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Update CMake. Also search for LuaNativeObjects in PATH
flip-rossi Nov 7, 2025
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Update README. Add more complete build dependency instructions
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13 changes: 11 additions & 2 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -30,7 +30,16 @@ By default CMake will use the pre-generated bindings that are include in the pro
Build Dependencies
------------------

Optional dependency for re-generating Lua bindings from `*.nobj.lua` files:
Optional dependencies for re-generating Lua bindings from `*.nobj.lua` files:

* [LuaNativeObjects](https://github.com/Neopallium/LuaNativeObjects), this is the bindings generator used to convert the `*.nobj.lua` files into a native Lua module.
* [LuaNativeObjects](https://github.com/Neopallium/LuaNativeObjects), this is the bindings generator used to convert the `*.nobj.lua` files into a native Lua module. To use it, there are two options:
- clone the repository to ../LuaNativeObjects; or
- install the LuaRocks packages:
- `luanativeobjects`
- `luanativeobjects-luadoc` (only if also generating docs)
- [`lua-json`](https://github.com/neoxic/lua-json)

Optional dependency for generating docs:

- [`ldoc`](https://lunarmodules.github.io/ldoc/)

5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions cmake/LuaNativeObjects.cmake
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# Lua Native Objects
#

find_program(LUA_NATIVE_OBJECTS_EXECUTABLE native_objects.lua
PATHS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../LuaNativeObjects
find_program(LUA_NATIVE_OBJECTS_EXECUTABLE
NAMES native_objects.lua native_objects
PATHS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../LuaNativeObjects ENV PATH
DOC "LuaNativeObjects executable path")
set(USE_PRE_GENERATED_BINDINGS TRUE CACHE BOOL
"Set this to FALSE to re-generate bindings using LuaNativeObjects")
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