Lua Yum: A Quick start script to get you rolling with lua

lua_yum.sh

echo "Copyright Interfiber 2020-2021"
echo "Lua quickstart script."
echo "This script will download, and compile lua from source"
echo "Lua is very lightweight so this should not take that long"
echo ""
echo ""
echo ""
echo "stage: downloading lua..."
curl -#L https://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.4.2.tar.gz -o LUA_STAGE_DOWNLOAD.tar.gz
if ! test -f LUA_STAGE_DOWNLOAD.tar.gz; then
    echo "fail: failed to download lua. if you are using a proxy disable it."
    echo "fail: also check your internet connection"
    echo "exit: 1"
    exit 1
fi
echo "stage: check hashes..."
file_hash=$(shasum -a 1 LUA_STAGE_DOWNLOAD.tar.gz)
expected_hash="96d4a21393c94bed286b8dc0568f4bdde8730b22"
if [[ "$file_has" == *"$expected_has"* ]]; then
    echo "check: hashes match!"
else
    echo "fail: hashes dont match."
    echo "expected: $expected_hash"
    echo "found:    $file_hash"
    echo "stage: remove files..."
    rm LUA_STAGE_DOWNLOAD.tar.gz
    echo "exit: 1"
    exit 1
fi

echo "stage: extract files..."
mkdir /tmp/yum_lua
tar -xf LUA_STAGE_DOWNLOAD.tar.gz -C /tmp/yum_lua
echo "stage: delete tar file..."
rm LUA_STAGE_DOWNLOAD.tar.gz
echo "stage: chdir into /tmp/yum_lua..."
cd /tmp/yum_lua/lua-5.4.2
echo "stage: build lua..."
make
echo "stage: install lua..."
mkdir $HOME/.yum_lua
make install INSTALL_TOP=$HOME/.yum_lua
echo "stage: add profile data..."
PROFILE_STRING_POSIX="export PATH=$HOME/.yum_lua/bin:$PATH"
PROFILE_STRING_FISH="set -gx PATH $HOME/.yum_lua/bin $PATH"
# Fish Shell
if [[ "$SHELL" == *"fish"* ]]; then
    echo "info: profile is ~/.config/fish/config.fish"
    mkdir -p ~/.config/fish
    if ! test -f "$HOME/.config/fish/config.fish"; then
        touch ~/.config/fish/config.fish
    fi
    echo $PROFILE_STRING_FISH >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish
fi
# Bash Shell
if [[ "$SHELL" == *"bash"* ]]; then
    echo "info: profile is ~/.bash_profile"
    if ! test -f "$HOME/.bash_profile"; then
        touch ~/.bash_profile
    fi
    echo $PROFILE_STRING_POSIX >> ~/.bash_profile
fi
# ZSH Shell
if [[ "$SHELL" == *"zsh"* ]]; then
    echo "info: profile is ~/.zshrc"
    if ! test -f "$HOME/.zshrc"; then
        touch ~/.zshrc
    fi
    echo $PROFILE_STRING_POSIX >> ~/.zshrc
fi
echo "stage: cleaning up..."
cd $HOME
rm -rf /tmp/yum_lua
echo "stage: complete"
echo "Congrats lua was installed! To use lua you will need to"
echo "restart your terminal! Then lua will be avalible"

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