-Lua (optional -- must be v5.3)
- - SimGrid won't work with any other version of Lua.
- - Debian / Ubuntu: ``apt install liblua5.3-dev lua5.3``
- - Windows: ``choco install lua53``
- - From the source
- - You need to patch the sources to build dynamic libraries. First `download lua 5.3 <http://www.lua.org/download.html>`_
- - Open the archive: ``tar xvfz lua-5.3.*.tar.gz``
- - Enter the directory: ``cd lua-5.3*``
- - Patch the sources: ``patch -p1 < /path/to/simgrid/...../tools/lualib.patch``
- - Build and install lua: ``make linux && sudo make install``