LuaXML error: "undefined symbol: luaL_prepbuffer"

Question

I'm using the lua interpreter and I'm trying to load LuaXML but when I require('LuaXML'), I get this error.

lua: error loading module 'LuaXML' from file './LuaXML_lib.so':
    ./LuaXML_lib.so: undefined symbol: luaL_prepbuffer

I have no clue how to fix this. I tried compiling the module myself but it still throws the error.

Answer 1

This is because you are trying to use LuaXML under Lua 5.2.
LuaXML was designed for Lua 5.1.
The problem can be solved by installing Lua 5.1.x or LuaJIT.