macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install wxlualocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install wxLuaMacPorts ports tree · graphics/wxLua/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install wxlua with Homebrew, MacPorts, zypper
Lua bindings for wxWidgets cross-platform GUI toolkit. Version 3.2.0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libwxluaopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libwxlua · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Lua bindings for wxWidgets cross-platform GUI toolkit
Project links
Commands and aliases
- wxLua
- wxLuaCan
- wxLuaFreeze
history
Project history and usage
wxLua is a Lua binding layer for wxWidgets, giving Lua programs access to native-looking GUI widgets on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It is both an embeddable library and a set of tools for editing, debugging, running, and freezing wxLua scripts.
Project history
The current repository credits John Labenski and Paul Kulchenko and describes wxLua as supporting Lua 5.1 through 5.4, LuaJIT, and wxWidgets 3.x. The manual describes a wrapper around wxWidgets plus IDE-style editors, wxLuaFreeze, a require("wx") module, and a library for embedding Lua scripting in C++ programs.
The changelog shows a long maintenance line: version 2.8.0.0 was released in December 2006, a 2.8.12 series followed in 2012 and 2013, the 3.x line modernized the binding generation and wxWidgets 3 support in 2019 and 2020, and version 3.2.0.2 was released in November 2022.
Adoption history
wxLua's adoption has been niche but durable: it serves Lua users who want native GUI applications without writing C++, and C++ applications that want to embed Lua while exposing wxWidgets objects. The repository README points to ZeroBrane Studio as an example of a full IDE built with wxLua.
How it is used
Lua programmers can use wxLua to write standalone GUI scripts, load the wx module from a standard Lua executable, or package scripts with wxLuaFreeze. C++ developers can embed a wxLuaState and selectively expose wxWidgets classes, trimming bindings with preprocessor switches where application size matters.
Why package nerds care
wxLua is package-nerd significant because it is a bridge between two compact, embeddable cultures: Lua scripting and wxWidgets native GUI programming. Its changelog is mostly binding maintenance, exactly the kind of work package managers preserve so old GUI tools keep building across Lua and wxWidgets releases.
Timeline
- 2006-12-24: wxLua 2.8.0.0 released, switching to Lua 5.1 and adding wxLuaFreeze.
- 2012-06-28: wxLua 2.8.12.0 released with CMake builds and Lua 5.1.5.
- 2013-09-12: wxLua 2.8.12.3 released with Lua 5.1 and 5.2 support.
- 2019-06-28: wxLua 3.0.0.1 released with Lua 5.3 compatibility and updated wxWidgets bindings.
- 2020-09-12: wxLua 3.1.0.0 released with Lua 5.4 compatibility work.
- 2022-11-06: wxLua 3.2.0.2 released.
Related projects
- wxLua is related to Lua, LuaJIT, wxWidgets, ZeroBrane Studio, SWIG-style binding generation, and embeddable scripting systems for C++ applications.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
wxLua | cli | global executable | |
wxLuaCan | cli | global executable | |
wxLuaFreeze | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.2.0.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxlua
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxluanone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:wxlua |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.2.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/wxlua |
| Homepage | https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxlua |
| Repository | https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxlua |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxlua |
| License | LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH WxWindows-exception-3.1 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxlua/archive/refs/tags/v3.2.0.2.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | lua@5.4, wxwidgets@3.2 |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | wxlua |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 3 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
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libwxlua 3.1.0.0+42-3.2
Set of Lua bindings to the C++ wxWidgets cross-platform GUI library
https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxlua
sudo zypper install libwxlua- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH WxWindows-exception-3.1
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: wxlua
- 19 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wxlua
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libwxlua-wx32-3_1_0_0 3.1.0.0+42-3.2
Lua bindings to the C++ wxWidgets cross-platform GUI library
https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxlua
sudo zypper install libwxlua-wx32-3_1_0_0- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH WxWindows-exception-3.1
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: wxlua
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wxlua
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libwxlua_bind-wx32-3_1_0_0 3.1.0.0+42-3.2
Lua bindings to the C++ wxWidgets cross-platform GUI library
https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxlua
sudo zypper install libwxlua_bind-wx32-3_1_0_0- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH WxWindows-exception-3.1
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: wxlua
- 18 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wxlua
zypper95%
libwxlua_debug-wx32-3_1_0_0 3.1.0.0+42-3.2
Lua bindings to the C++ wxWidgets cross-platform GUI library
https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxlua
sudo zypper install libwxlua_debug-wx32-3_1_0_0- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH WxWindows-exception-3.1
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: wxlua
- 8 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wxlua
zypper95%
libwxlua_debugger-wx32-3_1_0_0 3.1.0.0+42-3.2
Lua bindings to the C++ wxWidgets cross-platform GUI library
https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxlua
sudo zypper install libwxlua_debugger-wx32-3_1_0_0- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH WxWindows-exception-3.1
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: wxlua
- 11 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wxlua
zypper95%
wxlua 3.1.0.0+42-3.2
Lua bindings for wxWidgets
https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxlua
sudo zypper install wxlua- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH WxWindows-exception-3.1
- Category: Development/Languages/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: wxlua
- 9 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wxlua
zypper95%
wxlua-devel 3.1.0.0+42-3.2
Development files of libwxlua
https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxlua
sudo zypper install wxlua-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH WxWindows-exception-3.1
- Category: Development/Languages/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: wxlua
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wxlua
MacPorts95%
wxLua
sudo port install wxLua- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wxlua
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