pandoc / pandoc/dockerfiles

Include `luarocks` in images

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Dockerfile
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Description

Luarocks is a package manager for Lua. The Lua packages provided by OS packages sometimes don't match the Lua version included in pandoc, so they cannot be used in pandoc scripts. Installing packages via luarocks could fix that.

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Research direction

Inspect the repository's Dockerfiles and image build entry points to identify which pandoc images should include luarocks. Check how those images install Lua and verify the resulting images provide a luarocks command compatible with the Lua version bundled with pandoc.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, dockerfile
Domain
build-system, devops
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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