GmodLuaCompiler

A small C++ program which takes the Lua API from Garry’s Mod and uses it compile Lua Files. This can be used to turn lua files into lua bytecode. It’s compatible with x86/x64 versions of Windows and Linux. This is required lately because Garry’s Mod now uses different versions of LuaJit across the different platforms.

Showcase

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Running

Windows x86

Copy the following binaries from GMod to the directory of gmodluacompilerx86.exe

lua_shared.dll
tier0.dll
vstdlib.dll

Windows x64

Copy the following binaries from GMod to the directory of gmodluacompilerx64.exe

lua_shared.dll
tier0.dll
vstdlib.dll

Linux x86

Copy the following binaries from GMod to the directory of gmodluacompiler

lua_shared_srv.so
lua_shared.so
libvstdlib_srv.so
libvstdlib_s.so
libvstdlib.so
libsteam_api.so
libtier0_srv.so

Linux x64

Copy the following binaries from GMod to the directory of gmodluacompiler

lua_shared.so
libvstdlib.so
libtier0.so
libsteam_api.so

All of them

After the dependencies are in the same directory, just run gmodluacompiler with the parameters you want.
On Linux e.g. ./gmodluacompiler “toparse.lua”, on Windows e.g. gmodluacompiler.exe “toparse.lua”

Troubleshooting

If it crashes with a MessageBox on startup install the VC++ 2019 redists from microsoft https://www.microsoft.com/.

Compiling

If you wish to compile this yourself:

Windows

Run premake5 vs2019
Open project/gmodluacompiler.sln
Compile it using MSVC/MSVS

Linux

Run premake5 gmake
Run cd project
Run make help
Run make help config=release_x86
(Or whatever platform your heart desires)

Credits

Leystryku (me)
- Creating this project
Garry’s Mod & Valve
- lua_shared and tier0 etc libraries
Everyday A/S or HandsomeMatt
- Inspirating me to recreate gluac because it was overcomplicated (sigscans+symbols,dependencies,…) & not portable enough