diff --git a/third_party/lua/README.cosmo b/third_party/lua/README.cosmo
index bd5de7295..4a3d0f2eb 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/README.cosmo
+++ b/third_party/lua/README.cosmo
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ PROVENANCE
 
   https://github.com/lua/lua/
 
-  commit 5d708c3f9cae12820e415d4f89c9eacbe2ab964b
+  commit e15f1f2bb7a38a3c94519294d031e48508d65006
   Author: Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@inf.puc-rio.br>
-  Date:   Jan 13, 2022 at 6:15 AM EST
+  Date:   Apr 18, 2023 at 8:44 AM EDT
 
-      New release number (5.4.4)
+      New release number (5.4.5)
 
   luac.c needed to be sourced from:
-  https://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.4.4.tar.gz
+  https://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.4.5.tar.gz
 
 LOCAL MODIFICATIONS
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lapi.c b/third_party/lua/lapi.c
index 36bc2f32c..53c17931b 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lapi.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lapi.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -80,27 +80,28 @@ const char lua_ident[] =
 static TValue *index2value (lua_State *L, int idx) {
   CallInfo *ci = L->ci;
   if (idx > 0) {
-    StkId o = ci->func + idx;
-    api_check(L, idx <= L->ci->top - (ci->func + 1), "unacceptable index");
-    if (o >= L->top) return &G(L)->nilvalue;
+    StkId o = ci->func.p + idx;
+    api_check(L, idx <= ci->top.p - (ci->func.p + 1), "unacceptable index");
+    if (o >= L->top.p) return &G(L)->nilvalue;
     else return s2v(o);
   }
   else if (!ispseudo(idx)) {  /* negative index */
-    api_check(L, idx != 0 && -idx <= L->top - (ci->func + 1), "invalid index");
-    return s2v(L->top + idx);
+    api_check(L, idx != 0 && -idx <= L->top.p - (ci->func.p + 1),
+                 "invalid index");
+    return s2v(L->top.p + idx);
   }
   else if (idx == LUA_REGISTRYINDEX)
     return &G(L)->l_registry;
   else {  /* upvalues */
     idx = LUA_REGISTRYINDEX - idx;
     api_check(L, idx <= MAXUPVAL + 1, "upvalue index too large");
-    if (ttisCclosure(s2v(ci->func))) {  /* C closure? */
-      CClosure *func = clCvalue(s2v(ci->func));
+    if (ttisCclosure(s2v(ci->func.p))) {  /* C closure? */
+      CClosure *func = clCvalue(s2v(ci->func.p));
       return (idx <= func->nupvalues) ? &func->upvalue[idx-1]
                                       : &G(L)->nilvalue;
     }
     else {  /* light C function or Lua function (through a hook)?) */
-      api_check(L, ttislcf(s2v(ci->func)), "caller not a C function");
+      api_check(L, ttislcf(s2v(ci->func.p)), "caller not a C function");
       return &G(L)->nilvalue;  /* no upvalues */
   }
 }
@@ -114,14 +115,15 @@ static TValue *index2value (lua_State *L, int idx) {
 l_sinline StkId index2stack (lua_State *L, int idx) {
   CallInfo *ci = L->ci;
   if (idx > 0) {
-    StkId o = ci->func + idx;
-    api_check(L, o < L->top, "invalid index");
+    StkId o = ci->func.p + idx;
+    api_check(L, o < L->top.p, "invalid index");
     return o;
   }
   else {    /* non-positive index */
-    api_check(L, idx != 0 && -idx <= L->top - (ci->func + 1), "invalid index");
+    api_check(L, idx != 0 && -idx <= L->top.p - (ci->func.p + 1),
+                 "invalid index");
     api_check(L, !ispseudo(idx), "invalid index");
-    return L->top + idx;
+    return L->top.p + idx;
   }
 }
 
@@ -132,17 +134,12 @@ LUA_API int lua_checkstack (lua_State *L, int n) {
   lua_lock(L);
   ci = L->ci;
   api_check(L, n >= 0, "negative 'n'");
-  if (L->stack_last - L->top > n)  /* stack large enough? */
+  if (L->stack_last.p - L->top.p > n)  /* stack large enough? */
     res = 1;  /* yes; check is OK */
-  else {  /* no; need to grow stack */
-    int inuse = cast_int(L->top - L->stack) + EXTRA_STACK;
-    if (inuse > LUAI_MAXSTACK - n)  /* can grow without overflow? */
-      res = 0;  /* no */
-    else  /* try to grow stack */
+  else  /* need to grow stack */
       res = luaD_growstack(L, n, 0);
-  }
-  if (res && ci->top < L->top + n)
-    ci->top = L->top + n;  /* adjust frame top */
+  if (res && ci->top.p < L->top.p + n)
+    ci->top.p = L->top.p + n;  /* adjust frame top */
   lua_unlock(L);
   return res;
 }
@@ -159,11 +156,11 @@ LUA_API void lua_xmove (lua_State *from, lua_State *to, int n) {
   lua_lock(to);
   api_checknelems(from, n);
   api_check(from, G(from) == G(to), "moving among independent states");
-  api_check(from, to->ci->top - to->top >= n, "stack overflow");
-  from->top -= n;
+  api_check(from, to->ci->top.p - to->top.p >= n, "stack overflow");
+  from->top.p -= n;
   for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-    setobjs2s(to, to->top, from->top + i);
-    to->top++;  /* stack already checked by previous 'api_check' */
+    setobjs2s(to, to->top.p, from->top.p + i);
+    to->top.p++;  /* stack already checked by previous 'api_check' */
   }
   lua_unlock(to);
 }
@@ -216,7 +213,7 @@ LUA_API lua_Number lua_version (lua_State *L) {
 LUA_API int lua_absindex (lua_State *L, int idx) {
   return (idx > 0 || ispseudo(idx))
          ? idx
-         : cast_int(L->top - L->ci->func) + idx;
+         : cast_int(L->top.p - L->ci->func.p) + idx;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -227,7 +224,7 @@ LUA_API int lua_absindex (lua_State *L, int idx) {
  * particular, 0 means an empty stack.
  */
 LUA_API int lua_gettop (lua_State *L) {
-  return cast_int(L->top - (L->ci->func + 1));
+  return cast_int(L->top.p - (L->ci->func.p + 1));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -246,24 +243,24 @@ LUA_API void lua_settop (lua_State *L, int idx) {
   ptrdiff_t diff;  /* difference for new top */
   lua_lock(L);
   ci = L->ci;
-  func = ci->func;
+  func = ci->func.p;
   if (idx >= 0) {
-    api_check(L, idx <= ci->top - (func + 1), "new top too large");
-    diff = ((func + 1) + idx) - L->top;
+    api_check(L, idx <= ci->top.p - (func + 1), "new top too large");
+    diff = ((func + 1) + idx) - L->top.p;
     for (; diff > 0; diff--)
-      setnilvalue(s2v(L->top++));  /* clear new slots */
+      setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p++));  /* clear new slots */
   }
   else {
-    api_check(L, -(idx+1) <= (L->top - (func + 1)), "invalid new top");
+    api_check(L, -(idx+1) <= (L->top.p - (func + 1)), "invalid new top");
     diff = idx + 1;  /* will "subtract" index (as it is negative) */
   }
-  api_check(L, L->tbclist < L->top, "previous pop of an unclosed slot");
-  newtop = L->top + diff;
-  if (diff < 0 && L->tbclist >= newtop) {
+  api_check(L, L->tbclist.p < L->top.p, "previous pop of an unclosed slot");
+  newtop = L->top.p + diff;
+  if (diff < 0 && L->tbclist.p >= newtop) {
     lua_assert(hastocloseCfunc(ci->nresults));
-    luaF_close(L, newtop, CLOSEKTOP, 0);
+    newtop = luaF_close(L, newtop, CLOSEKTOP, 0);
   }
-  L->top = newtop;  /* correct top only after closing any upvalue */
+  L->top.p = newtop;  /* correct top only after closing any upvalue */
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
 
@@ -272,10 +269,9 @@ LUA_API void lua_closeslot (lua_State *L, int idx) {
   StkId level;
   lua_lock(L);
   level = index2stack(L, idx);
-  api_check(L, hastocloseCfunc(L->ci->nresults) && L->tbclist == level,
+  api_check(L, hastocloseCfunc(L->ci->nresults) && L->tbclist.p == level,
      "no variable to close at given level");
-  luaF_close(L, level, CLOSEKTOP, 0);
-  level = index2stack(L, idx);  /* stack may be moved */
+  level = luaF_close(L, level, CLOSEKTOP, 0);
   setnilvalue(s2v(level));
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
@@ -304,7 +300,7 @@ l_sinline void reverse (lua_State *L, StkId from, StkId to) {
 LUA_API void lua_rotate (lua_State *L, int idx, int n) {
   StkId p, t, m;
   lua_lock(L);
-  t = L->top - 1;  /* end of stack segment being rotated */
+  t = L->top.p - 1;  /* end of stack segment being rotated */
   p = index2stack(L, idx);  /* start of segment */
   api_check(L, (n >= 0 ? n : -n) <= (t - p + 1), "invalid 'n'");
   m = (n >= 0 ? t - n : p - n - 1);  /* end of prefix */
@@ -323,7 +319,7 @@ LUA_API void lua_copy (lua_State *L, int fromidx, int toidx) {
   api_check(L, isvalid(L, to), "invalid index");
   setobj(L, to, fr);
   if (isupvalue(toidx))  /* function upvalue? */
-    luaC_barrier(L, clCvalue(s2v(L->ci->func)), fr);
+    luaC_barrier(L, clCvalue(s2v(L->ci->func.p)), fr);
   /* LUA_REGISTRYINDEX does not need gc barrier
      (collector revisits it before finishing collection) */
   lua_unlock(L);
@@ -332,7 +328,7 @@ LUA_API void lua_copy (lua_State *L, int fromidx, int toidx) {
 
 LUA_API void lua_pushvalue (lua_State *L, int idx) {
   lua_lock(L);
-  setobj2s(L, L->top, index2value(L, idx));
+  setobj2s(L, L->top.p, index2value(L, idx));
   api_incr_top(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
@@ -401,12 +397,12 @@ LUA_API void lua_arith (lua_State *L, int op) {
     api_checknelems(L, 2);  /* all other operations expect two operands */
   else {  /* for unary operations, add fake 2nd operand */
     api_checknelems(L, 1);
-    setobjs2s(L, L->top, L->top - 1);
+    setobjs2s(L, L->top.p, L->top.p - 1);
     api_incr_top(L);
   }
   /* first operand at top - 2, second at top - 1; result go to top - 2 */
-  luaO_arith(L, op, s2v(L->top - 2), s2v(L->top - 1), L->top - 2);
-  L->top--;  /* remove second operand */
+  luaO_arith(L, op, s2v(L->top.p - 2), s2v(L->top.p - 1), L->top.p - 2);
+  L->top.p--;  /* remove second operand */
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
 
@@ -432,7 +428,7 @@ LUA_API int lua_compare (lua_State *L, int index1, int index2, int op) {
 
 
 LUA_API size_t lua_stringtonumber (lua_State *L, const char *s) {
-  size_t sz = luaO_str2num(s, s2v(L->top));
+  size_t sz = luaO_str2num(s, s2v(L->top.p));
   if (sz != 0)
     api_incr_top(L);
   return sz;
@@ -589,7 +585,7 @@ LUA_API const void *lua_topointer (lua_State *L, int idx) {
  */
 LUA_API void lua_pushnil (lua_State *L) {
   lua_lock(L);
-  setnilvalue(s2v(L->top));
+  setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p));
   api_incr_top(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
@@ -602,7 +598,7 @@ LUA_API void lua_pushnil (lua_State *L) {
  */
 LUA_API void lua_pushnumber (lua_State *L, lua_Number n) {
   lua_lock(L);
-  setfltvalue(s2v(L->top), n);
+  setfltvalue(s2v(L->top.p), n);
   api_incr_top(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
@@ -617,7 +613,7 @@ LUA_API void lua_pushnumber (lua_State *L, lua_Number n) {
  */
 LUA_API void lua_pushinteger (lua_State *L, lua_Integer n) {
   lua_lock(L);
-  setivalue(s2v(L->top), n);
+  setivalue(s2v(L->top.p), n);
   api_incr_top(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
@@ -632,7 +628,7 @@ LUA_API const char *lua_pushlstring (lua_State *L, const char *s, size_t len) {
   TString *ts;
   lua_lock(L);
   ts = (len == 0) ? luaS_new(L, "") : luaS_newlstr(L, s, len);
-  setsvalue2s(L, L->top, ts);
+  setsvalue2s(L, L->top.p, ts);
   api_incr_top(L);
   luaC_checkGC(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
@@ -654,11 +650,11 @@ LUA_API const char *lua_pushlstring (lua_State *L, const char *s, size_t len) {
 LUA_API const char *lua_pushstring (lua_State *L, const char *s) {
   lua_lock(L);
   if (s == NULL)
-    setnilvalue(s2v(L->top));
+    setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p));
   else {
     TString *ts;
     ts = luaS_new(L, s);
-    setsvalue2s(L, L->top, ts);
+    setsvalue2s(L, L->top.p, ts);
     s = getstr(ts);  /* internal copy's address */
   }
   api_incr_top(L);
@@ -746,7 +742,7 @@ LUA_API const char *lua_pushfstring (lua_State *L, const char *fmt, ...) {
 LUA_API void lua_pushcclosure (lua_State *L, lua_CFunction fn, int n) {
   lua_lock(L);
   if (n == 0) {
-    setfvalue(s2v(L->top), fn);
+    setfvalue(s2v(L->top.p), fn);
     api_incr_top(L);
   }
   else {
@@ -755,13 +751,13 @@ LUA_API void lua_pushcclosure (lua_State *L, lua_CFunction fn, int n) {
     api_check(L, n <= MAXUPVAL, "upvalue index too large");
     cl = luaF_newCclosure(L, n);
     cl->f = fn;
-    L->top -= n;
+    L->top.p -= n;
     while (n--) {
-      setobj2n(L, &cl->upvalue[n], s2v(L->top + n));
+      setobj2n(L, &cl->upvalue[n], s2v(L->top.p + n));
       /* does not need barrier because closure is white */
       lua_assert(iswhite(cl));
     }
-    setclCvalue(L, s2v(L->top), cl);
+    setclCvalue(L, s2v(L->top.p), cl);
     api_incr_top(L);
     luaC_checkGC(L);
   }
@@ -778,9 +774,9 @@ LUA_API void lua_pushboolean (lua_State *L, int b) {
   lua_lock(L);
   /* a.k.a. L->top->val.tt_ = b ? LUA_VTRUE : LUA_VFALSE; */
   if (b)
-    setbtvalue(s2v(L->top));
+    setbtvalue(s2v(L->top.p));
   else
-    setbfvalue(s2v(L->top));
+    setbfvalue(s2v(L->top.p));
   api_incr_top(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
@@ -798,7 +794,7 @@ LUA_API void lua_pushboolean (lua_State *L, int b) {
  */
 LUA_API void lua_pushlightuserdata (lua_State *L, void *p) {
   lua_lock(L);
-  setpvalue(s2v(L->top), p);
+  setpvalue(s2v(L->top.p), p);
   api_incr_top(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
@@ -812,7 +808,7 @@ LUA_API void lua_pushlightuserdata (lua_State *L, void *p) {
  */
 LUA_API int lua_pushthread (lua_State *L) {
   lua_lock(L);
-  setthvalue(L, s2v(L->top), L);
+  setthvalue(L, s2v(L->top.p), L);
   api_incr_top(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
   return (G(L)->mainthread == L);
@@ -829,16 +825,16 @@ l_sinline int auxgetstr (lua_State *L, const TValue *t, const char *k) {
   const TValue *slot;
   TString *str = luaS_new(L, k);
   if (luaV_fastget(L, t, str, slot, luaH_getstr)) {
-    setobj2s(L, L->top, slot);
+    setobj2s(L, L->top.p, slot);
     api_incr_top(L);
   }
   else {
-    setsvalue2s(L, L->top, str);
+    setsvalue2s(L, L->top.p, str);
     api_incr_top(L);
-    luaV_finishget(L, t, s2v(L->top - 1), L->top - 1, slot);
+    luaV_finishget(L, t, s2v(L->top.p - 1), L->top.p - 1, slot);
   }
   lua_unlock(L);
-  return ttype(s2v(L->top - 1));
+  return ttype(s2v(L->top.p - 1));
 }
 
