pakhomov wrote: > wouldn't it make more sense to: > - Remove the Lua-Versions line > - Make lua-ldoc package depend just on lua-any (it will bring some lua with > it by itself) Whatever works best for you locally. :)) But if you ever meet a Debian Developer who is willing to touch the

Re: lua-ldoc restricts lua versions and doesn't work with lua5.3

Hi, Eugene Pakhomov wrote: > Why is there a restriction in the first place? Interesting question. In https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/l/lua-ldoc/control-1.4.6-1 i see Depends: lua-any, ... lua5.1 | lua5.2 | lua5.3, > Would just removing the line with "Lua-Vers

lua-ldoc restricts lua versions and doesn't work with lua5.3

Hello, I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 but AFAIK lua-ldoc comes from Debian. As described in the title, it doesn't work with lua5.3. The Debian patch 0001-Use-lua-any-to-choose-the-right-interpreter-version.patch for lua-doc explicitly allows only 5.2 and 5.1. Why is there a restriction in the first place