LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server

What are the necessary files?

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Description

After fixing some errors and managing to correctly compile lua-language-server I executed bin/lua-language-server and it works, but when coping this single executable to ~/.local/bin it stops working and give this error:

./lua-language-server: cannot open (bootstrap.lua): No such file or directory

I tried coping the whole bin folder to ~/.local/bin and when running lua-language-server it shows:

./lua-language-server: (bootstrap.lua):85: cannot open ~/.local/bin/main.lua: No such file or directory
stack traceback:
	[C]: in function 'assert'
	(bootstrap.lua):85: in main chunk
	[C]: in ?

If I move main.lua one directory back into ~/.local/bin it comes back to the first error.

What is the right way of install it? Running directly from the source folder doesn't seem like a good approach

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Review the installation guidance and the repository's bin directory, including bootstrap.lua and main.lua, to determine the supported layout for running lua-language-server outside the source folder. Document the correct installation steps and required files, then verify them from a copied installation under ~/.local/bin.

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Tech stack
lua
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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