diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+#
+#    Copyright (c) 2010-2011 Nest, Inc.
+#    All rights reserved.
+#
+#    This document is the property of Nest. It is considered
+#    confidential and proprietary information.
+#
+#    This document may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form,
+#    in whole or in part, without the express written permission of
+#    Nest.
+#
+#    Description:
+#    This Makefile is used to build lua, a lightweight scripting language.
+#    This package produces both a standalone lua interpreter and a C binding library.
+#
+
+BuildConfigSpecialized	:= No
+BuildProductSpecialized	:= No
+
+include pre.mak
+
+PackageName		:= lua
+
+PackageExtension	:= tar.gz
+PackageSeparator	:= -
+
+PackagePatchArgs 	:= -p1
+
+PackageArchive		:= $(PackageName).$(PackageExtension)
+PackageSourceDir	:= $(PackageName)$(PackageSeparator)$(PackageVersion)
+
+PackageBuildMakefile	= $(call GenerateBuildPaths,Makefile)
+
+CleanPaths		+= $(PackageLicenseFile)
+
+all: $(PackageDefaultGoal)
+
+# Generate the package license contents.
+
+$(PackageSourceDir)/COPYRIGHT: source
+
+$(PackageLicenseFile): $(PackageSourceDir)/COPYRIGHT
+	$(copy-result)
+
+# Extract the source from the archive and apply patches, if any.
+
+$(PackageSourceDir): $(PackageArchive) $(PackagePatchPaths)
+	$(expand-and-patch-package)
+
+# Prepare the sources.
+
+.PHONY: source
+source: | ${PackageSourceDir}
+
+# Patch the sources, if necessary.
+
+.PHONY: patch
+patch: source
+
+# Generate the package build makefile.
+
+$(PackageBuildMakefile): | $(PackageSourceDir) $(BuildDirectory)
+	$(call create-links,$(CURDIR)/$(PackageSourceDir),$(BuildDirectory))
+
+# Configure the source for building.
+
+.PHONY: configure
+configure: patch | ${PackageBuildMakefile}
+
+# Build the source.
+#
+# We have to unset MAKEFLAGS since they confuse the package build otherwise.
+
+ifeq ($(TargetOS),darwin)
+MYLIBS="-ldl"
+PLAT=macosx
+else
+MYLIBS="-Wl,-E -ldl"
+PLAT=posix
+endif
+
+.PHONY: build
+build: configure | $(BuildDirectory)
+	$(Verbose)unset MAKEFLAGS && \
+	$(MAKE) $(JOBSFLAG) -C $(BuildDirectory)/src \
+	CC="$(CC)" AR="$(AR) -cr" NM=$(NM) RANLIB=$(RANLIB) STRIP=$(STRIP) \
+	INSTALL="$(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS)" \
+	PLAT=$(PLAT) \
+	MYCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_POSIX -DLUA_USE_DLOPEN" \
+	MYLIBS=$(MYLIBS) \
+	all
+
+# Stage the build to a temporary installation area.
+#
+# We have to unset MAKEFLAGS since they confuse the package build otherwise.
+
+.PHONY: stage
+stage: build | $(ResultDirectory)
+	$(Verbose)unset MAKEFLAGS && \
+	$(MAKE) $(JOBSFLAG) -C $(BuildDirectory) \
+	INSTALL="$(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS)" \
+	INSTALL_TOP=$(ResultDirectory) \
+	install
+
+clean:
+	$(Verbose)$(RM) $(RMFLAGS) -r $(PackageSourceDir)
+	$(Verbose)$(RM) $(RMFLAGS) -r $(BuildDirectory)
+	$(Verbose)$(RM) $(RMFLAGS) -r $(ResultDirectory)
+
+include post.mak
diff --git a/lua.patches/lua-50.description b/lua.patches/lua-50.description
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+++ b/lua.patches/lua-50.description
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+Make LUA_ROOT=/usr instead of the default /usr/local
diff --git a/lua.patches/lua-50.patch b/lua.patches/lua-50.patch
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+++ b/lua.patches/lua-50.patch
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+diff -aruN lua-5.1.4/src/luaconf.h lua-5.1.4.N/src/luaconf.h
+--- lua-5.1.4/src/luaconf.h	2008-02-11 08:25:08.000000000 -0800
++++ lua-5.1.4.N/src/luaconf.h	2011-03-09 10:56:47.007960390 -0800
+@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
+ 	".\\?.dll;"  LUA_CDIR"?.dll;" LUA_CDIR"loadall.dll"
+ 
+ #else
+-#define LUA_ROOT	"/usr/local/"
++#define LUA_ROOT	"/usr/"
+ #define LUA_LDIR	LUA_ROOT "share/lua/5.1/"
+ #define LUA_CDIR	LUA_ROOT "lib/lua/5.1/"
+ #define LUA_PATH_DEFAULT  \
diff --git a/lua.tar.gz b/lua.tar.gz
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+++ b/lua.tar.gz
Binary files differ
diff --git a/lua.url b/lua.url
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+++ b/lua.url
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+http://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.1.4.tar.gz
diff --git a/lua.version b/lua.version
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+++ b/lua.version
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+5.1.4