 
@@ -865,13 +861,13 @@ LUA_API int lua_gettable (lua_State *L, int idx) {
   TValue *t;
   lua_lock(L);
   t = index2value(L, idx);
-  if (luaV_fastget(L, t, s2v(L->top - 1), slot, luaH_get)) {
-    setobj2s(L, L->top - 1, slot);
+  if (luaV_fastget(L, t, s2v(L->top.p - 1), slot, luaH_get)) {
+    setobj2s(L, L->top.p - 1, slot);
   }
   else
-    luaV_finishget(L, t, s2v(L->top - 1), L->top - 1, slot);
+    luaV_finishget(L, t, s2v(L->top.p - 1), L->top.p - 1, slot);
   lua_unlock(L);
-  return ttype(s2v(L->top - 1));
+  return ttype(s2v(L->top.p - 1));
 }
 
 
@@ -887,27 +883,27 @@ LUA_API int lua_geti (lua_State *L, int idx, lua_Integer n) {
   lua_lock(L);
   t = index2value(L, idx);
   if (luaV_fastgeti(L, t, n, slot)) {
-    setobj2s(L, L->top, slot);
+    setobj2s(L, L->top.p, slot);
   }
   else {
     TValue aux;
     setivalue(&aux, n);
-    luaV_finishget(L, t, &aux, L->top, slot);
+    luaV_finishget(L, t, &aux, L->top.p, slot);
   }
   api_incr_top(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
-  return ttype(s2v(L->top - 1));
+  return ttype(s2v(L->top.p - 1));
 }
 
 
 l_sinline int finishrawget (lua_State *L, const TValue *val) {
   if (isempty(val))  /* avoid copying empty items to the stack */
-    setnilvalue(s2v(L->top));
+    setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p));
   else
-    setobj2s(L, L->top, val);
+    setobj2s(L, L->top.p, val);
   api_incr_top(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
-  return ttype(s2v(L->top - 1));
+  return ttype(s2v(L->top.p - 1));
 }
 
 
@@ -930,8 +926,8 @@ LUA_API int lua_rawget (lua_State *L, int idx) {
   lua_lock(L);
   api_checknelems(L, 1);
   t = gettable(L, idx);
-  val = luaH_get(t, s2v(L->top - 1));
-  L->top--;  /* remove key */
+  val = luaH_get(t, s2v(L->top.p - 1));
+  L->top.p--;  /* remove key */
   return finishrawget(L, val);
 }
 
@@ -978,7 +974,7 @@ LUA_API void lua_createtable (lua_State *L, int narray, int nrec) {
   Table *t;
   lua_lock(L);
   t = luaH_new(L);
-  sethvalue2s(L, L->top, t);
+  sethvalue2s(L, L->top.p, t);
   api_incr_top(L);
   if (narray > 0 || nrec > 0)
     luaH_resize(L, t, narray, nrec);
@@ -1014,7 +1010,7 @@ LUA_API int lua_getmetatable (lua_State *L, int objindex) {
       break;
   }
   if (mt != NULL) {
-    sethvalue2s(L, L->top, mt);
+    sethvalue2s(L, L->top.p, mt);
     api_incr_top(L);
     res = 1;
   }
@@ -1041,12 +1037,12 @@ LUA_API int lua_getiuservalue (lua_State *L, int idx, int n) {
   o = index2value(L, idx);
   api_check(L, ttisfulluserdata(o), "full userdata expected");
   if (n <= 0 || n > uvalue(o)->nuvalue) {
-    setnilvalue(s2v(L->top));
+    setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p));
     t = LUA_TNONE;
   }
   else {
-    setobj2s(L, L->top, &uvalue(o)->uv[n - 1].uv);
-    t = ttype(s2v(L->top));
+    setobj2s(L, L->top.p, &uvalue(o)->uv[n - 1].uv);
+    t = ttype(s2v(L->top.p));
   }
   api_incr_top(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
@@ -1066,14 +1062,14 @@ static void auxsetstr (lua_State *L, const TValue *t, const char *k) {
   TString *str = luaS_new(L, k);
   api_checknelems(L, 1);
   if (luaV_fastget(L, t, str, slot, luaH_getstr)) {
-    luaV_finishfastset(L, t, slot, s2v(L->top - 1));
-    L->top--;  /* pop value */
+    luaV_finishfastset(L, t, slot, s2v(L->top.p - 1));
+    L->top.p--;  /* pop value */
   }
   else {
-    setsvalue2s(L, L->top, str);  /* push 'str' (to make it a TValue) */
+    setsvalue2s(L, L->top.p, str);  /* push 'str' (to make it a TValue) */
     api_incr_top(L);
-    luaV_finishset(L, t, s2v(L->top - 1), s2v(L->top - 2), slot);
-    L->top -= 2;  /* pop value and key */
+    luaV_finishset(L, t, s2v(L->top.p - 1), s2v(L->top.p - 2), slot);
+    L->top.p -= 2;  /* pop value and key */
   }
   lua_unlock(L);  /* lock done by caller */
 }
@@ -1093,12 +1089,12 @@ LUA_API void lua_settable (lua_State *L, int idx) {
   lua_lock(L);
   api_checknelems(L, 2);
   t = index2value(L, idx);
-  if (luaV_fastget(L, t, s2v(L->top - 2), slot, luaH_get)) {
-    luaV_finishfastset(L, t, slot, s2v(L->top - 1));
+  if (luaV_fastget(L, t, s2v(L->top.p - 2), slot, luaH_get)) {
+    luaV_finishfastset(L, t, slot, s2v(L->top.p - 1));
   }
   else
-    luaV_finishset(L, t, s2v(L->top - 2), s2v(L->top - 1), slot);
-  L->top -= 2;  /* pop index and value */
+    luaV_finishset(L, t, s2v(L->top.p - 2), s2v(L->top.p - 1), slot);
+  L->top.p -= 2;  /* pop index and value */
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
 
@@ -1125,14 +1121,14 @@ LUA_API void lua_seti (lua_State *L, int idx, lua_Integer n) {
   api_checknelems(L, 1);
   t = index2value(L, idx);
   if (luaV_fastgeti(L, t, n, slot)) {
-    luaV_finishfastset(L, t, slot, s2v(L->top - 1));
+    luaV_finishfastset(L, t, slot, s2v(L->top.p - 1));
   }
   else {
     TValue aux;
     setivalue(&aux, n);
-    luaV_finishset(L, t, &aux, s2v(L->top - 1), slot);
+    luaV_finishset(L, t, &aux, s2v(L->top.p - 1), slot);
   }
-  L->top--;  /* pop value */
+  L->top.p--;  /* pop value */
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
 
@@ -1142,10 +1138,10 @@ static void aux_rawset (lua_State *L, int idx, TValue *key, int n) {
   lua_lock(L);
   api_checknelems(L, n);
   t = gettable(L, idx);
-  luaH_set(L, t, key, s2v(L->top - 1));
+  luaH_set(L, t, key, s2v(L->top.p - 1));
   invalidateTMcache(t);
-  luaC_barrierback(L, obj2gco(t), s2v(L->top - 1));
-  L->top -= n;
+  luaC_barrierback(L, obj2gco(t), s2v(L->top.p - 1));
+  L->top.p -= n;
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
 
@@ -1157,7 +1153,7 @@ static void aux_rawset (lua_State *L, int idx, TValue *key, int n) {
  * metamethods).
  */
 LUA_API void lua_rawset (lua_State *L, int idx) {
-  aux_rawset(L, idx, s2v(L->top - 2), 2);
+  aux_rawset(L, idx, s2v(L->top.p - 2), 2);
 }
 
 
@@ -1192,9 +1188,9 @@ LUA_API void lua_rawseti (lua_State *L, int idx, lua_Integer n) {
   lua_lock(L);
   api_checknelems(L, 1);
   t = gettable(L, idx);
-  luaH_setint(L, t, n, s2v(L->top - 1));
-  luaC_barrierback(L, obj2gco(t), s2v(L->top - 1));
-  L->top--;
+  luaH_setint(L, t, n, s2v(L->top.p - 1));
+  luaC_barrierback(L, obj2gco(t), s2v(L->top.p - 1));
+  L->top.p--;
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
 
@@ -1214,11 +1210,11 @@ LUA_API int lua_setmetatable (lua_State *L, int objindex) {
   lua_lock(L);
   api_checknelems(L, 1);
   obj = index2value(L, objindex);
-  if (ttisnil(s2v(L->top - 1)))
+  if (ttisnil(s2v(L->top.p - 1)))
     mt = NULL;
   else {
-    api_check(L, ttistable(s2v(L->top - 1)), "table expected");
-    mt = hvalue(s2v(L->top - 1));
+    api_check(L, ttistable(s2v(L->top.p - 1)), "table expected");
+    mt = hvalue(s2v(L->top.p - 1));
   }
   switch (ttype(obj)) {
     case LUA_TTABLE: {
@@ -1242,7 +1238,7 @@ LUA_API int lua_setmetatable (lua_State *L, int objindex) {
       break;
     }
   }
-  L->top--;
+  L->top.p--;
   lua_unlock(L);
   return 1;
 }
@@ -1265,11 +1261,11 @@ LUA_API int lua_setiuservalue (lua_State *L, int idx, int n) {
   if (!(cast_uint(n) - 1u < cast_uint(uvalue(o)->nuvalue)))
     res = 0;  /* 'n' not in [1, uvalue(o)->nuvalue] */
   else {
-    setobj(L, &uvalue(o)->uv[n - 1].uv, s2v(L->top - 1));
-    luaC_barrierback(L, gcvalue(o), s2v(L->top - 1));
+    setobj(L, &uvalue(o)->uv[n - 1].uv, s2v(L->top.p - 1));
+    luaC_barrierback(L, gcvalue(o), s2v(L->top.p - 1));
     res = 1;
   }
-  L->top--;
+  L->top.p--;
   lua_unlock(L);
   return res;
 }
@@ -1281,7 +1277,8 @@ LUA_API int lua_setiuservalue (lua_State *L, int idx, int n) {
 
 
 #define checkresults(L,na,nr) \
-     api_check(L, (nr) == LUA_MULTRET || (L->ci->top - L->top >= (nr) - (na)), \
+     api_check(L, (nr) == LUA_MULTRET \
+               || (L->ci->top.p - L->top.p >= (nr) - (na)), \
 	"results from function overflow current stack size")
 
 
@@ -1294,7 +1291,7 @@ LUA_API void lua_callk (lua_State *L, int nargs, int nresults,
   api_checknelems(L, nargs+1);
   api_check(L, L->status == LUA_OK, "cannot do calls on non-normal thread");
   checkresults(L, nargs, nresults);
-  func = L->top - (nargs+1);
+  func = L->top.p - (nargs+1);
   if (k != NULL && yieldable(L)) {  /* need to prepare continuation? */
     L->ci->u.c.k = k;  /* save continuation */
     L->ci->u.c.ctx = ctx;  /* save context */
@@ -1342,7 +1339,7 @@ LUA_API int lua_pcallk (lua_State *L, int nargs, int nresults, int errfunc,
     api_check(L, ttisfunction(s2v(o)), "error handler must be a function");
     func = savestack(L, o);
   }
-  c.func = L->top - (nargs+1);  /* function to be called */
+  c.func = L->top.p - (nargs+1);  /* function to be called */
   if (k == NULL || !yieldable(L)) {  /* no continuation or no yieldable? */
     c.nresults = nresults;  /* do a 'conventional' protected call */
     status = luaD_pcall(L, f_call, &c, savestack(L, c.func), func);
@@ -1377,12 +1374,12 @@ LUA_API int lua_load (lua_State *L, lua_Reader reader, void *data,
   luaZ_init(L, &z, reader, data);
   status = luaD_protectedparser(L, &z, chunkname, mode);
   if (status == LUA_OK) {  /* no errors? */
-    LClosure *f = clLvalue(s2v(L->top - 1));  /* get newly created function */
+    LClosure *f = clLvalue(s2v(L->top.p - 1));  /* get new function */
     if (f->nupvalues >= 1) {  /* does it have an upvalue? */
       /* get global table from registry */
       const TValue *gt = getGtable(L);
       /* set global table as 1st upvalue of 'f' (may be LUA_ENV) */
-      setobj(L, f->upvals[0]->v, gt);
+      setobj(L, f->upvals[0]->v.p, gt);
       luaC_barrier(L, f->upvals[0], gt);
     }
   }
@@ -1396,7 +1393,7 @@ LUA_API int lua_dump (lua_State *L, lua_Writer writer, void *data, int strip) {
   TValue *o;
   lua_lock(L);
   api_checknelems(L, 1);
-  o = s2v(L->top - 1);
+  o = s2v(L->top.p - 1);
   if (isLfunction(o))
     status = luaU_dump(L, getproto(o), writer, data, strip);
   else
@@ -1529,7 +1526,7 @@ LUA_API int lua_gc (lua_State *L, int what, ...) {
 LUA_API int lua_error (lua_State *L) {
   TValue *errobj;
   lua_lock(L);
-  errobj = s2v(L->top - 1);
+  errobj = s2v(L->top.p - 1);
   api_checknelems(L, 1);
   /* error object is the memory error message? */
   if (ttisshrstring(errobj) && eqshrstr(tsvalue(errobj), G(L)->memerrmsg))
@@ -1576,12 +1573,12 @@ LUA_API int lua_next (lua_State *L, int idx) {
   lua_lock(L);
   api_checknelems(L, 1);
   t = gettable(L, idx);
-  more = luaH_next(L, t, L->top - 1);
+  more = luaH_next(L, t, L->top.p - 1);
   if (more) {
     api_incr_top(L);
   }
   else  /* no more elements */
-    L->top -= 1;  /* remove key */
+    L->top.p -= 1;  /* remove key */
   lua_unlock(L);
   return more;
 }
@@ -1614,7 +1611,7 @@ LUA_API void lua_toclose (lua_State *L, int idx) {
   lua_lock(L);
   o = index2stack(L, idx);
   nresults = L->ci->nresults;
-  api_check(L, L->tbclist < o, "given index below or equal a marked one");
+  api_check(L, L->tbclist.p < o, "given index below or equal a marked one");
   luaF_newtbcupval(L, o);  /* create new to-be-closed upvalue */
   if (!hastocloseCfunc(nresults))  /* function not marked yet? */
     L->ci->nresults = codeNresults(nresults);  /* mark it */
@@ -1637,7 +1634,7 @@ LUA_API void lua_concat (lua_State *L, int n) {
   if (n > 0)
     luaV_concat(L, n);
   else {  /* nothing to concatenate */
-    setsvalue2s(L, L->top, luaS_newlstr(L, "", 0));  /* push empty string */
+    setsvalue2s(L, L->top.p, luaS_newlstr(L, "", 0));  /* push empty string */
     api_incr_top(L);
   }
   luaC_checkGC(L);
@@ -1656,7 +1653,7 @@ LUA_API void lua_len (lua_State *L, int idx) {
   TValue *t;
   lua_lock(L);
   t = index2value(L, idx);
-  luaV_objlen(L, L->top, t);
+  luaV_objlen(L, L->top.p, t);
   api_incr_top(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
@@ -1743,7 +1740,7 @@ LUA_API void *lua_newuserdatauv (lua_State *L, size_t size, int nuvalue) {
   lua_lock(L);
   api_check(L, 0 <= nuvalue && nuvalue < USHRT_MAX, "invalid value");
   u = luaS_newudata(L, size, nuvalue);
-  setuvalue(L, s2v(L->top), u);
+  setuvalue(L, s2v(L->top.p), u);
   api_incr_top(L);
   luaC_checkGC(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
@@ -1751,6 +1748,7 @@ LUA_API void *lua_newuserdatauv (lua_State *L, size_t size, int nuvalue) {
 }
 
