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+project('lua-psl', 'c')
+
+lua = dependency('lua')
+luaversion = lua.version().split('.')
+luavdir = luaversion.get(0) + '.' + luaversion.get(1)
+lualdir = get_option('datadir') + '/lua/' + luavdir
+luacdir = get_option('libdir') + '/lua/' + luavdir
+
+psl = dependency('psl', required: false)
+if not psl.found()
+	psl = meson.get_compiler('c').find_library('psl')
+endif
+
+shared_module('psl',
+	['psl/psl.c'],
+	name_prefix: 'lua/' + luavdir + '/',
+	dependencies: [lua, psl],
+	install: true,
+	install_dir: luacdir
+)
+
+test('linter', find_program('luacheck'),
+	args: [meson.current_source_dir()]
+)
+
+test('test suite', find_program('busted'),
+	workdir: meson.current_source_dir()
+)