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Author: ZeWaka

.github/workflows/build-lua.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Build Lua
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/build-lua.yml'
+
+jobs:
+  build-lua:
+    name: Build Lua in Steam Runtime
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: registry.gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/scout/sdk
+      options: --user root
+    env:
+      LUA_VERSION: 5.4.6
+    steps:
+      - name: Install build dependencies
+        run: |
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y curl build-essential
+
+      - name: Download and extract Lua
+        run: |
+          cd /tmp
+          curl -L "https://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-${LUA_VERSION}.tar.gz" -o lua.tar.gz
+          tar xzf lua.tar.gz
+          cd "lua-${LUA_VERSION}"
+
+      - name: Build Lua
+        run: |
+          cd "/tmp/lua-${LUA_VERSION}"
+          make MYCFLAGS=-fPIC MYLDFLAGS=-shared linux
+
+      - name: Upload Lua library
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: steamrt-lua
+          path: /tmp/lua-${{ env.LUA_VERSION }}/src/liblua.so
+          if-no-files-found: error

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           workspaces: "./lib -> target"
 
+      - name: Download Steam Runtime Lua library
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v8
+        with:
+          workflow: build-lua.yml
+          name: steamrt-lua
+          path: dist/unzipped
+          search_artifacts: true
+
       - name: Run cargo tests
         working-directory: lib
         run: |

package.json

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 			{ "path": "./scripts/classes/editor/state.lua" },
 			{ "path": "./scripts/classes/statesprite.lua" },
 			{ "path": "./scripts/classes/widget.lua" },
-			{ "path": "./scripts/functions/inception.lua" },
 			{ "path": "./scripts/functions/other.lua" },
 			{ "path": "./scripts/functions/string.lua" },
 			{ "path": "./scripts/functions/table.lua" },

scripts/functions/inception.lua

@@ -226,22 +226,13 @@ end
 --- @param plugin_path string Path where the extension is installed.
 function loadlib(plugin_path)
     if not app.os.windows then
-        local success, err = compile_lua(plugin_path)
-        if not success then
-            app.alert {
-                title = "Lua Compilation Error",
-                text = err or "Unknown error during Lua compilation",
-            }
-            return
-        end
-
         -- Update library path based on OS
         if app.os.macos then
             package.cpath = package.cpath .. ";?.dylib"
-            LUA_LIB = "liblua.dylib"
+            LUA_LIB = "liblua54.dylib"
         else
             package.cpath = package.cpath .. ";?.so"
-            LUA_LIB = "liblua.so"
+            LUA_LIB = "liblua5.4.so"
         end
     end