 
+
 static const char *aux_upvalue (TValue *fi, int n, TValue **val,
                                 GCObject **owner) {
   switch (ttypetag(fi)) {
@@ -1768,7 +1766,7 @@ static const char *aux_upvalue (TValue *fi, int n, TValue **val,
       Proto *p = f->p;
       if (!(cast_uint(n) - 1u  < cast_uint(p->sizeupvalues)))
         return NULL;  /* 'n' not in [1, p->sizeupvalues] */
-      *val = f->upvals[n-1]->v;
+      *val = f->upvals[n-1]->v.p;
       if (owner) *owner = obj2gco(f->upvals[n - 1]);
       name = p->upvalues[n-1].name;
       return (name == NULL) ? "(no name)" : getstr(name);
@@ -1794,7 +1792,7 @@ LUA_API const char *lua_getupvalue (lua_State *L, int funcindex, int n) {
   lua_lock(L);
   name = aux_upvalue(index2value(L, funcindex), n, &val, NULL);
   if (name) {
-    setobj2s(L, L->top, val);
+    setobj2s(L, L->top.p, val);
     api_incr_top(L);
   }
   lua_unlock(L);
@@ -1824,8 +1822,8 @@ LUA_API const char *lua_setupvalue (lua_State *L, int funcindex, int n) {
   api_checknelems(L, 1);
   name = aux_upvalue(fi, n, &val, &owner);
   if (name) {
-    L->top--;
-    setobj(L, val, s2v(L->top));
+    L->top.p--;
+    setobj(L, val, s2v(L->top.p));
     luaC_barrier(L, owner, val);
   }
   lua_unlock(L);
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lapi.h b/third_party/lua/lapi.h
index 33ff863f5..74d26e572 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lapi.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/lapi.h
@@ -6,22 +6,25 @@
 
 // clang-format off
 
-/* Increments 'L->top', checking for stack overflows */
-#define api_incr_top(L)   {L->top++; api_check(L, L->top <= L->ci->top, \
+/* Increments 'L->top.p', checking for stack overflows */
+#define api_incr_top(L)	{L->top.p++; \
+			 api_check(L, L->top.p <= L->ci->top.p, \
 				"stack overflow");}
 
 
 /*
 ** If a call returns too many multiple returns, the callee may not have
 ** stack space to accommodate all results. In this case, this macro
-** increases its stack space ('L->ci->top').
+** increases its stack space ('L->ci->top.p').
 */
 #define adjustresults(L,nres) \
-    { if ((nres) <= LUA_MULTRET && L->ci->top < L->top) L->ci->top = L->top; }
+    { if ((nres) <= LUA_MULTRET && L->ci->top.p < L->top.p) \
+	L->ci->top.p = L->top.p; }
 
 
 /* Ensure the stack has at least 'n' elements */
-#define api_checknelems(L,n)	api_check(L, (n) < (L->top - L->ci->func), \
+#define api_checknelems(L,n) \
+	api_check(L, (n) < (L->top.p - L->ci->func.p), \
 				  "not enough elements in the stack")
 
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lauxlib.c b/third_party/lua/lauxlib.c
index 6731dc7bf..8ce3f71fa 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lauxlib.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lauxlib.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -771,13 +771,14 @@ static void newbox (lua_State *L) {
 
 /*
 ** Compute new size for buffer 'B', enough to accommodate extra 'sz'
-** bytes.
+** bytes. (The test for "not big enough" also gets the case when the
+** computation of 'newsize' overflows.)
 */
 static size_t newbuffsize (luaL_Buffer *B, size_t sz) {
-  size_t newsize = B->size * 2;  /* double buffer size */
+  size_t newsize = (B->size / 2) * 3;  /* buffer size * 1.5 */
   if (l_unlikely(MAX_SIZET - sz < B->n))  /* overflow in (B->n + sz)? */
     return luaL_error(B->L, "buffer too large");
-  if (newsize < B->n + sz)  /* double is not big enough? */
+  if (newsize < B->n + sz)  /* not big enough? */
     newsize = B->n + sz;
   return newsize;
 }
@@ -879,7 +880,7 @@ LUALIB_API void luaL_pushresultsize (luaL_Buffer *B, size_t sz) {
 ** box (if existent) is not on the top of the stack. So, instead of
 ** calling 'luaL_addlstring', it replicates the code using -2 as the
 ** last argument to 'prepbuffsize', signaling that the box is (or will
-** be) bellow the string being added to the buffer. (Box creation can
+** be) below the string being added to the buffer. (Box creation can
 ** trigger an emergency GC, so we should not remove the string from the
 ** stack before we have the space guaranteed.)
 */
@@ -1027,17 +1028,18 @@ static int errfile (lua_State *L, const char *what, int fnameindex) {
 }
 
 
-static int skipBOM (LoadF *lf) {
-  const char *p = "\xEF\xBB\xBF";  /* UTF-8 BOM mark */
-  int c;
-  lf->n = 0;
-  do {
-    c = getc(lf->f);
-    if (c == EOF || c != *(const unsigned char *)p++) return c;
-    lf->buff[lf->n++] = c;  /* to be read by the parser */
-  } while (*p != '\0');
-  lf->n = 0;  /* prefix matched; discard it */
-  return getc(lf->f);  /* return next character */
+/*
+** Skip an optional BOM at the start of a stream. If there is an
+** incomplete BOM (the first character is correct but the rest is
+** not), returns the first character anyway to force an error
+** (as no chunk can start with 0xEF).
+*/
+static int skipBOM (FILE *f) {
+  int c = getc(f);  /* read first character */
+  if (c == 0xEF && getc(f) == 0xBB && getc(f) == 0xBF)  /* correct BOM? */
+    return getc(f);  /* ignore BOM and return next char */
+  else  /* no (valid) BOM */
+    return c;  /* return first character */
 }
 
 
@@ -1048,13 +1050,13 @@ static int skipBOM (LoadF *lf) {
 ** first "valid" character of the file (after the optional BOM and
 ** a first-line comment).
 */
-static int skipcomment (LoadF *lf, int *cp) {
-  int c = *cp = skipBOM(lf);
+static int skipcomment (FILE *f, int *cp) {
+  int c = *cp = skipBOM(f);
   if (c == '#') {  /* first line is a comment (Unix exec. file)? */
     do {  /* skip first line */
-      c = getc(lf->f);
+      c = getc(f);
     } while (c != EOF && c != '\n');
-    *cp = getc(lf->f);  /* skip end-of-line, if present */
+    *cp = getc(f);  /* next character after comment, if present */
     return 1;  /* there was a comment */
   }
   else return 0;  /* no comment */
@@ -1091,12 +1093,16 @@ LUALIB_API int luaL_loadfilex (lua_State *L, const char *filename,
     lf.f = fopen(filename, "r");
     if (lf.f == NULL) return errfile(L, "open", fnameindex);
   }
-  if (skipcomment(&lf, &c))  /* read initial portion */
-    lf.buff[lf.n++] = '\n';  /* add line to correct line numbers */
-  if (c == LUA_SIGNATURE[0] && filename) {  /* binary file? */
+  lf.n = 0;
+  if (skipcomment(lf.f, &c))  /* read initial portion */
+    lf.buff[lf.n++] = '\n';  /* add newline to correct line numbers */
+  if (c == LUA_SIGNATURE[0]) {  /* binary file? */
+    lf.n = 0;  /* remove possible newline */
+    if (filename) {  /* "real" file? */
     lf.f = freopen(filename, "rb", lf.f);  /* reopen in binary mode */
     if (lf.f == NULL) return errfile(L, "reopen", fnameindex);
-    skipcomment(&lf, &c);  /* re-read initial portion */
+      skipcomment(lf.f, &c);  /* re-read initial portion */
+    }
   }
   if (c != EOF)
     lf.buff[lf.n++] = c;  /* 'c' is the first character of the stream */
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lbaselib.c b/third_party/lua/lbaselib.c
index 436f4de10..c6d76eaf8 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lbaselib.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lbaselib.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lcode.c b/third_party/lua/lcode.c
index 0bd8041db..fadb7a9b0 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lcode.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lcode.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -1372,6 +1372,35 @@ static int constfolding (FuncState *fs, int op, expdesc *e1,
 }
 
 
+/*
+** Convert a BinOpr to an OpCode  (ORDER OPR - ORDER OP)
+*/
+l_sinline OpCode binopr2op (BinOpr opr, BinOpr baser, OpCode base) {
+  lua_assert(baser <= opr &&
+            ((baser == OPR_ADD && opr <= OPR_SHR) ||
+             (baser == OPR_LT && opr <= OPR_LE)));
+  return cast(OpCode, (cast_int(opr) - cast_int(baser)) + cast_int(base));
+}
+
+
+/*
+** Convert a UnOpr to an OpCode  (ORDER OPR - ORDER OP)
+*/
+l_sinline OpCode unopr2op (UnOpr opr) {
+  return cast(OpCode, (cast_int(opr) - cast_int(OPR_MINUS)) +
+                                       cast_int(OP_UNM));
+}
+
+
+/*
+** Convert a BinOpr to a tag method  (ORDER OPR - ORDER TM)
+*/
+l_sinline TMS binopr2TM (BinOpr opr) {
+  lua_assert(OPR_ADD <= opr && opr <= OPR_SHR);
+  return cast(TMS, (cast_int(opr) - cast_int(OPR_ADD)) + cast_int(TM_ADD));
+}
+
+
 /*
 ** Emit code for unary expressions that "produce values"
 ** (everything but 'not').
@@ -1410,12 +1439,15 @@ static void finishbinexpval (FuncState *fs, expdesc *e1, expdesc *e2,
 ** Emit code for binary expressions that "produce values" over
 ** two registers.
 */
-static void codebinexpval (FuncState *fs, OpCode op,
+static void codebinexpval (FuncState *fs, BinOpr opr,
                            expdesc *e1, expdesc *e2, int line) {
-  int v2 = luaK_exp2anyreg(fs, e2);  /* both operands are in registers */
+  OpCode op = binopr2op(opr, OPR_ADD, OP_ADD);
+  int v2 = luaK_exp2anyreg(fs, e2);  /* make sure 'e2' is in a register */
+  /* 'e1' must be already in a register or it is a constant */
+  lua_assert((VNIL <= e1->k && e1->k <= VKSTR) ||
+             e1->k == VNONRELOC || e1->k == VRELOC);
   lua_assert(OP_ADD <= op && op <= OP_SHR);
-  finishbinexpval(fs, e1, e2, op, v2, 0, line, OP_MMBIN,
-                  cast(TMS, (op - OP_ADD) + TM_ADD));
+  finishbinexpval(fs, e1, e2, op, v2, 0, line, OP_MMBIN, binopr2TM(opr));
 }
 
 
@@ -1431,6 +1463,18 @@ static void codebini (FuncState *fs, OpCode op,
 }
 
 
+/*
+** Code binary operators with K operand.
+*/
+static void codebinK (FuncState *fs, BinOpr opr,
+                      expdesc *e1, expdesc *e2, int flip, int line) {
+  TMS event = binopr2TM(opr);
+  int v2 = e2->u.info;  /* K index */
+  OpCode op = binopr2op(opr, OPR_ADD, OP_ADDK);
+  finishbinexpval(fs, e1, e2, op, v2, flip, line, OP_MMBINK, event);
+}
+
+
 /* Try to code a binary operator negating its second operand.
 ** For the metamethod, 2nd operand must keep its original value.
 */
@@ -1458,24 +1502,27 @@ static void swapexps (expdesc *e1, expdesc *e2) {
 }
 
 
+/*
+** Code binary operators with no constant operand.
+*/
+static void codebinNoK (FuncState *fs, BinOpr opr,
+                        expdesc *e1, expdesc *e2, int flip, int line) {
+  if (flip)
+    swapexps(e1, e2);  /* back to original order */
+  codebinexpval(fs, opr, e1, e2, line);  /* use standard operators */
+}
+
+
 /*
 ** Code arithmetic operators ('+', '-', ...). If second operand is a
 ** constant in the proper range, use variant opcodes with K operands.
 */
 static void codearith (FuncState *fs, BinOpr opr,
                        expdesc *e1, expdesc *e2, int flip, int line) {
-  TMS event = cast(TMS, opr + TM_ADD);
-  if (tonumeral(e2, NULL) && luaK_exp2K(fs, e2)) {  /* K operand? */
-    int v2 = e2->u.info;  /* K index */
-    OpCode op = cast(OpCode, opr + OP_ADDK);
-    finishbinexpval(fs, e1, e2, op, v2, flip, line, OP_MMBINK, event);
-  }
-  else {  /* 'e2' is neither an immediate nor a K operand */
-    OpCode op = cast(OpCode, opr + OP_ADD);
-    if (flip)
-      swapexps(e1, e2);  /* back to original order */
-    codebinexpval(fs, op, e1, e2, line);  /* use standard operators */
-  }
+  if (tonumeral(e2, NULL) && luaK_exp2K(fs, e2))  /* K operand? */
+    codebinK(fs, opr, e1, e2, flip, line);
+  else  /* 'e2' is neither an immediate nor a K operand */
+    codebinNoK(fs, opr, e1, e2, flip, line);
 }
 
 
@@ -1492,35 +1539,27 @@ static void codecommutative (FuncState *fs, BinOpr op,
     flip = 1;
   }
   if (op == OPR_ADD && isSCint(e2))  /* immediate operand? */
-    codebini(fs, cast(OpCode, OP_ADDI), e1, e2, flip, line, TM_ADD);
+    codebini(fs, OP_ADDI, e1, e2, flip, line, TM_ADD);
   else
     codearith(fs, op, e1, e2, flip, line);
 }
 
