n Unix-like platforms, simply do "<KBD>make</KBD>".
Here are the details.

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Open a terminal window and move to
the top-level directory, which is named <TT>lua-5.4.8</TT>.
The <TT>Makefile</TT> there controls both the build process and the installation process.
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  Do "<KBD>make</KBD>". The <TT>Makefile</TT> will guess your platform and build Lua for it.
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  If the guess failed, do "<KBD>make help</KBD>" and see if your platform is listed.
  The platforms currently supported are:
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