Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/lang/lua55

[Alexander Nasonov <alnsn%yandex.ru@localhost>]

Alexander Nasonov wrote:
> Module Name:  pkgsrc
> Committed By: alnsn
> Date:         Tue Sep  8 19:58:28 UTC 2026
> 
> Modified Files:
>       pkgsrc/lang/lua55: distinfo version.mk
> 
> Log Message:
> Update lang/lua55 to version 5.5.1.

Lua 5.5.1

   No bugs have been reported.

(bugs fixed in) Lua 5.5.0

    1. Arithmetic overflow in 'collectgarbage"step"'.
       reported by Sergey Bronnikov on 23 Dec 2025. existed since 5.0.0.
    2. 'string.packsize' can overflow result in 32-bit machines using
       64-bit integers.
       reported by Matej Cepl on 31 Dec 2025. existed since 5.5.0.
    3. Overflow in shift exponent when decoding invalid UTF-8 sequence.
       reported by Sergey Bronnikov on 16 Feb 2026. existed since 5.4.0.
    4. Loading a binary chunk does not run the garbage collector.
       reported by Francisco Olarte on 18 Mar 2026. existed since 5.3.
    5. Function returned by 'string.gmatch' can be left in an inconsistent
       state after an error.
       reported by Tao Sauvage on 30 Mar 2026. existed since 5.3.
    6. 'lua_load' does not preserve the stack through the calls to the
       reader function.
       reported by Jure Bagic on 19 Apr 2026. existed since 5.5.0.
    7. The use of 'luaL_newmetatable' can leave an incomplete metatable in
       the registry.
       reported by Payo Nel on 06 Jun 2026. existed since 5.4.
    8. Write barrier not properly executed in some updates through
       __newindex.
       reported by Sergey Bronnikov on 21 May 2026. existed since 5.4.

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Alex