 
 /*
-** Code bitwise operations; they are all associative, so the function
+** Code bitwise operations; they are all commutative, so the function
 ** tries to put an integer constant as the 2nd operand (a K operand).
 */
 static void codebitwise (FuncState *fs, BinOpr opr,
                          expdesc *e1, expdesc *e2, int line) {
   int flip = 0;
-  int v2;
-  OpCode op;
-  if (e1->k == VKINT && luaK_exp2RK(fs, e1)) {
+  if (e1->k == VKINT) {
     swapexps(e1, e2);  /* 'e2' will be the constant operand */
     flip = 1;
   }
-  else if (!(e2->k == VKINT && luaK_exp2RK(fs, e2))) {  /* no constants? */
-    op = cast(OpCode, opr + OP_ADD);
-    codebinexpval(fs, op, e1, e2, line);  /* all-register opcodes */
-    return;
-  }
-  v2 = e2->u.info;  /* index in K array */
-  op = cast(OpCode, opr + OP_ADDK);
-  lua_assert(ttisinteger(&fs->f->k[v2]));
-  finishbinexpval(fs, e1, e2, op, v2, flip, line, OP_MMBINK,
-                  cast(TMS, opr + TM_ADD));
+  if (e2->k == VKINT && luaK_exp2K(fs, e2))  /* K operand? */
+    codebinK(fs, opr, e1, e2, flip, line);
+  else  /* no constants */
+    codebinNoK(fs, opr, e1, e2, flip, line);
 }
 
 
@@ -1528,25 +1567,27 @@ static void codebitwise (FuncState *fs, BinOpr opr,
 ** Emit code for order comparisons. When using an immediate operand,
 ** 'isfloat' tells whether the original value was a float.
 */
-static void codeorder (FuncState *fs, OpCode op, expdesc *e1, expdesc *e2) {
+static void codeorder (FuncState *fs, BinOpr opr, expdesc *e1, expdesc *e2) {
   int r1, r2;
   int im;
   int isfloat = 0;
+  OpCode op;
   if (isSCnumber(e2, &im, &isfloat)) {
     /* use immediate operand */
     r1 = luaK_exp2anyreg(fs, e1);
     r2 = im;
-    op = cast(OpCode, (op - OP_LT) + OP_LTI);
+    op = binopr2op(opr, OPR_LT, OP_LTI);
   }
   else if (isSCnumber(e1, &im, &isfloat)) {
     /* transform (A < B) to (B > A) and (A <= B) to (B >= A) */
     r1 = luaK_exp2anyreg(fs, e2);
     r2 = im;
-    op = (op == OP_LT) ? OP_GTI : OP_GEI;
+    op = binopr2op(opr, OPR_LT, OP_GTI);
   }
   else {  /* regular case, compare two registers */
     r1 = luaK_exp2anyreg(fs, e1);
     r2 = luaK_exp2anyreg(fs, e2);
+    op = binopr2op(opr, OPR_LT, OP_LT);
   }
   freeexps(fs, e1, e2);
   e1->u.info = condjump(fs, op, r1, r2, isfloat, 1);
@@ -1572,7 +1613,7 @@ static void codeeq (FuncState *fs, BinOpr opr, expdesc *e1, expdesc *e2) {
     op = OP_EQI;
     r2 = im;  /* immediate operand */
   }
-  else if (luaK_exp2RK(fs, e2)) {  /* 1st expression is constant? */
+  else if (luaK_exp2RK(fs, e2)) {  /* 2nd expression is constant? */
     op = OP_EQK;
     r2 = e2->u.info;  /* constant index */
   }
@@ -1589,16 +1630,16 @@ static void codeeq (FuncState *fs, BinOpr opr, expdesc *e1, expdesc *e2) {
 /*
 ** Apply prefix operation 'op' to expression 'e'.
 */
-void luaK_prefix (FuncState *fs, UnOpr op, expdesc *e, int line) {
+void luaK_prefix (FuncState *fs, UnOpr opr, expdesc *e, int line) {
   static const expdesc ef = {VKINT, {0}, NO_JUMP, NO_JUMP};
   luaK_dischargevars(fs, e);
-  switch (op) {
+  switch (opr) {
     case OPR_MINUS: case OPR_BNOT:  /* use 'ef' as fake 2nd operand */
-      if (constfolding(fs, op + LUA_OPUNM, e, &ef))
+      if (constfolding(fs, opr + LUA_OPUNM, e, &ef))
         break;
       /* else */ /* FALLTHROUGH */
     case OPR_LEN:
-      codeunexpval(fs, cast(OpCode, op + OP_UNM), e, line);
+      codeunexpval(fs, unopr2op(opr), e, line);
       break;
     case OPR_NOT: codenot(fs, e); break;
     default: lua_assert(0);
@@ -1632,7 +1673,8 @@ void luaK_infix (FuncState *fs, BinOpr op, expdesc *v) {
     case OPR_SHL: case OPR_SHR: {
       if (!tonumeral(v, NULL))
         luaK_exp2anyreg(fs, v);
-      /* else keep numeral, which may be folded with 2nd operand */
+      /* else keep numeral, which may be folded or used as an immediate
+         operand */
       break;
     }
     case OPR_EQ: case OPR_NE: {
@@ -1727,30 +1769,27 @@ void luaK_posfix (FuncState *fs, BinOpr opr,
         /* coded as (r1 >> -I) */;
       }
       else  /* regular case (two registers) */
-       codebinexpval(fs, OP_SHL, e1, e2, line);
+       codebinexpval(fs, opr, e1, e2, line);
       break;
     }
     case OPR_SHR: {
       if (isSCint(e2))
         codebini(fs, OP_SHRI, e1, e2, 0, line, TM_SHR);  /* r1 >> I */
       else  /* regular case (two registers) */
-        codebinexpval(fs, OP_SHR, e1, e2, line);
+        codebinexpval(fs, opr, e1, e2, line);
       break;
     }
     case OPR_EQ: case OPR_NE: {
       codeeq(fs, opr, e1, e2);
       break;
     }
-    case OPR_LT: case OPR_LE: {
-      OpCode op = cast(OpCode, (opr - OPR_EQ) + OP_EQ);
-      codeorder(fs, op, e1, e2);
-      break;
-    }
     case OPR_GT: case OPR_GE: {
       /* '(a > b)' <=> '(b < a)';  '(a >= b)' <=> '(b <= a)' */
-      OpCode op = cast(OpCode, (opr - OPR_NE) + OP_EQ);
       swapexps(e1, e2);
-      codeorder(fs, op, e1, e2);
+      opr = cast(BinOpr, (opr - OPR_GT) + OPR_LT);
+    }  /* FALLTHROUGH */
+    case OPR_LT: case OPR_LE: {
+      codeorder(fs, opr, e1, e2);
       break;
     }
     default: lua_assert(0);
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lcorolib.c b/third_party/lua/lcorolib.c
index 102ec5b73..bc0db94d2 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lcorolib.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lcorolib.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static int luaB_auxwrap (lua_State *L) {
   if (l_unlikely(r < 0)) {  /* error? */
     int stat = lua_status(co);
     if (stat != LUA_OK && stat != LUA_YIELD) {  /* error in the coroutine? */
-      stat = lua_resetthread(co);  /* close its tbc variables */
+      stat = lua_resetthread(co, L);  /* close its tbc variables */
       lua_assert(stat != LUA_OK);
       lua_xmove(co, L, 1);  /* move error message to the caller */
     }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static int luaB_close (lua_State *L) {
   int status = auxstatus(L, co);
   switch (status) {
     case COS_DEAD: case COS_YIELD: {
-      status = lua_resetthread(co);
+      status = lua_resetthread(co, L);
       if (status == LUA_OK) {
         lua_pushboolean(L, 1);
         return 1;
diff --git a/third_party/lua/ldblib.c b/third_party/lua/ldblib.c
index d6fa30705..465ea2f97 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/ldblib.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/ldblib.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -502,3 +502,4 @@ LUAMOD_API int luaopen_debug (lua_State *L) {
   luaL_newlib(L, dblib);
   return 1;
 }
+
diff --git a/third_party/lua/ldebug.c b/third_party/lua/ldebug.c
index 2eddb9d89..0805f8b77 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/ldebug.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/ldebug.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ static const char *upvalname (const Proto *p, int uv) {
 
 
 static const char *findvararg (CallInfo *ci, int n, StkId *pos) {
-  if (clLvalue(s2v(ci->func))->p->is_vararg) {
+  if (clLvalue(s2v(ci->func.p))->p->is_vararg) {
     int nextra = ci->u.l.nextraargs;
     if (n >= -nextra) {  /* 'n' is negative */
-      *pos = ci->func - nextra - (n + 1);
+      *pos = ci->func.p - nextra - (n + 1);
       return "(vararg)";  /* generic name for any vararg */
     }
   }
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static const char *findvararg (CallInfo *ci, int n, StkId *pos) {
 
 
 const char *luaG_findlocal (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, int n, StkId *pos) {
-  StkId base = ci->func + 1;
+  StkId base = ci->func.p + 1;
   const char *name = NULL;
   if (isLua(ci)) {
     if (n < 0)  /* access to vararg values? */
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ const char *luaG_findlocal (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, int n, StkId *pos) {
       name = luaF_getlocalname(ci_func(ci)->p, n, currentpc(ci));
   }
   if (name == NULL) {  /* no 'standard' name? */
-    StkId limit = (ci == L->ci) ? L->top : ci->next->func;
+    StkId limit = (ci == L->ci) ? L->top.p : ci->next->func.p;
     if (limit - base >= n && n > 0) {  /* is 'n' inside 'ci' stack? */
       /* generic name for any valid slot */
       name = isLua(ci) ? "(temporary)" : "(C temporary)";
@@ -242,16 +242,16 @@ LUA_API const char *lua_getlocal (lua_State *L, const lua_Debug *ar, int n) {
   const char *name;
   lua_lock(L);
   if (ar == NULL) {  /* information about non-active function? */
-    if (!isLfunction(s2v(L->top - 1)))  /* not a Lua function? */
+    if (!isLfunction(s2v(L->top.p - 1)))  /* not a Lua function? */
       name = NULL;
     else  /* consider live variables at function start (parameters) */
-      name = luaF_getlocalname(clLvalue(s2v(L->top - 1))->p, n, 0);
+      name = luaF_getlocalname(clLvalue(s2v(L->top.p - 1))->p, n, 0);
   }
   else {  /* active function; get information through 'ar' */
     StkId pos = NULL;  /* to avoid warnings */
     name = luaG_findlocal(L, ar->i_ci, n, &pos);
     if (name) {
-      setobjs2s(L, L->top, pos);
+      setobjs2s(L, L->top.p, pos);
       api_incr_top(L);
     }
   }
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ LUA_API const char *lua_setlocal (lua_State *L, const lua_Debug *ar, int n) {
   lua_lock(L);
   name = luaG_findlocal(L, ar->i_ci, n, &pos);
   if (name) {
-    setobjs2s(L, pos, L->top - 1);
-    L->top--;  /* pop value */
+    setobjs2s(L, pos, L->top.p - 1);
+    L->top.p--;  /* pop value */
   }
   lua_unlock(L);
   return name;
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int nextline (const Proto *p, int currentline, int pc) {
 
 static void collectvalidlines (lua_State *L, Closure *f) {
   if (noLuaClosure(f)) {
-    setnilvalue(s2v(L->top));
+    setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p));
     api_incr_top(L);
   }
   else {
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static void collectvalidlines (lua_State *L, Closure *f) {
     const Proto *p = f->l.p;
     int currentline = p->linedefined;
     Table *t = luaH_new(L);  /* new table to store active lines */
-    sethvalue2s(L, L->top, t);  /* push it on stack */
+    sethvalue2s(L, L->top.p, t);  /* push it on stack */
     api_incr_top(L);
     setbtvalue(&v);  /* boolean 'true' to be the value of all indices */
     if (!p->is_vararg)  /* regular function? */
@@ -409,20 +409,20 @@ LUA_API int lua_getinfo (lua_State *L, const char *what, lua_Debug *ar) {
   lua_lock(L);
   if (*what == '>') {
     ci = NULL;
-    func = s2v(L->top - 1);
+    func = s2v(L->top.p - 1);
     api_check(L, ttisfunction(func), "function expected");
     what++;  /* skip the '>' */
-    L->top--;  /* pop function */
+    L->top.p--;  /* pop function */
   }
   else {
     ci = ar->i_ci;
-    func = s2v(ci->func);
+    func = s2v(ci->func.p);
     lua_assert(ttisfunction(func));
   }
   cl = ttisclosure(func) ? clvalue(func) : NULL;
   status = auxgetinfo(L, what, ar, cl, ci);
   if (strchr(what, 'f')) {
-    setobj2s(L, L->top, func);
+    setobj2s(L, L->top.p, func);
     api_incr_top(L);
   }
   if (strchr(what, 'L'))
@@ -677,18 +677,19 @@ static const char *funcnamefromcall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci,
 
 
 /*
-** Check whether pointer 'o' points to some value in the stack
-** frame of the current function. Because 'o' may not point to a
-** value in this stack, we cannot compare it with the region
-** boundaries (undefined behaviour in ISO C).
+** Check whether pointer 'o' points to some value in the stack frame of
+** the current function and, if so, returns its index.  Because 'o' may
+** not point to a value in this stack, we cannot compare it with the
+** region boundaries (undefined behavior in ISO C).
 */
-static int isinstack (CallInfo *ci, const TValue *o) {
-  StkId pos;
-  for (pos = ci->func + 1; pos < ci->top; pos++) {
-    if (o == s2v(pos))
-      return 1;
+static int instack (CallInfo *ci, const TValue *o) {
+  int pos;
+  StkId base = ci->func.p + 1;
+  for (pos = 0; base + pos < ci->top.p; pos++) {
+    if (o == s2v(base + pos))
+      return pos;
   }
-  return 0;  /* not found */
+  return -1;  /* not found */
 }
 
 
@@ -702,7 +703,7 @@ static const char *getupvalname (CallInfo *ci, const TValue *o,
   LClosure *c = ci_func(ci);
   int i;
   for (i = 0; i < c->nupvalues; i++) {
-    if (c->upvals[i]->v == o) {
+    if (c->upvals[i]->v.p == o) {
       *name = upvalname(c->p, i);
       return "upvalue";
     }
@@ -729,9 +730,11 @@ static const char *varinfo (lua_State *L, const TValue *o) {
   const char *kind = NULL;
   if (isLua(ci)) {
     kind = getupvalname(ci, o, &name);  /* check whether 'o' is an upvalue */
-    if (!kind && isinstack(ci, o))  /* no? try a register */
-      kind = getobjname(ci_func(ci)->p, currentpc(ci),
-                        cast_int(cast(StkId, o) - (ci->func + 1)), &name);
+    if (!kind) {  /* not an upvalue? */
+      int reg = instack(ci, o);  /* try a register */
+      if (reg >= 0)  /* is 'o' a register? */
+        kind = getobjname(ci_func(ci)->p, currentpc(ci), reg, &name);
+    }
   }
   return formatvarinfo(L, kind, name);
 }
@@ -828,10 +831,10 @@ l_noret luaG_errormsg (lua_State *L) {
   if (L->errfunc != 0) {  /* is there an error handling function? */
     StkId errfunc = restorestack(L, L->errfunc);
     lua_assert(ttisfunction(s2v(errfunc)));
-    setobjs2s(L, L->top, L->top - 1);  /* move argument */
-    setobjs2s(L, L->top - 1, errfunc);  /* push function */
-    L->top++;  /* assume EXTRA_STACK */
-    luaD_callnoyield(L, L->top - 2, 1);  /* call it */
+    setobjs2s(L, L->top.p, L->top.p - 1);  /* move argument */
+    setobjs2s(L, L->top.p - 1, errfunc);  /* push function */
+    L->top.p++;  /* assume EXTRA_STACK */
+    luaD_callnoyield(L, L->top.p - 2, 1);  /* call it */
   }
   luaD_throw(L, LUA_ERRRUN);
 }
@@ -845,8 +848,11 @@ l_noret luaG_runerror (lua_State *L, const char *fmt, ...) {
   va_start(argp, fmt);
   msg = luaO_pushvfstring(L, fmt, argp);  /* format message */
   va_end(argp);
-  if (isLua(ci))  /* if Lua function, add source:line information */
+  if (isLua(ci)) {  /* if Lua function, add source:line information */
     luaG_addinfo(L, msg, ci_func(ci)->p->source, getcurrentline(ci));
+    setobjs2s(L, L->top.p - 2, L->top.p - 1);  /* remove 'msg' */
+    L->top.p--;
+  }
   luaG_errormsg(L);
 }
 
