installpath.lua
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-- Script to find the install path for a C module. Public domain.
if not arg or not arg[1] then
io.write("Usage: lua installpath.lua modulename\n")
os.exit(1)
end
for p in string.gmatch(package.cpath, "[^;]+") do
if string.sub(p, 1, 1) ~= "." then
local p2 = string.gsub(arg[1], "%.", string.sub(package.config, 1, 1))
io.write(string.gsub(p, "%?", p2), "\n")
return
end
end
error("no suitable installation path found")