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LuaRocks: History & Standards

LuaRocks is a package manager for the Lua programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Lua modules (in a self-contained format called a "rock"), a tool designed to easily manage the installation of rocks, and a server for distributing them. While not included with the Lua distribution, it has been called the "de facto package…

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LuaRocks topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Standards as prominent areas in the source structure around LuaRocks.

Related topics
26
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
30
Extracted relationships
43
Concept neighborhoods
17
Bridge connections
30

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Portability · 17 topics
Overview · 5 topics
Projects using LuaRocks · 3 topics
History · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developers
Hisham Muhammad, et al.
License
MIT License
Operating system
Linux, macOS, Windows (Cygwin), Solaris, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD
Original author
Hisham Muhammad
Release
August 9, 2007; 19 years ago (2007-08-09)
Repository
github.com/luarocks/luarocks

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Portability

Projects using LuaRocks

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How LuaRocks connects Entity context

The extracted context around LuaRocks shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, LuaRocks → Cygwin, For, For Windows, However, It, Linux, Lua, Microsoft Visual Studio, MinGW, The Windows, Unix, When, Windows Another extracted example is LuaRocks → Also, August, Development, GitHub, Hisham Muhammad, In, Leaf Corcoran, MoonScript. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

LuaRocks

Top relations

related to Portability · 13
LuaRocks → Cygwin, For, For Windows, However, It, Linux, Lua, Microsoft Visual Studio, MinGW, The Windows, Unix, When, Windows
related to history · 8
LuaRocks → Also, August, Development, GitHub, Hisham Muhammad, In, Leaf Corcoran, MoonScript
related to Projects using LuaRocks · 6
LuaRocks → Awesome, For, Lua, Some, Tarantool, Torch
related to External links · 4
LuaRocks → Integration, Lua, Official, SpaceUsing LuaRocks
is a · 2
LuaRocks → command-line tool called luarocks which can install libraries and manage Lua rocks, package manager for the Lua programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Lua modules
Developers · 1
LuaRocks → Hisham Muhammad, et al.
License · 1
LuaRocks → MIT License
Operating system · 1
LuaRocks → Linux, macOS, Windows (Cygwin), Solaris, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD
Original author · 1
LuaRocks → Hisham Muhammad
Release · 1
LuaRocks → August 9, 2007; 19 years ago (2007-08-09)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

lua rocks package repository manager public modules install called installed managing also dependencies macos windows uses standard use tool manage

LuaRocks relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 43 structured relationships around LuaRocks. Examples in this analysis include LuaRocks → Developers → Hisham Muhammad, et al. and LuaRocks → License → MIT License. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LuaRocksDevelopersHisham Muhammad, et al.1.00infobox
LuaRocksLicenseMIT License1.00infobox
LuaRocksOperating systemLinux, macOS, Windows (Cygwin), Solaris, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD1.00infobox
LuaRocksOriginal authorHisham Muhammad1.00infobox
LuaRocksReleaseAugust 9, 2007; 19 years ago (2007-08-09)1.00infobox
LuaRocksRepositorygithub.com/luarocks/luarocks1.00infobox
LuaRocksStable release3.13.0 / January 28, 2026; 6 months ago (2026-01-28)1.00infobox
LuaRocksTypePackage manager1.00infobox
LuaRocksWebsiteluarocks.org1.00infobox
LuaRocksWritten inLua1.00infobox
LuaRocksis apackage manager for the Lua programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Lua modules0.90text
LuaRocksis acommand-line tool called luarocks which can install libraries and manage Lua rocks0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around LuaRocks bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Lua, Package and Rocks. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • LuaRocks
    • Lua
    • Package
    • Rocks
    • Managing
    • Manager
    • Projects
    • System
    • Also
    • Installed
    • Modules
    • Repository
    • Freebsd
  • luarocks
    • Lua
    • Package
    • Rocks
    • Managing
    • Manager
    • Projects
    • System
    • Also
    • Installed
    • Modules
    • Repository
    • Freebsd
  • package manager
    • Package
    • Modules
    • Included
    • System
    • Windows
    • Macos
    • Standard
    • Install
    • Cygwin
    • Provides
    • Packages
    • Distribution
  • lua programming language
    • Luarocks
    • Package
    • Manager
    • Modules
    • Called
    • Standard
    • System
    • Install
    • Rocks
    • Included
    • Installation
    • Manage
  • python package index
    • System
    • Windows
    • Cygwin
    • Included
    • Provides
    • Macos
    • Packages
    • Modules
    • Distribution
    • Freebsd
    • Linux
    • Manage
  • projects using luarocks
    • Lua
    • Package
    • Rocks
    • Managing
    • Use
    • Manager
    • Uses
    • Projects
    • System
    • Also
    • Installed
    • Modules
  • cygwin
    • Freebsd
    • Linux
    • Netbsd
    • Openbsd
    • Solaris
    • Macos
    • System
    • Unix
    • Windows
    • Written
    • Package
    • Public
  • linux
    • Cygwin
    • Freebsd
    • Netbsd
    • Openbsd
    • Solaris
    • Macos
    • System
    • Windows
    • Written
    • Public
    • Manager
    • Repository

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For LuaRocks, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects LuaRocks with Portability. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
LuaRocks — Portability · splits 13 ⟂ 18
LuaRocks — Overview · splits 25 ⟂ 6
LuaRocks — Projects using LuaRocks · splits 27 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

LuaRocks

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples43
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around LuaRocks to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Standards, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — LuaRocks · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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