FindLua

Finds the Lua library:

find_package(Lua [<version>] [...])

Lua is a embeddable scripting language.

Added in version 3.18: Support for Lua 5.4.

When working with Lua, its library headers are intended to be included in project source code as:

#include <lua.h>

and not:

#include <lua/lua.h>

This is because, the location of Lua headers may differ across platforms and may exist in locations other than lua/.

Result Variables

This module defines the following variables:

Lua_FOUND

Added in version 3.3.

Boolean indicating whether (the requested version of) Lua was found.

Lua_VERSION

Added in version 4.2.

The version of Lua found.

Lua_VERSION_MAJOR

Added in version 4.2.

The major version of Lua found.

Lua_VERSION_MINOR

Added in version 4.2.

The minor version of Lua found.

Lua_VERSION_PATCH

Added in version 4.2.

The patch version of Lua found.

LUA_LIBRARIES

Libraries needed to link against to use Lua. This list includes both lua and lualib libraries.

Cache Variables

The following cache variables may also be set:

LUA_INCLUDE_DIR

The directory containing the Lua header files, such as lua.h, lualib.h, and lauxlib.h, needed to use Lua.

Deprecated Variables

The following variables are provided for backward compatibility:

LUA_FOUND

Deprecated since version 4.2: Use Lua_FOUND, which has the same value.

Boolean indicating whether (the requested version of) Lua was found.

LUA_VERSION_STRING

Deprecated since version 4.2: Superseded by the Lua_VERSION.

The version of Lua found.

LUA_VERSION_MAJOR

Deprecated since version 4.2: Superseded by the Lua_VERSION_MAJOR.

The major version of Lua found.

LUA_VERSION_MINOR

Deprecated since version 4.2: Superseded by the Lua_VERSION_MINOR.

The minor version of Lua found.

LUA_VERSION_PATCH

Deprecated since version 4.2: Superseded by the Lua_VERSION_PATCH.

The patch version of Lua found.

Examples

Finding the Lua library and creating an interface imported target that encapsulates its usage requirements for linking to a project target:

find_package(Lua)

if(Lua_FOUND AND NOT TARGET Lua::Lua)
  add_library(Lua::Lua INTERFACE IMPORTED)
  set_target_properties(
    Lua::Lua
    PROPERTIES
      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${LUA_INCLUDE_DIR}"
      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${LUA_LIBRARIES}"
  )
endif()

target_link_libraries(project_target PRIVATE Lua::Lua)