@@ -863,7 +869,7 @@ static int changedline (const Proto *p, int oldpc, int newpc) {
   if (p->lineinfo == NULL)  /* no debug information? */
     return 0;
   if (newpc - oldpc < MAXIWTHABS / 2) {  /* not too far apart? */
-    int delta = 0;  /* line diference */
+    int delta = 0;  /* line difference */
     int pc = oldpc;
     for (;;) {
       int lineinfo = p->lineinfo[++pc];
@@ -890,7 +896,7 @@ static int changedline (const Proto *p, int oldpc, int newpc) {
 ** invalid; if so, use zero as a valid value. (A wrong but valid 'oldpc'
 ** at most causes an extra call to a line hook.)
 ** This function is not "Protected" when called, so it should correct
-** 'L->top' before calling anything that can run the GC.
+** 'L->top.p' before calling anything that can run the GC.
 */
 int luaG_traceexec (lua_State *L, const Instruction *pc) {
   CallInfo *ci = L->ci;
@@ -913,7 +919,7 @@ int luaG_traceexec (lua_State *L, const Instruction *pc) {
     return 1;  /* do not call hook again (VM yielded, so it did not move) */
   }
   if (!isIT(*(ci->u.l.savedpc - 1)))  /* top not being used? */
-    L->top = ci->top;  /* correct top */
+    L->top.p = ci->top.p;  /* correct top */
   if (counthook)
     luaD_hook(L, LUA_HOOKCOUNT, -1, 0, 0);  /* call count hook */
   if (mask & LUA_MASKLINE) {
diff --git a/third_party/lua/ldebug.h b/third_party/lua/ldebug.h
index d41dc087a..12f691d9d 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/ldebug.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/ldebug.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 
 /* Active Lua function (given call info) */
-#define ci_func(ci)		(clLvalue(s2v((ci)->func)))
+#define ci_func(ci)		(clLvalue(s2v((ci)->func.p)))
 
 
 #define resethookcount(L)	(L->hookcount = L->basehookcount)
diff --git a/third_party/lua/ldo.c b/third_party/lua/ldo.c
index 42f9991ee..d4a11ef76 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/ldo.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/ldo.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ void luaD_seterrorobj (lua_State *L, int errcode, StkId oldtop) {
     }
     default: {
       lua_assert(errorstatus(errcode));  /* real error */
-      setobjs2s(L, oldtop, L->top - 1);  /* error message on current top */
+      setobjs2s(L, oldtop, L->top.p - 1);  /* error message on current top */
       break;
     }
   }
-  L->top = oldtop + 1;
+  L->top.p = oldtop + 1;
 }
 
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ l_noret luaD_throw (lua_State *L, int errcode) {
     global_State *g = G(L);
     errcode = luaE_resetthread(L, errcode);  /* close all upvalues */
     if (g->mainthread->errorJmp) {  /* main thread has a handler? */
-      setobjs2s(L, g->mainthread->top++, L->top - 1);  /* copy error obj. */
+      setobjs2s(L, g->mainthread->top.p++, L->top.p - 1);  /* copy error obj. */
       luaD_throw(g->mainthread, errcode);  /* re-throw in main thread */
     }
     else {  /* no handler at all; abort */
@@ -184,16 +184,38 @@ int luaD_rawrunprotected (lua_State *L, Pfunc f, void *ud) {
 ** Stack reallocation
 ** ===================================================================
 */
-static void correctstack (lua_State *L, StkId oldstack, StkId newstack) {
+
+
+/*
+** Change all pointers to the stack into offsets.
+*/
+static void relstack (lua_State *L) {
   CallInfo *ci;
   UpVal *up;
-  L->top = (L->top - oldstack) + newstack;
-  L->tbclist = (L->tbclist - oldstack) + newstack;
+  L->top.offset = savestack(L, L->top.p);
+  L->tbclist.offset = savestack(L, L->tbclist.p);
   for (up = L->openupval; up != NULL; up = up->u.open.next)
-    up->v = s2v((uplevel(up) - oldstack) + newstack);
+    up->v.offset = savestack(L, uplevel(up));
   for (ci = L->ci; ci != NULL; ci = ci->previous) {
-    ci->top = (ci->top - oldstack) + newstack;
-    ci->func = (ci->func - oldstack) + newstack;
+    ci->top.offset = savestack(L, ci->top.p);
+    ci->func.offset = savestack(L, ci->func.p);
+  }
+}
+
+
+/*
+** Change back all offsets into pointers.
+*/
+static void correctstack (lua_State *L) {
+  CallInfo *ci;
+  UpVal *up;
+  L->top.p = restorestack(L, L->top.offset);
+  L->tbclist.p = restorestack(L, L->tbclist.offset);
+  for (up = L->openupval; up != NULL; up = up->u.open.next)
+    up->v.p = s2v(restorestack(L, up->v.offset));
+  for (ci = L->ci; ci != NULL; ci = ci->previous) {
+    ci->top.p = restorestack(L, ci->top.offset);
+    ci->func.p = restorestack(L, ci->func.offset);
     if (isLua(ci))
       ci->u.l.trap = 1;  /* signal to update 'trap' in 'luaV_execute' */
   }
@@ -203,44 +225,45 @@ static void correctstack (lua_State *L, StkId oldstack, StkId newstack) {
 /* some space for error handling */
 #define ERRORSTACKSIZE	(LUAI_MAXSTACK + 200)
 
-
 /*
-** Reallocate the stack to a new size, correcting all pointers into
-** it. (There are pointers to a stack from its upvalues, from its list
-** of call infos, plus a few individual pointers.) The reallocation is
-** done in two steps (allocation + free) because the correction must be
-** done while both addresses (the old stack and the new one) are valid.
-** (In ISO C, any pointer use after the pointer has been deallocated is
-** undefined behavior.)
+** Reallocate the stack to a new size, correcting all pointers into it.
+** In ISO C, any pointer use after the pointer has been deallocated is
+** undefined behavior. So, before the reallocation, all pointers are
+** changed to offsets, and after the reallocation they are changed back
+** to pointers. As during the reallocation the pointers are invalid, the
+** reallocation cannot run emergency collections.
+**
 ** In case of allocation error, raise an error or return false according
 ** to 'raiseerror'.
 */
 int luaD_reallocstack (lua_State *L, int newsize, int raiseerror) {
   int oldsize = stacksize(L);
   int i;
-  StkId newstack = luaM_reallocvector(L, NULL, 0,
-                                      newsize + EXTRA_STACK, StackValue);
+  StkId newstack;
+  int oldgcstop = G(L)->gcstopem;
   lua_assert(newsize <= LUAI_MAXSTACK || newsize == ERRORSTACKSIZE);
+  relstack(L);  /* change pointers to offsets */
+  G(L)->gcstopem = 1;  /* stop emergency collection */
+  newstack = luaM_reallocvector(L, L->stack.p, oldsize + EXTRA_STACK,
+                                      newsize + EXTRA_STACK, StackValue);
+  G(L)->gcstopem = oldgcstop;  /* restore emergency collection */
   if (l_unlikely(newstack == NULL)) {  /* reallocation failed? */
+    correctstack(L);  /* change offsets back to pointers */
     if (raiseerror)
       luaM_error(L);
     else return 0;  /* do not raise an error */
   }
-  /* number of elements to be copied to the new stack */
-  i = ((oldsize <= newsize) ? oldsize : newsize) + EXTRA_STACK;
-  memcpy(newstack, L->stack, i * sizeof(StackValue));
-  for (; i < newsize + EXTRA_STACK; i++)
+  L->stack.p = newstack;
+  correctstack(L);  /* change offsets back to pointers */
+  L->stack_last.p = L->stack.p + newsize;
+  for (i = oldsize + EXTRA_STACK; i < newsize + EXTRA_STACK; i++)
     setnilvalue(s2v(newstack + i)); /* erase new segment */
-  correctstack(L, L->stack, newstack);
-  luaM_freearray(L, L->stack, oldsize + EXTRA_STACK);
-  L->stack = newstack;
-  L->stack_last = L->stack + newsize;
   return 1;
 }
 
 
 /*
-** Try to grow the stack by at least 'n' elements. when 'raiseerror'
+** Try to grow the stack by at least 'n' elements. When 'raiseerror'
 ** is true, raises any error; otherwise, return 0 in case of errors.
 */
 int luaD_growstack (lua_State *L, int n, int raiseerror) {
@@ -254,35 +277,38 @@ int luaD_growstack (lua_State *L, int n, int raiseerror) {
       luaD_throw(L, LUA_ERRERR);  /* error inside message handler */
     return 0;  /* if not 'raiseerror', just signal it */
   }
-  else {
+  else if (n < LUAI_MAXSTACK) {  /* avoids arithmetic overflows */
     int newsize = 2 * size;  /* tentative new size */
-    int needed = cast_int(L->top - L->stack) + n;
+    int needed = cast_int(L->top.p - L->stack.p) + n;
     if (newsize > LUAI_MAXSTACK)  /* cannot cross the limit */
       newsize = LUAI_MAXSTACK;
     if (newsize < needed)  /* but must respect what was asked for */
       newsize = needed;
     if (l_likely(newsize <= LUAI_MAXSTACK))
       return luaD_reallocstack(L, newsize, raiseerror);
-    else {  /* stack overflow */
+  }
+  /* else stack overflow */
       /* add extra size to be able to handle the error message */
       luaD_reallocstack(L, ERRORSTACKSIZE, raiseerror);
       if (raiseerror)
         luaG_runerror(L, "stack overflow");
       return 0;
     }
-  }
-}
 
 
+/*
+** Compute how much of the stack is being used, by computing the
+** maximum top of all call frames in the stack and the current top.
+*/
 static int stackinuse (lua_State *L) {
   CallInfo *ci;
   int res;
-  StkId lim = L->top;
+  StkId lim = L->top.p;
   for (ci = L->ci; ci != NULL; ci = ci->previous) {
-    if (lim < ci->top) lim = ci->top;
+    if (lim < ci->top.p) lim = ci->top.p;
   }
-  lua_assert(lim <= L->stack_last);
-  res = cast_int(lim - L->stack) + 1;  /* part of stack in use */
+  lua_assert(lim <= L->stack_last.p + EXTRA_STACK);
+  res = cast_int(lim - L->stack.p) + 1;  /* part of stack in use */
   if (res < LUA_MINSTACK)
     res = LUA_MINSTACK;  /* ensure a minimum size */
   return res;
@@ -300,17 +326,13 @@ static int stackinuse (lua_State *L) {
 */
 void luaD_shrinkstack (lua_State *L) {
   int inuse = stackinuse(L);
-  int nsize = inuse * 2;  /* proposed new size */
-  int max = inuse * 3;  /* maximum "reasonable" size */
-  if (max > LUAI_MAXSTACK) {
-    max = LUAI_MAXSTACK;  /* respect stack limit */
-    if (nsize > LUAI_MAXSTACK)
-      nsize = LUAI_MAXSTACK;
-  }
+  int max = (inuse > LUAI_MAXSTACK / 3) ? LUAI_MAXSTACK : inuse * 3;
   /* if thread is currently not handling a stack overflow and its
      size is larger than maximum "reasonable" size, shrink it */
-  if (inuse <= LUAI_MAXSTACK && stacksize(L) > max)
+  if (inuse <= LUAI_MAXSTACK && stacksize(L) > max) {
+    int nsize = (inuse > LUAI_MAXSTACK / 2) ? LUAI_MAXSTACK : inuse * 2;
     luaD_reallocstack(L, nsize, 0);  /* ok if that fails */
+  }
   else  /* don't change stack */
     condmovestack(L,{},{});  /* (change only for debugging) */
   luaE_shrinkCI(L);  /* shrink CI list */
@@ -319,7 +341,7 @@ void luaD_shrinkstack (lua_State *L) {
 
 void luaD_inctop (lua_State *L) {
   luaD_checkstack(L, 1);
-  L->top++;
+  L->top.p++;
 }
 
