Is rockspec mandatory ? (can I individually build and link )

[aniruddha-a]

Hello,

This is not really an issue, but more of a usage doubt. I am trying to use luapak on my project which has a handful of my modules and a couple of thirdparty modules (all included as source). Since I don't have a rockspec, I tried the following:

• Generate the combined lua file from all the modules I need (using merge)
• Generate the C file for the merged file (using wrapper)
• Compile and link all the C files using LuaJIT static lib and includes

I got my executable, but its not doing anything when run - probably I am missing something - do I have to specify what is the entry point/main [module]?

[jirutka]

Yes, rockspec is mandatory. How else could it resolve all the external dependencies? In that case, just create a rockspec for your project. You don’t have to publish it to luarocks.