Bug 2439880 - LuaRocks package on Fedora Rawhide is broken
Summary: LuaRocks package on Fedora Rawhide is broken
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: luarocks
Version: 45
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Linux
unspecified
urgent
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Assignee: Michel Lind
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-02-14 17:00 UTC by solemnwarning@solemnwarning.net
Modified: 2026-08-17 14:12 UTC (History)
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Description solemnwarning@solemnwarning.net 2026-02-14 17:00:50 UTC
Running any `luarocks` command on rawhide fails with the following error:

/usr/bin/lua: error loading module 'luarocks.core.util' from file '/usr/share/lua/5.4/luarocks/core/util.lua':
	/usr/share/lua/5.4/luarocks/core/util.lua:95: attempt to assign to const variable 'k'
stack traceback:
	[C]: in ?
	[C]: in local 'require'
	/usr/share/lua/5.4/luarocks/core/cfg.lua:16: in main chunk
	[C]: in global 'require'
	/usr/bin/luarocks:7: in main chunk
	[C]: in ?

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install luarocks
2. Run `luarocks`

Comment 1 Aoife Moloney 2026-08-17 14:12:49 UTC
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora Linux 45 development cycle.
Changing version to 45.


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