 /* }================================================================== */
@@ -336,8 +358,8 @@ void luaD_hook (lua_State *L, int event, int line,
   if (hook && L->allowhook) {  /* make sure there is a hook */
     int mask = CIST_HOOKED;
     CallInfo *ci = L->ci;
-    ptrdiff_t top = savestack(L, L->top);  /* preserve original 'top' */
-    ptrdiff_t ci_top = savestack(L, ci->top);  /* idem for 'ci->top' */
+    ptrdiff_t top = savestack(L, L->top.p);  /* preserve original 'top' */
+    ptrdiff_t ci_top = savestack(L, ci->top.p);  /* idem for 'ci->top' */
     lua_Debug ar;
     ar.event = event;
     ar.currentline = line;
@@ -347,11 +369,11 @@ void luaD_hook (lua_State *L, int event, int line,
       ci->u2.transferinfo.ftransfer = ftransfer;
       ci->u2.transferinfo.ntransfer = ntransfer;
     }
-    if (isLua(ci) && L->top < ci->top)
-      L->top = ci->top;  /* protect entire activation register */
+    if (isLua(ci) && L->top.p < ci->top.p)
+      L->top.p = ci->top.p;  /* protect entire activation register */
     luaD_checkstack(L, LUA_MINSTACK);  /* ensure minimum stack size */
-    if (ci->top < L->top + LUA_MINSTACK)
-      ci->top = L->top + LUA_MINSTACK;
+    if (ci->top.p < L->top.p + LUA_MINSTACK)
+      ci->top.p = L->top.p + LUA_MINSTACK;
     L->allowhook = 0;  /* cannot call hooks inside a hook */
     ci->callstatus |= mask;
     lua_unlock(L);
@@ -359,8 +381,8 @@ void luaD_hook (lua_State *L, int event, int line,
     lua_lock(L);
     lua_assert(!L->allowhook);
     L->allowhook = 1;
-    ci->top = restorestack(L, ci_top);
-    L->top = restorestack(L, top);
+    ci->top.p = restorestack(L, ci_top);
+    L->top.p = restorestack(L, top);
     ci->callstatus &= ~mask;
   }
 }
@@ -391,7 +413,7 @@ void luaD_hookcall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
 */
 static void rethook (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, int nres) {
   if (L->hookmask & LUA_MASKRET) {  /* is return hook on? */
-    StkId firstres = L->top - nres;  /* index of first result */
+    StkId firstres = L->top.p - nres;  /* index of first result */
     int delta = 0;  /* correction for vararg functions */
     int ftransfer;
     if (isLua(ci)) {
@@ -399,10 +421,10 @@ static void rethook (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, int nres) {
       if (p->is_vararg)
         delta = ci->u.l.nextraargs + p->numparams + 1;
     }
-    ci->func += delta;  /* if vararg, back to virtual 'func' */
-    ftransfer = cast(unsigned short, firstres - ci->func);
+    ci->func.p += delta;  /* if vararg, back to virtual 'func' */
+    ftransfer = cast(unsigned short, firstres - ci->func.p);
     luaD_hook(L, LUA_HOOKRET, -1, ftransfer, nres);  /* call it */
-    ci->func -= delta;
+    ci->func.p -= delta;
   }
   if (isLua(ci = ci->previous))
     L->oldpc = pcRel(ci->u.l.savedpc, ci_func(ci)->p);  /* set 'oldpc' */
@@ -421,9 +443,9 @@ StkId luaD_tryfuncTM (lua_State *L, StkId func) {
   tm = luaT_gettmbyobj(L, s2v(func), TM_CALL);  /* (after previous GC) */
   if (l_unlikely(ttisnil(tm)))
     luaG_callerror(L, s2v(func));  /* nothing to call */
-  for (p = L->top; p > func; p--)  /* open space for metamethod */
+  for (p = L->top.p; p > func; p--)  /* open space for metamethod */
     setobjs2s(L, p, p-1);
-  L->top++;  /* stack space pre-allocated by the caller */
+  L->top.p++;  /* stack space pre-allocated by the caller */
   setobj2s(L, func, tm);  /* metamethod is the new function to be called */
   return func;
 }
@@ -440,28 +462,29 @@ l_sinline void moveresults (lua_State *L, StkId res, int nres, int wanted) {
   int i;
   switch (wanted) {  /* handle typical cases separately */
     case 0:  /* no values needed */
-      L->top = res;
+      L->top.p = res;
       return;
     case 1:  /* one value needed */
       if (nres == 0)   /* no results? */
         setnilvalue(s2v(res));  /* adjust with nil */
       else  /* at least one result */
-        setobjs2s(L, res, L->top - nres);  /* move it to proper place */
-      L->top = res + 1;
+        setobjs2s(L, res, L->top.p - nres);  /* move it to proper place */
+      L->top.p = res + 1;
       return;
     case LUA_MULTRET:
       wanted = nres;  /* we want all results */
       break;
     default:  /* two/more results and/or to-be-closed variables */
       if (hastocloseCfunc(wanted)) {  /* to-be-closed variables? */
-        ptrdiff_t savedres = savestack(L, res);
         L->ci->callstatus |= CIST_CLSRET;  /* in case of yields */
         L->ci->u2.nres = nres;
-        luaF_close(L, res, CLOSEKTOP, 1);
+        res = luaF_close(L, res, CLOSEKTOP, 1);
         L->ci->callstatus &= ~CIST_CLSRET;
-        if (L->hookmask)  /* if needed, call hook after '__close's */
+        if (L->hookmask) {  /* if needed, call hook after '__close's */
+          ptrdiff_t savedres = savestack(L, res);
           rethook(L, L->ci, nres);
-        res = restorestack(L, savedres);  /* close and hook can move stack */
+          res = restorestack(L, savedres);  /* hook can move stack */
+        }
         wanted = decodeNresults(wanted);
         if (wanted == LUA_MULTRET)
           wanted = nres;  /* we want all results */
@@ -469,14 +492,14 @@ l_sinline void moveresults (lua_State *L, StkId res, int nres, int wanted) {
       break;
   }
   /* generic case */
-  firstresult = L->top - nres;  /* index of first result */
+  firstresult = L->top.p - nres;  /* index of first result */
   if (nres > wanted)  /* extra results? */
     nres = wanted;  /* don't need them */
   for (i = 0; i < nres; i++)  /* move all results to correct place */
     setobjs2s(L, res + i, firstresult + i);
   for (; i < wanted; i++)  /* complete wanted number of results */
     setnilvalue(s2v(res + i));
-  L->top = res + wanted;  /* top points after the last result */
+  L->top.p = res + wanted;  /* top points after the last result */
 }
 
 
@@ -491,7 +514,7 @@ void luaD_poscall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, int nres) {
   if (l_unlikely(L->hookmask && !hastocloseCfunc(wanted)))
     rethook(L, ci, nres);
   /* move results to proper place */
-  moveresults(L, ci->func, nres, wanted);
+  moveresults(L, ci->func.p, nres, wanted);
   /* function cannot be in any of these cases when returning */
   lua_assert(!(ci->callstatus &
         (CIST_HOOKED | CIST_YPCALL | CIST_FIN | CIST_TRAN | CIST_CLSRET)));
@@ -506,10 +529,10 @@ void luaD_poscall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, int nres) {
 l_sinline CallInfo *prepCallInfo (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nret,
                                                 int mask, StkId top) {
   CallInfo *ci = L->ci = next_ci(L);  /* new frame */
-  ci->func = func;
+  ci->func.p = func;
   ci->nresults = nret;
   ci->callstatus = mask;
-  ci->top = top;
+  ci->top.p = top;
   return ci;
 }
 
@@ -523,10 +546,10 @@ l_sinline int precallC (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nresults,
   CallInfo *ci;
   checkstackGCp(L, LUA_MINSTACK, func);  /* ensure minimum stack size */
   L->ci = ci = prepCallInfo(L, func, nresults, CIST_C,
-                               L->top + LUA_MINSTACK);
-  lua_assert(ci->top <= L->stack_last);
+                               L->top.p + LUA_MINSTACK);
+  lua_assert(ci->top.p <= L->stack_last.p);
   if (l_unlikely(L->hookmask & LUA_MASKCALL)) {
-    int narg = cast_int(L->top - func) - 1;
+    int narg = cast_int(L->top.p - func) - 1;
     luaD_hook(L, LUA_HOOKCALL, -1, 1, narg);
   }
   lua_unlock(L);
@@ -558,17 +581,17 @@ int luaD_pretailcall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, StkId func,
   int nfixparams = p->numparams;
   int i;
       checkstackGCp(L, fsize - delta, func);
-      ci->func -= delta;  /* restore 'func' (if vararg) */
+      ci->func.p -= delta;  /* restore 'func' (if vararg) */
   for (i = 0; i < narg1; i++)  /* move down function and arguments */
-    setobjs2s(L, ci->func + i, func + i);
-  func = ci->func;  /* moved-down function */
+        setobjs2s(L, ci->func.p + i, func + i);
+      func = ci->func.p;  /* moved-down function */
   for (; narg1 <= nfixparams; narg1++)
     setnilvalue(s2v(func + narg1));  /* complete missing arguments */
-  ci->top = func + 1 + fsize;  /* top for new function */
-  lua_assert(ci->top <= L->stack_last);
+      ci->top.p = func + 1 + fsize;  /* top for new function */
+      lua_assert(ci->top.p <= L->stack_last.p);
   ci->u.l.savedpc = p->code;  /* starting point */
   ci->callstatus |= CIST_TAIL;
-  L->top = func + narg1;  /* set top */
+      L->top.p = func + narg1;  /* set top */
       return -1;
     }
     default: {  /* not a function */
@@ -601,15 +624,15 @@ CallInfo *luaD_precall (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nresults) {
     case LUA_VLCL: {  /* Lua function */
       CallInfo *ci;
       Proto *p = clLvalue(s2v(func))->p;
-      int narg = cast_int(L->top - func) - 1;  /* number of real arguments */
+      int narg = cast_int(L->top.p - func) - 1;  /* number of real arguments */
       int nfixparams = p->numparams;
       int fsize = p->maxstacksize;  /* frame size */
       checkstackGCp(L, fsize, func);
       L->ci = ci = prepCallInfo(L, func, nresults, 0, func + 1 + fsize);
       ci->u.l.savedpc = p->code;  /* starting point */
       for (; narg < nfixparams; narg++)
-        setnilvalue(s2v(L->top++));  /* complete missing arguments */
-      lua_assert(ci->top <= L->stack_last);
+        setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p++));  /* complete missing arguments */
+      lua_assert(ci->top.p <= L->stack_last.p);
       return ci;
     }
     default: {  /* not a function */
@@ -625,12 +648,17 @@ CallInfo *luaD_precall (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nresults) {
 ** Call a function (C or Lua) through C. 'inc' can be 1 (increment
 ** number of recursive invocations in the C stack) or nyci (the same
 ** plus increment number of non-yieldable calls).
+** This function can be called with some use of EXTRA_STACK, so it should
+** check the stack before doing anything else. 'luaD_precall' already
+** does that.
 */
-l_sinline void ccall (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nResults, int inc) {
+l_sinline void ccall (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nResults, l_uint32 inc) {
   CallInfo *ci;
   L->nCcalls += inc;
-  if (l_unlikely(getCcalls(L) >= LUAI_MAXCCALLS))
+  if (l_unlikely(getCcalls(L) >= LUAI_MAXCCALLS)) {
+    checkstackp(L, 0, func);  /* free any use of EXTRA_STACK */
     luaE_checkcstack(L);
+  }
   if ((ci = luaD_precall(L, func, nResults)) != NULL) {  /* Lua function? */
     ci->callstatus = CIST_FRESH;  /* mark that it is a "fresh" execute */
     luaV_execute(L, ci);  /* call it */
@@ -678,8 +706,7 @@ static int finishpcallk (lua_State *L,  CallInfo *ci) {
   else {  /* error */
     StkId func = restorestack(L, ci->u2.funcidx);
     L->allowhook = getoah(ci->callstatus);  /* restore 'allowhook' */
-    luaF_close(L, func, status, 1);  /* can yield or raise an error */
-    func = restorestack(L, ci->u2.funcidx);  /* stack may be moved */
+    func = luaF_close(L, func, status, 1);  /* can yield or raise an error */
     luaD_seterrorobj(L, status, func);
     luaD_shrinkstack(L);   /* restore stack size in case of overflow */
     setcistrecst(ci, LUA_OK);  /* clear original status */
@@ -767,8 +794,8 @@ static CallInfo *findpcall (lua_State *L) {
 ** coroutine error handler and should not kill the coroutine.)
 */
 static int resume_error (lua_State *L, const char *msg, int narg) {
-  L->top -= narg;  /* remove args from the stack */
-  setsvalue2s(L, L->top, luaS_new(L, msg));  /* push error message */
+  L->top.p -= narg;  /* remove args from the stack */
+  setsvalue2s(L, L->top.p, luaS_new(L, msg));  /* push error message */
   api_incr_top(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
   return LUA_ERRRUN;
@@ -784,7 +811,7 @@ static int resume_error (lua_State *L, const char *msg, int narg) {
 */
 static void resume (lua_State *L, void *ud) {
   int n = *(cast(int*, ud));  /* number of arguments */
-  StkId firstArg = L->top - n;  /* first argument */
+  StkId firstArg = L->top.p - n;  /* first argument */
   CallInfo *ci = L->ci;
   if (L->status == LUA_OK)  /* starting a coroutine? */
     ccall(L, firstArg - 1, LUA_MULTRET, 0);  /* just call its body */
@@ -792,7 +819,7 @@ static void resume (lua_State *L, void *ud) {
     lua_assert(L->status == LUA_YIELD);
     L->status = LUA_OK;  /* mark that it is running (again) */
     if (isLua(ci)) {  /* yielded inside a hook? */
-      L->top = firstArg;  /* discard arguments */
+      L->top.p = firstArg;  /* discard arguments */
       luaV_execute(L, ci);  /* just continue running Lua code */
     }
     else {  /* 'common' yield */
@@ -835,7 +862,7 @@ LUA_API int lua_resume (lua_State *L, lua_State *from, int nargs,
   if (L->status == LUA_OK) {  /* may be starting a coroutine */
     if (L->ci != &L->base_ci)  /* not in base level? */
       return resume_error(L, "cannot resume non-suspended coroutine", nargs);
-    else if (L->top - (L->ci->func + 1) == nargs)  /* no function? */
+    else if (L->top.p - (L->ci->func.p + 1) == nargs)  /* no function? */
       return resume_error(L, "cannot resume dead coroutine", nargs);
   }
   else if (L->status != LUA_YIELD)  /* ended with errors? */
@@ -853,11 +880,11 @@ LUA_API int lua_resume (lua_State *L, lua_State *from, int nargs,
     lua_assert(status == L->status);  /* normal end or yield */
   else {  /* unrecoverable error */
     L->status = cast_byte(status);  /* mark thread as 'dead' */
-    luaD_seterrorobj(L, status, L->top);  /* push error message */
-    L->ci->top = L->top;
+    luaD_seterrorobj(L, status, L->top.p);  /* push error message */
+    L->ci->top.p = L->top.p;
   }
   *nresults = (status == LUA_YIELD) ? L->ci->u2.nyield
-                                    : cast_int(L->top - (L->ci->func + 1));
+                                    : cast_int(L->top.p - (L->ci->func.p + 1));
   lua_unlock(L);
   return status;
 }
@@ -1012,7 +1039,7 @@ int luaD_protectedparser (lua_State *L, ZIO *z, const char *name,
   p.dyd.gt.arr = NULL; p.dyd.gt.size = 0;
   p.dyd.label.arr = NULL; p.dyd.label.size = 0;
   luaZ_initbuffer(L, &p.buff);
-  status = luaD_pcall(L, f_parser, &p, savestack(L, L->top), L->errfunc);
+  status = luaD_pcall(L, f_parser, &p, savestack(L, L->top.p), L->errfunc);
   luaZ_freebuffer(L, &p.buff);
   luaM_freearray(L, p.dyd.actvar.arr, p.dyd.actvar.size);
   luaM_freearray(L, p.dyd.gt.arr, p.dyd.gt.size);
diff --git a/third_party/lua/ldo.h b/third_party/lua/ldo.h
index 8e0f2eab8..27422cd34 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/ldo.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/ldo.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 ** at every check.
 */
 #define luaD_checkstackaux(L,n,pre,pos)  \
-	if (l_unlikely(L->stack_last - L->top <= (n))) \
+	if (l_unlikely(L->stack_last.p - L->top.p <= (n))) \
 	  { pre; luaD_growstack(L, n, 1); pos; } \
         else { condmovestack(L,pre,pos); }
 
@@ -26,11 +26,18 @@
 
 
 
-#define savestack(L,p)		((char *)(p) - (char *)L->stack)
-#define restorestack(L,n)	((StkId)((char *)L->stack + (n)))
+#define savestack(L,pt)		(cast_charp(pt) - cast_charp(L->stack.p))
+#define restorestack(L,n)	cast(StkId, cast_charp(L->stack.p) + (n))
 
 
 /* macro to check stack size, preserving 'p' */
+#define checkstackp(L,n,p)  \
+  luaD_checkstackaux(L, n, \
+    ptrdiff_t t__ = savestack(L, p),  /* save 'p' */ \
+    p = restorestack(L, t__))  /* 'pos' part: restore 'p' */
+
+
+/* macro to check stack size and GC, preserving 'p' */
 #define checkstackGCp(L,n,p)  \
   luaD_checkstackaux(L, n, \
     ptrdiff_t t__ = savestack(L, p);  /* save 'p' */ \
@@ -52,7 +59,8 @@ LUAI_FUNC int luaD_protectedparser (lua_State *L, ZIO *z, const char *name,
 LUAI_FUNC void luaD_hook (lua_State *L, int event, int line,
                                         int fTransfer, int nTransfer);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaD_hookcall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci);
-LUAI_FUNC int luaD_pretailcall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, StkId func,                                                    int narg1, int delta);
+LUAI_FUNC int luaD_pretailcall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, StkId func,
+                                              int narg1, int delta);
 LUAI_FUNC CallInfo *luaD_precall (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nResults);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaD_call (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nResults);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaD_callnoyield (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nResults);
diff --git a/third_party/lua/ldump.c b/third_party/lua/ldump.c
index 7ca3e170d..26e1030c4 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/ldump.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/ldump.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -78,8 +78,11 @@ static void dumpByte (DumpState *D, int y) {
 }
 
