I'm thrilled to announce the latest version of rtc, a standalone tool that compiles your Lua 5.4.8 scripts into native Windows .exe applications—no Makefile, no C compiler, and no Lua installation required.
But here’s the real game-changer: rtc supports full static compilation, meaning you can embed Lua binary modules directly into your executable—and they’ll load seamlessly via require() just like regular Lua files. This opens the door to packaging powerful native extensions without worrying about external dependencies.
Static Lua binary modules need just to be recompiled with the lua54-static.lib library from LuaRT distribution (rtc is coded using LuaRT).
Here are the main features :
- Standalone tool – No Makefile or external compiler needed
But here’s the real game-changer: rtc supports full static compilation, meaning you can embed Lua binary modules directly into your executable—and they’ll load seamlessly via require() just like regular Lua files. This opens the door to packaging powerful native extensions without worrying about external dependencies.
Static Lua binary modules need just to be recompiled with the lua54-static.lib library from LuaRT distribution (rtc is coded using LuaRT).
Here are the main features :
- Standalone tool – No Makefile or external compiler needed
- Build Windows desktop or console apps
- Static or dynamic executables
- Embed any files – Lua modules, assets, configs
- Access embedded files directly from Lua
- Easy deployment – No Lua installation required