diff --git a/srcpkgs/lua-zlib/template b/srcpkgs/lua-zlib/template
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+# Template file for 'lua-zlib'
+pkgname=lua-zlib
+version=0.4
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="lua51-devel lua52-devel lua-devel zlib-devel"
+short_desc="Zlib streamng interface for lua"
+maintainer="John Regan <john@jrjrtech.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/brimworks/lua-zlib/"
+distfiles="${homepage}archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=2d8b13fe4c4c9d2997388d23ebe4868b4e38214e7b41ba3b8b9b2c043db762d0
+
+post_extract() {
+	mkdir -p lua51
+	mv * lua51 || true
+	cp -a lua51 lua52
+	cp -a lua51 lua53
+}
+
+do_build() {
+	for luaver in 5.1 5.2 5.3; do
+		(
+		cd lua${luaver//.}
+		make \
+		  CC=$CC \
+		  LD=$CC \
+		  LIBS="-lz -llua${luaver} -lm" \
+		  INCDIR="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/lua${luaver}" \
+		  LIBDIR="-L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib" \
+		  LUACPATH="${DESTDIR}/$(pkg-config --variable=INSTALL_CMOD lua${luaver})" \
+		  LUAPATH="$(pkg-config --variable=INSTALL_LMOD lua${luaver})" \
+		  ${makejobs} linux
+		)
+	done
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	for luaver in 5.1 5.2 5.3; do
+		(
+		mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}/$(pkg-config --variable=INSTALL_CMOD lua${luaver})"
+		cd lua${luaver//.}
+		make \
+		  CC=$CC \
+		  LD=$CC \
+		  LIBS="-lz -llua${luaver} -lm" \
+		  INCDIR="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/lua${luaver}" \
+		  LIBDIR="-L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib" \
+		  LUACPATH="${DESTDIR}/$(pkg-config --variable=INSTALL_CMOD lua${luaver})" \
+		  LUAPATH="$(pkg-config --variable=INSTALL_LMOD lua${luaver})" \
+		  DESTDIR="${DESTDIR}" \
+		  ${makejobs} install
+		)
+	done
+	vlicense "lua53/README"
+}
+
+lua51-zlib_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - Lua 5.1"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/lua/5.1
+		vlicense "${wrksrc}/lua51/README"
+	}
+}
+
+lua52-zlib_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - Lua 5.2"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/lua/5.2
+		vlicense "${wrksrc}/lua52/README"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lua51-zlib b/srcpkgs/lua51-zlib
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+lua-zlib
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/lua52-zlib b/srcpkgs/lua52-zlib
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+lua-zlib
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