 
-/* dumpInt Buff Size */
-#define DIBS    ((sizeof(size_t) * 8 / 7) + 1)
+/*
+** 'dumpSize' buffer size: each byte can store up to 7 bits. (The "+6"
+** rounds up the division.)
+*/
+#define DIBS    ((sizeof(size_t) * CHAR_BIT + 6) / 7)
 
 static void dumpSize (DumpState *D, size_t x) {
   lu_byte buff[DIBS];
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lfunc.c b/third_party/lua/lfunc.c
index 6beb34565..6a410895d 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lfunc.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lfunc.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ void luaF_initupvals (lua_State *L, LClosure *cl) {
   for (i = 0; i < cl->nupvalues; i++) {
     GCObject *o = luaC_newobj(L, LUA_VUPVAL, sizeof(UpVal));
     UpVal *uv = gco2upv(o);
-    uv->v = &uv->u.value;  /* make it closed */
-    setnilvalue(uv->v);
+    uv->v.p = &uv->u.value;  /* make it closed */
+    setnilvalue(uv->v.p);
     cl->upvals[i] = uv;
     luaC_objbarrier(L, cl, uv);
   }
@@ -85,12 +85,11 @@ void luaF_initupvals (lua_State *L, LClosure *cl) {
 ** Create a new upvalue at the given level, and link it to the list of
 ** open upvalues of 'L' after entry 'prev'.
 **/
-static UpVal *newupval (lua_State *L, int tbc, StkId level, UpVal **prev) {
+static UpVal *newupval (lua_State *L, StkId level, UpVal **prev) {
   GCObject *o = luaC_newobj(L, LUA_VUPVAL, sizeof(UpVal));
   UpVal *uv = gco2upv(o);
   UpVal *next = *prev;
-  uv->v = s2v(level);  /* current value lives in the stack */
-  uv->tbc = tbc;
+  uv->v.p = s2v(level);  /* current value lives in the stack */
   uv->u.open.next = next;  /* link it to list of open upvalues */
   uv->u.open.previous = prev;
   if (next)
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ UpVal *luaF_findupval (lua_State *L, StkId level) {
     pp = &p->u.open.next;
   }
   /* not found: create a new upvalue after 'pp' */
-  return newupval(L, 0, level, pp);
+  return newupval(L, level, pp);
 }
 
 
@@ -129,12 +128,12 @@ UpVal *luaF_findupval (lua_State *L, StkId level) {
 ** (This function assumes EXTRA_STACK.)
 */
 static void callclosemethod (lua_State *L, TValue *obj, TValue *err, int yy) {
-  StkId top = L->top;
+  StkId top = L->top.p;
   const TValue *tm = luaT_gettmbyobj(L, obj, TM_CLOSE);
   setobj2s(L, top, tm);  /* will call metamethod... */
   setobj2s(L, top + 1, obj);  /* with 'self' as the 1st argument */
   setobj2s(L, top + 2, err);  /* and error msg. as 2nd argument */
-  L->top = top + 3;  /* add function and arguments */
+  L->top.p = top + 3;  /* add function and arguments */
   if (yy)
     luaD_call(L, top, 0);
   else
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ static void callclosemethod (lua_State *L, TValue *obj, TValue *err, int yy) {
 static void checkclosemth (lua_State *L, StkId level) {
   const TValue *tm = luaT_gettmbyobj(L, s2v(level), TM_CLOSE);
   if (ttisnil(tm)) {  /* no metamethod? */
-    int idx = cast_int(level - L->ci->func);  /* variable index */
+    int idx = cast_int(level - L->ci->func.p);  /* variable index */
     const char *vname = luaG_findlocal(L, L->ci, idx, NULL);
     if (vname == NULL) vname = "?";
     luaG_runerror(L, "variable '%s' got a non-closable value", vname);
@@ -183,23 +182,23 @@ static void prepcallclosemth (lua_State *L, StkId level, int status, int yy) {
 ** is used.)
 */
 #define MAXDELTA  \
-	((256ul << ((sizeof(L->stack->tbclist.delta) - 1) * 8)) - 1)
+	((256ul << ((sizeof(L->stack.p->tbclist.delta) - 1) * 8)) - 1)
 
 
 /*
 ** Insert a variable in the list of to-be-closed variables.
 */
 void luaF_newtbcupval (lua_State *L, StkId level) {
-  lua_assert(level > L->tbclist);
+  lua_assert(level > L->tbclist.p);
   if (l_isfalse(s2v(level)))
     return;  /* false doesn't need to be closed */
   checkclosemth(L, level);  /* value must have a close method */
-  while (cast_uint(level - L->tbclist) > MAXDELTA) {
-    L->tbclist += MAXDELTA;  /* create a dummy node at maximum delta */
-    L->tbclist->tbclist.delta = 0;
+  while (cast_uint(level - L->tbclist.p) > MAXDELTA) {
+    L->tbclist.p += MAXDELTA;  /* create a dummy node at maximum delta */
+    L->tbclist.p->tbclist.delta = 0;
   }
-  level->tbclist.delta = cast(unsigned short, level - L->tbclist);
-  L->tbclist = level;
+  level->tbclist.delta = cast(unsigned short, level - L->tbclist.p);
+  L->tbclist.p = level;
 }
 
 
@@ -219,10 +218,10 @@ void luaF_closeupval (lua_State *L, StkId level) {
   StkId upl;  /* stack index pointed by 'uv' */
   while ((uv = L->openupval) != NULL && (upl = uplevel(uv)) >= level) {
     TValue *slot = &uv->u.value;  /* new position for value */
-    lua_assert(uplevel(uv) < L->top);
+    lua_assert(uplevel(uv) < L->top.p);
     luaF_unlinkupval(uv);  /* remove upvalue from 'openupval' list */
-    setobj(L, slot, uv->v);  /* move value to upvalue slot */
-    uv->v = slot;  /* now current value lives here */
+    setobj(L, slot, uv->v.p);  /* move value to upvalue slot */
+    uv->v.p = slot;  /* now current value lives here */
     if (!iswhite(uv)) {  /* neither white nor dead? */
       nw2black(uv);  /* closed upvalues cannot be gray */
       luaC_barrier(L, uv, slot);
@@ -232,31 +231,32 @@ void luaF_closeupval (lua_State *L, StkId level) {
 
 
 /*
-** Remove firt element from the tbclist plus its dummy nodes.
+** Remove first element from the tbclist plus its dummy nodes.
 */
 static void poptbclist (lua_State *L) {
-  StkId tbc = L->tbclist;
+  StkId tbc = L->tbclist.p;
   lua_assert(tbc->tbclist.delta > 0);  /* first element cannot be dummy */
   tbc -= tbc->tbclist.delta;
-  while (tbc > L->stack && tbc->tbclist.delta == 0)
+  while (tbc > L->stack.p && tbc->tbclist.delta == 0)
     tbc -= MAXDELTA;  /* remove dummy nodes */
-  L->tbclist = tbc;
+  L->tbclist.p = tbc;
 }
 
 
 /*
 ** Close all upvalues and to-be-closed variables up to the given stack
-** level.
+** level. Return restored 'level'.
 */
-void luaF_close (lua_State *L, StkId level, int status, int yy) {
+StkId luaF_close (lua_State *L, StkId level, int status, int yy) {
   ptrdiff_t levelrel = savestack(L, level);
   luaF_closeupval(L, level);  /* first, close the upvalues */
-  while (L->tbclist >= level) {  /* traverse tbc's down to that level */
-    StkId tbc = L->tbclist;  /* get variable index */
+  while (L->tbclist.p >= level) {  /* traverse tbc's down to that level */
+    StkId tbc = L->tbclist.p;  /* get variable index */
     poptbclist(L);  /* remove it from list */
     prepcallclosemth(L, tbc, status, yy);  /* close variable */
     level = restorestack(L, levelrel);
   }
+  return level;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lfunc.h b/third_party/lua/lfunc.h
index 5a5ff21cf..97afa07c0 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lfunc.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/lfunc.h
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 #define MAXUPVAL	255
 
 
-#define upisopen(up)	((up)->v != &(up)->u.value)
+#define upisopen(up)	((up)->v.p != &(up)->u.value)
 
 
-#define uplevel(up)	check_exp(upisopen(up), cast(StkId, (up)->v))
+#define uplevel(up)	check_exp(upisopen(up), cast(StkId, (up)->v.p))
 
 
 /*
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ LUAI_FUNC void luaF_initupvals (lua_State *L, LClosure *cl);
 LUAI_FUNC UpVal *luaF_findupval (lua_State *L, StkId level);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaF_newtbcupval (lua_State *L, StkId level);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaF_closeupval (lua_State *L, StkId level);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaF_close (lua_State *L, StkId level, int status, int yy);
+LUAI_FUNC StkId luaF_close (lua_State *L, StkId level, int status, int yy);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaF_unlinkupval (UpVal *uv);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaF_freeproto (lua_State *L, Proto *f);
 LUAI_FUNC const char *luaF_getlocalname (const Proto *func, int local_number,
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lgc.c b/third_party/lua/lgc.c
index 3469ddd77..86b4f44b8 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lgc.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lgc.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -275,12 +275,13 @@ void luaC_fix (lua_State *L, GCObject *o) {
 
 
 /*
-** create a new collectable object (with given type and size) and link
-** it to 'allgc' list.
+** create a new collectable object (with given type, size, and offset)
+** and link it to 'allgc' list.
 */
-GCObject *luaC_newobj (lua_State *L, int tt, size_t sz) {
+GCObject *luaC_newobjdt (lua_State *L, int tt, size_t sz, size_t offset) {
   global_State *g = G(L);
-  GCObject *o = cast(GCObject *, luaM_newobject(L, novariant(tt), sz));
+  char *p = cast_charp(luaM_newobject(L, novariant(tt), sz));
+  GCObject *o = cast(GCObject *, p + offset);
   o->marked = luaC_white(g);
   o->tt = tt;
   o->next = g->allgc;
@@ -288,6 +289,11 @@ GCObject *luaC_newobj (lua_State *L, int tt, size_t sz) {
   return o;
 }
 
+
+GCObject *luaC_newobj (lua_State *L, int tt, size_t sz) {
+  return luaC_newobjdt(L, tt, sz, 0);
+}
+
 /* }====================================================== */
 
 
@@ -324,7 +330,7 @@ static void reallymarkobject (global_State *g, GCObject *o) {
         set2gray(uv);  /* open upvalues are kept gray */
       else
         set2black(uv);  /* closed upvalues are visited here */
-      markvalue(g, uv->v);  /* mark its content */
+      markvalue(g, uv->v.p);  /* mark its content */
       break;
     }
     case LUA_VUSERDATA: {
@@ -399,7 +405,7 @@ static int remarkupvals (global_State *g) {
         work++;
         if (!iswhite(uv)) {  /* upvalue already visited? */
           lua_assert(upisopen(uv) && isgray(uv));
-          markvalue(g, uv->v);  /* mark its value */
+          markvalue(g, uv->v.p);  /* mark its value */
         }
       }
     }
@@ -643,19 +649,19 @@ static int traverseLclosure (global_State *g, LClosure *cl) {
 */
 static int traversethread (global_State *g, lua_State *th) {
   UpVal *uv;
-  StkId o = th->stack;
+  StkId o = th->stack.p;
   if (isold(th) || g->gcstate == GCSpropagate)
     linkgclist(th, g->grayagain);  /* insert into 'grayagain' list */
   if (o == NULL)
     return 1;  /* stack not completely built yet */
   lua_assert(g->gcstate == GCSatomic ||
              th->openupval == NULL || isintwups(th));
-  for (; o < th->top; o++)  /* mark live elements in the stack */
+  for (; o < th->top.p; o++)  /* mark live elements in the stack */
     markvalue(g, s2v(o));
   for (uv = th->openupval; uv != NULL; uv = uv->u.open.next)
     markobject(g, uv);  /* open upvalues cannot be collected */
   if (g->gcstate == GCSatomic) {  /* final traversal? */
-    for (; o < th->stack_last + EXTRA_STACK; o++)
+    for (; o < th->stack_last.p + EXTRA_STACK; o++)
       setnilvalue(s2v(o));  /* clear dead stack slice */
     /* 'remarkupvals' may have removed thread from 'twups' list */
     if (!isintwups(th) && th->openupval != NULL) {
@@ -915,7 +921,7 @@ static GCObject *udata2finalize (global_State *g) {
 
 static void dothecall (lua_State *L, void *ud) {
   UNUSED(ud);
-  luaD_callnoyield(L, L->top - 2, 0);
+  luaD_callnoyield(L, L->top.p - 2, 0);
 }
 
 
@@ -932,16 +938,16 @@ static void GCTM (lua_State *L) {
     int oldgcstp  = g->gcstp;
     g->gcstp |= GCSTPGC;  /* avoid GC steps */
     L->allowhook = 0;  /* stop debug hooks during GC metamethod */
-    setobj2s(L, L->top++, tm);  /* push finalizer... */
-    setobj2s(L, L->top++, &v);  /* ... and its argument */
+    setobj2s(L, L->top.p++, tm);  /* push finalizer... */
+    setobj2s(L, L->top.p++, &v);  /* ... and its argument */
     L->ci->callstatus |= CIST_FIN;  /* will run a finalizer */
-    status = luaD_pcall(L, dothecall, NULL, savestack(L, L->top - 2), 0);
+    status = luaD_pcall(L, dothecall, NULL, savestack(L, L->top.p - 2), 0);
     L->ci->callstatus &= ~CIST_FIN;  /* not running a finalizer anymore */
     L->allowhook = oldah;  /* restore hooks */
     g->gcstp = oldgcstp;  /* restore state */
     if (l_unlikely(status != LUA_OK)) {  /* error while running __gc? */
       luaE_warnerror(L, "__gc");
-      L->top--;  /* pops error object */
+      L->top.p--;  /* pops error object */
     }
   }
 }
@@ -1064,7 +1070,25 @@ void luaC_checkfinalizer (lua_State *L, GCObject *o, Table *mt) {
 ** =======================================================
 */
 
-static void setpause (global_State *g);
+
+/*
+** Set the "time" to wait before starting a new GC cycle; cycle will
+** start when memory use hits the threshold of ('estimate' * pause /
+** PAUSEADJ). (Division by 'estimate' should be OK: it cannot be zero,
+** because Lua cannot even start with less than PAUSEADJ bytes).
+*/
+static void setpause (global_State *g) {
+  l_mem threshold, debt;
+  int pause = getgcparam(g->gcpause);
+  l_mem estimate = g->GCestimate / PAUSEADJ;  /* adjust 'estimate' */
+  lua_assert(estimate > 0);
+  threshold = (pause < MAX_LMEM / estimate)  /* overflow? */
+            ? estimate * pause  /* no overflow */
+            : MAX_LMEM;  /* overflow; truncate to maximum */
+  debt = gettotalbytes(g) - threshold;
+  if (debt > 0) debt = 0;
+  luaE_setdebt(g, debt);
+}
 
