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@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ LuaJIT currently builds out-of-the box on all popular x86 systems
(Linux, Windows, OSX etc.). It builds and runs fine as a 32 bit
application under x64-based systems, too.
</p>
<p class="indent" style="color: #00a000;">
The x64 port of LuaJIT is still experimental and not enabled by default.
It only contains the interpreter and only builds on Linux/x64 and WIN64
right now. If you want to give it a try, follow the special build instructions
below.
</p>
<p class="indent" style="color: #00a000;">
Note that the pure interpreter is quite a bit faster than Lua, but of
course not as fast as the x86 JIT compiler. Work on the x64 JIT compiler
is still ongoing.
</p>
<h2>Configuring LuaJIT</h2>
<p>
@@ -84,8 +95,8 @@ complete SDK.
</p>
<p>
E.g. on a current Debian/Ubuntu, install <tt>libc6-dev</tt>
with the package manager. Currently LuaJIT only builds as a 32&nbsp;bit
application, so you actually need to install <tt>libc6-dev-i386</tt>
with the package manager. Currently LuaJIT builds as a 32&nbsp;bit
application by default, so you actually need to install <tt>libc6-dev-i386</tt>
when building on an x64 OS.
</p>
<p>
@@ -106,6 +117,15 @@ which is probably the default on your system, anyway. Simply run:
<pre class="code">
make
</pre>
<div style="color: #00a000;">
<p>
You can force a build of the x64 interpreter on Linux/x64 with the
following command:
</p>
<pre class="code">
make CC="gcc -m64"
</pre>
</div>
<p>
By default modules are only searched under the prefix <tt>/usr/local</tt>.
You can add an extra prefix to the search paths by appending the
@@ -122,7 +142,7 @@ in <tt>src/Makefile</tt>. Change it, if you want to build on an older version.
<p>
The top-level Makefile installs LuaJIT by default under
<tt>/usr/local</tt>, i.e. the executable ends up in
<tt>/usr/local/bin</tt> and so on. You need to have root privileges
<tt>/usr/local/bin</tt> and so on. You need root privileges
to write to this path. So, assuming sudo is installed on your system,
run the following command and enter your sudo password:
</p>
@@ -157,9 +177,15 @@ Either install one of the open source SDKs
GCC plus the required development headers.
</p>
<p>
Or install Microsoft's Visual C++ (MSVC) &mdash; the freely downloadable
Or install Microsoft's Visual C++ (MSVC). The freely downloadable
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/Express/VC/"><span class="ext">&raquo;</span>&nbsp;Express Edition</a>
works just fine.
works just fine, but only contains an x86 compiler.
</p>
<p>
The freely downloadable
<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb980924.aspx"><span class="ext">&raquo;</span>&nbsp;Windows SDK</a>
only comes with command line tools, but this is all you need to build LuaJIT.
It contains x86 and x64 compilers.
</p>
<p>
Next, download the source package and unpack it using an archive manager
@@ -177,6 +203,32 @@ msvcbuild
<p>
Then follow the installation instructions below.
</p>
<h3>Building with the Windows SDK</h3>
<p>
Open a "Windows SDK Command Shell" and select the x86 compiler:
</p>
<pre class="code">
setenv /release /x86
</pre>
<div style="color: #00a000;">
<p>
Or select the x64 compiler (this only builds the interpreter right now):
</p>
<pre class="code">
setenv /release /x64
</pre>
</div>
<p>
Then <tt>cd</tt> to the directory where you've unpacked the sources
and run these commands:
</p>
<pre class="code">
cd src
msvcbuild
</pre>
<p>
Then follow the installation instructions below.
</p>
<h3>Building with MinGW or Cygwin</h3>
<p>
Open a command prompt window and make sure the MinGW or Cygwin programs