Re: Lua modules, paths, man pages etc.

[Adam Hamsik <haaaad%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Oct,Friday 7 2011, at 9:46 AM, Marc Balmer wrote:

> I am working on a Lua module which I will commit soon (it's an interface
> to gpio, so that gpio(4) can be used from Lua scripts).

This is lua userspace module yes ? 

> 
> Since this will be the first Lua module in our tree, it will set the
> standard for further modules, so I think we should briefly think about
> what to put where.
> 
> We need a place for the source code.
> 
> Is src/lib/lua<whatever>/ rasonable?  (Lua modules that are written in C
> are shared objects.).  Or should it be src/lua/<whatever>/?  I tend to
> prefer the latter.

Because destination dir is /usr/lib I would prefer to see lua modules in 
src/lib.
To have them better organized I would like to have them in their own subdir 
src/lib/lua/<whatever>.

> 
> We need a Makefile fragment.
> 
> We need bsd.lua.mk.  Ideas about that one?
> 
> Installation location.
> 
> Lua modules have to be installed in /usr/lib/lua/5.1/ (assuming Lua
> 5.1).  So that's an easy one.
> 
> Man pages.
> 
> I think that Lua modules should be documented.  I suggest a new chapter
> 'l' for man pages that document Lua modules, /usr/share/man/manl/ whould
> then be the place.
> 
> Comments?

Regards

Adam.