Module luarocks.install
Module implementing the LuaRocks "install" command.
Installs binary rocks.
Functions
| install_binary_rock (rock_file) | Install a binary rock. |
| run (name, version, ...) | Driver function for the "install" command. |
Functions
- install_binary_rock (rock_file)
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Install a binary rock.
Parameters:
rock_file: string: local or remote filename of a rock.
Returns:
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boolean or (nil, string, [string]): True if succeeded or
nil and an error message and an optional error code.
- run (name, version, ...)
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Driver function for the "install" command.
Parameters:
name: string: name of a binary rock. If an URL or pathname to a binary rock is given, fetches and installs it. If a rockspec or a source rock is given, forwards the request to the "build" command. If a package name is given, forwards the request to "search" and, if returned a result, installs the matching rock.version: string: When passing a package name, a version number may also be given....:
Returns:
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boolean or (nil, string): True if installation was
successful, nil and an error message otherwise.