diff --git a/dev-lang/lua-5.4.8.PKGBUILD b/dev-lang/lua-5.4.8.PKGBUILD
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+pkgname=lua
+pkgver=5.4.8
+_majorver=${pkgver%.*}
+pkgdesc='Powerful lightweight programming language designed for extending applications'
+arch=('x86_64')
+homepage='https://www.lua.org/'
+depends=('readline')
+license=('MIT')
+sources=("${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.xz")
+urls=("https://dev.gentoo.org/~soap/distfiles/${sources[0]}")
+sha512sums=("c8001304dc1bb622521282358856e40eb9277a8d0496614211ff8d1865d14fadd8d584d0636831ca5de8ca57462b90e1484701e91b05f3d685c736b9e72905ca")
+
+src_prepare() {
+  tar -xf ${distdir}/${sources[0]} --strip-components=1
+}
+
+src_build() {
+  ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-readline
+  make
+}
+
+src_check() {
+  make check
+}
+
+src_install() {
+  make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
+}
+
+# vim:ft=sh syn=sh et sw=2: