diff --git a/packages/other/lua/build b/packages/other/lua/build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c8ff11c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/other/lua/build
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. config/options
+
+$SCRIPTS/build toolchain
+$SCRIPTS/build readline
+$SCRIPTS/build ncurses
+
+cd $PKG_BUILD
+make linux CC="$CC" \
+           AR="$AR rcu" \
+           RANLIB="$RANLIB" \
+           CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DLUA_USE_LINUX"
+
+cp src/lua.h src/luaconf.h src/lualib.h src/lauxlib.h "$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include"
+cp src/liblua.a "$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib"
+
+mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/pkgconfig
+  cp etc/lua.pc "$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/pkgconfig"
+
+# sed -i "s%^prefix=.*%prefix= $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr%" "$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/pkgconfig/lua.pc"
diff --git a/packages/other/lua/url b/packages/other/lua/url
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index 0000000000..6bf549f32f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/other/lua/url
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+http://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.1.4.tar.gz