 
 /*
@@ -1308,6 +1332,15 @@ static void atomic2gen (lua_State *L, global_State *g) {
 }
 
 
+/*
+** Set debt for the next minor collection, which will happen when
+** memory grows 'genminormul'%.
+*/
+static void setminordebt (global_State *g) {
+  luaE_setdebt(g, -(cast(l_mem, (gettotalbytes(g) / 100)) * g->genminormul));
+}
+
+
 /*
 ** Enter generational mode. Must go until the end of an atomic cycle
 ** to ensure that all objects are correctly marked and weak tables
@@ -1320,6 +1353,7 @@ static lu_mem entergen (lua_State *L, global_State *g) {
   luaC_runtilstate(L, bitmask(GCSpropagate));  /* start new cycle */
   numobjs = atomic(L);  /* propagates all and then do the atomic stuff */
   atomic2gen(L, g);
+  setminordebt(g);  /* set debt assuming next cycle will be minor */
   return numobjs;
 }
 
@@ -1365,15 +1399,6 @@ static lu_mem fullgen (lua_State *L, global_State *g) {
 }
 
 
-/*
-** Set debt for the next minor collection, which will happen when
-** memory grows 'genminormul'%.
-*/
-static void setminordebt (global_State *g) {
-  luaE_setdebt(g, -(cast(l_mem, (gettotalbytes(g) / 100)) * g->genminormul));
-}
-
-
 /*
 ** Does a major collection after last collection was a "bad collection".
 **
@@ -1445,8 +1470,8 @@ static void genstep (lua_State *L, global_State *g) {
       lu_mem numobjs = fullgen(L, g);  /* do a major collection */
       if (gettotalbytes(g) < majorbase + (majorinc / 2)) {
         /* collected at least half of memory growth since last major
-           collection; keep doing minor collections */
-        setminordebt(g);
+           collection; keep doing minor collections. */
+        lua_assert(g->lastatomic == 0);
       }
       else {  /* bad collection */
         g->lastatomic = numobjs;  /* signal that last collection was bad */
@@ -1472,26 +1497,6 @@ static void genstep (lua_State *L, global_State *g) {
 */
 
 
-/*
-** Set the "time" to wait before starting a new GC cycle; cycle will
-** start when memory use hits the threshold of ('estimate' * pause /
-** PAUSEADJ). (Division by 'estimate' should be OK: it cannot be zero,
-** because Lua cannot even start with less than PAUSEADJ bytes).
-*/
-static void setpause (global_State *g) {
-  l_mem threshold, debt;
-  int pause = getgcparam(g->gcpause);
-  l_mem estimate = g->GCestimate / PAUSEADJ;  /* adjust 'estimate' */
-  lua_assert(estimate > 0);
-  threshold = (pause < MAX_LMEM / estimate)  /* overflow? */
-            ? estimate * pause  /* no overflow */
-            : MAX_LMEM;  /* overflow; truncate to maximum */
-  debt = gettotalbytes(g) - threshold;
-  if (debt > 0) debt = 0;
-  luaE_setdebt(g, debt);
-}
-
-
 /*
 ** Enter first sweep phase.
 ** The call to 'sweeptolive' makes the pointer point to an object
@@ -1699,12 +1704,15 @@ static void incstep (lua_State *L, global_State *g) {
 }
 
 /*
-** performs a basic GC step if collector is running
+** Performs a basic GC step if collector is running. (If collector is
+** not running, set a reasonable debt to avoid it being called at
+** every single check.)
 */
 void luaC_step (lua_State *L) {
   global_State *g = G(L);
-  lua_assert(!g->gcemergency);
-  if (gcrunning(g)) {  /* running? */
+  if (!gcrunning(g))  /* not running? */
+    luaE_setdebt(g, -2000);
+  else {
     if(isdecGCmodegen(g))
       genstep(L, g);
     else
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lgc.h b/third_party/lua/lgc.h
index 42060d898..2c47ce945 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lgc.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/lgc.h
@@ -167,24 +167,27 @@
 #define luaC_checkGC(L)		luaC_condGC(L,(void)0,(void)0)
 
 
-#define luaC_barrier(L,p,v) (  \
-	(iscollectable(v) && isblack(p) && iswhite(gcvalue(v))) ?  \
-	luaC_barrier_(L,obj2gco(p),gcvalue(v)) : cast_void(0))
-
-#define luaC_barrierback(L,p,v) (  \
-	(iscollectable(v) && isblack(p) && iswhite(gcvalue(v))) ? \
-	luaC_barrierback_(L,p) : cast_void(0))
-
 #define luaC_objbarrier(L,p,o) (  \
 	(isblack(p) && iswhite(o)) ? \
 	luaC_barrier_(L,obj2gco(p),obj2gco(o)) : cast_void(0))
 
+#define luaC_barrier(L,p,v) (  \
+	iscollectable(v) ? luaC_objbarrier(L,p,gcvalue(v)) : cast_void(0))
+
+#define luaC_objbarrierback(L,p,o) (  \
+	(isblack(p) && iswhite(o)) ? luaC_barrierback_(L,p) : cast_void(0))
+
+#define luaC_barrierback(L,p,v) (  \
+	iscollectable(v) ? luaC_objbarrierback(L, p, gcvalue(v)) : cast_void(0))
+
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_fix (lua_State *L, GCObject *o);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_freeallobjects (lua_State *L);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_step (lua_State *L);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_runtilstate (lua_State *L, int statesmask);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_fullgc (lua_State *L, int isemergency);
 LUAI_FUNC GCObject *luaC_newobj (lua_State *L, int tt, size_t sz);
+LUAI_FUNC GCObject *luaC_newobjdt (lua_State *L, int tt, size_t sz,
+                                                 size_t offset);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_barrier_ (lua_State *L, GCObject *o, GCObject *v);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_barrierback_ (lua_State *L, GCObject *o);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaC_checkfinalizer (lua_State *L, GCObject *o, Table *mt);
diff --git a/third_party/lua/linit.c b/third_party/lua/linit.c
index 24b6a25e6..68beef294 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/linit.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/linit.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/liolib.c b/third_party/lua/liolib.c
index d9f19cbdf..a9c695042 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/liolib.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/liolib.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/llex.c b/third_party/lua/llex.c
index 4550a4e3b..c7f30f2d7 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/llex.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/llex.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ l_noret luaX_syntaxerror (LexState *ls, const char *msg) {
 ** ensuring there is only one copy of each unique string.  The table
 ** here is used as a set: the string enters as the key, while its value
 ** is irrelevant. We use the string itself as the value only because it
-** is a TValue readly available. Later, the code generation can change
+** is a TValue readily available. Later, the code generation can change
 ** this value.
 */
 TString *luaX_newstring (LexState *ls, const char *str, size_t l) {
@@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ TString *luaX_newstring (LexState *ls, const char *str, size_t l) {
   if (!ttisnil(o))  /* string already present? */
     ts = keystrval(nodefromval(o));  /* get saved copy */
   else {  /* not in use yet */
-    TValue *stv = s2v(L->top++);  /* reserve stack space for string */
+    TValue *stv = s2v(L->top.p++);  /* reserve stack space for string */
     setsvalue(L, stv, ts);  /* temporarily anchor the string */
     luaH_finishset(L, ls->h, stv, o, stv);  /* t[string] = string */
     /* table is not a metatable, so it does not need to invalidate cache */
     luaC_checkGC(L);
-    L->top--;  /* remove string from stack */
+    L->top.p--;  /* remove string from stack */
   }
   return ts;
 }
diff --git a/third_party/lua/llimits.h b/third_party/lua/llimits.h
index 1f0a12b1b..de225fb8a 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/llimits.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/llimits.h
@@ -63,11 +63,24 @@ typedef signed char ls_byte;
 
 
 /*
-** conversion of pointer to unsigned integer:
-** this is for hashing only; there is no problem if the integer
-** cannot hold the whole pointer value
+** conversion of pointer to unsigned integer: this is for hashing only;
+** there is no problem if the integer cannot hold the whole pointer
+** value. (In strict ISO C this may cause undefined behavior, but no
+** actual machine seems to bother.)
 */
-#define point2uint(p)	((unsigned int)((size_t)(p) & UINT_MAX))
+#if !defined(LUA_USE_C89) && defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && \
+    __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L
+
+#if defined(UINTPTR_MAX)  /* even in C99 this type is optional */
+#define L_P2I	uintptr_t
+#else  /* no 'intptr'? */
+#define L_P2I	uintmax_t  /* use the largest available integer */
+#endif
+#else  /* C89 option */
+#define L_P2I	size_t
+#endif
+
+#define point2uint(p)	((unsigned int)((L_P2I)(p) & UINT_MAX))
 
 
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lmathlib.c b/third_party/lua/lmathlib.c
index 68c0716de..94f6f44f5 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lmathlib.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lmathlib.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static int math_type (lua_State *L) {
 
 /* try to find an integer type with at least 64 bits */
 
-#if (ULONG_MAX >> 31 >> 31) >= 3
+#if ((ULONG_MAX >> 31) >> 31) >= 3
 
 /* 'long' has at least 64 bits */
 #define Rand64		unsigned long
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ static int math_type (lua_State *L) {
 /* there is a 'long long' type (which must have at least 64 bits) */
 #define Rand64		unsigned long long
 
-#elif (LUA_MAXUNSIGNED >> 31 >> 31) >= 3
+#elif ((LUA_MAXUNSIGNED >> 31) >> 31) >= 3
 
-/* 'lua_Integer' has at least 64 bits */
+/* 'lua_Unsigned' has at least 64 bits */
 #define Rand64		lua_Unsigned
 
 #endif
@@ -522,12 +522,12 @@ static lua_Number I2d (Rand64 x) {
 
 /* convert a 'Rand64' to a 'lua_Unsigned' */
 static lua_Unsigned I2UInt (Rand64 x) {
-  return ((lua_Unsigned)trim32(x.h) << 31 << 1) | (lua_Unsigned)trim32(x.l);
+  return (((lua_Unsigned)trim32(x.h) << 31) << 1) | (lua_Unsigned)trim32(x.l);
 }
 
 /* convert a 'lua_Unsigned' to a 'Rand64' */
 static Rand64 Int2I (lua_Unsigned n) {
-  return packI((lu_int32)(n >> 31 >> 1), (lu_int32)n);
+  return packI((lu_int32)((n >> 31) >> 1), (lu_int32)n);
 }
 
 #endif  /* } */
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lmem.c b/third_party/lua/lmem.c
index 40b99dcc8..06eea3b4d 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lmem.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lmem.c
@@ -41,31 +41,11 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
 
-#if defined(EMERGENCYGCTESTS)
-/*
-** First allocation will fail whenever not building initial state.
-** (This fail will trigger 'tryagain' and a full GC cycle at every
-** allocation.)
-*/
-static void *firsttry (global_State *g, void *block, size_t os, size_t ns) {
-  if (completestate(g) && ns > 0)  /* frees never fail */
-    return NULL;  /* fail */
-  else  /* normal allocation */
-    return (*g->frealloc)(g->ud, block, os, ns);
-}
-#else
-#define firsttry(g,block,os,ns)    ((*g->frealloc)(g->ud, block, os, ns))
-#endif
-
-
-
-
-
 /*
 ** About the realloc function:
 ** void *frealloc (void *ud, void *ptr, size_t osize, size_t nsize);
@@ -84,6 +64,43 @@ static void *firsttry (global_State *g, void *block, size_t os, size_t ns) {
 */
 
 
+/*
+** Macro to call the allocation function.
+*/
+#define callfrealloc(g,block,os,ns)    ((*g->frealloc)(g->ud, block, os, ns))
+
+
+/*
+** When an allocation fails, it will try again after an emergency
+** collection, except when it cannot run a collection.  The GC should
+** not be called while the state is not fully built, as the collector
+** is not yet fully initialized. Also, it should not be called when
+** 'gcstopem' is true, because then the interpreter is in the middle of
+** a collection step.
+*/
+#define cantryagain(g)	(completestate(g) && !g->gcstopem)
+
+
+
+
+#if defined(EMERGENCYGCTESTS)
+/*
+** First allocation will fail except when freeing a block (frees never
+** fail) and when it cannot try again; this fail will trigger 'tryagain'
+** and a full GC cycle at every allocation.
+*/
+static void *firsttry (global_State *g, void *block, size_t os, size_t ns) {
+  if (ns > 0 && cantryagain(g))
+    return NULL;  /* fail */
+  else  /* normal allocation */
+    return callfrealloc(g, block, os, ns);
+}
+#else
+#define firsttry(g,block,os,ns)    callfrealloc(g, block, os, ns)
+#endif
+
+
+
 
 
 /*
@@ -156,7 +173,7 @@ l_noret luaM_toobig (lua_State *L) {
 void luaM_free_ (lua_State *L, void *block, size_t osize) {
   global_State *g = G(L);
   lua_assert((osize == 0) == (block == NULL));
-  (*g->frealloc)(g->ud, block, osize, 0);
+  callfrealloc(g, block, osize, 0);
   g->GCdebt -= osize;
 }
 
@@ -164,20 +181,16 @@ void luaM_free_ (lua_State *L, void *block, size_t osize) {
 /*
 ** In case of allocation fail, this function will do an emergency
 ** collection to free some memory and then try the allocation again.
-** The GC should not be called while state is not fully built, as the
-** collector is not yet fully initialized. Also, it should not be called
-** when 'gcstopem' is true, because then the interpreter is in the
-** middle of a collection step.
 */
 static void *tryagain (lua_State *L, void *block,
                        size_t osize, size_t nsize) {
   global_State *g = G(L);
-  if (completestate(g) && !g->gcstopem) {
+  if (cantryagain(g)) {
     WARNF("reacting to malloc() failure by running lua garbage collector...");  // [jart]
     luaC_fullgc(L, 1);  /* try to free some memory... */
-    return (*g->frealloc)(g->ud, block, osize, nsize);  /* try again */
+    return callfrealloc(g, block, osize, nsize);  /* try again */
   }
-  else return NULL;  /* cannot free any memory without a full state */
+  else return NULL;  /* cannot run an emergency collection */
 }
 
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/loadlib.c b/third_party/lua/loadlib.c
index 2cf3708d5..ce9dd9275 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/loadlib.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/loadlib.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -736,8 +736,13 @@ static const luaL_Reg ll_funcs[] = {
 
 
 static void createsearcherstable (lua_State *L) {
-  static const lua_CFunction searchers[] =
-    {searcher_preload, searcher_Lua, searcher_C, searcher_Croot, NULL};
+  static const lua_CFunction searchers[] = {
+    searcher_preload,
+    searcher_Lua,
+    searcher_C,
+    searcher_Croot,
+    NULL
+  };
   int i;
   /* create 'searchers' table */
   lua_createtable(L, sizeof(searchers)/sizeof(searchers[0]) - 1, 0);
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lobject.c b/third_party/lua/lobject.c
index e7b8dbec9..9622c5ffc 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lobject.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lobject.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static lua_Integer intarith (lua_State *L, int op, lua_Integer v1,
     case LUA_OPBOR: return intop(|, v1, v2);
     case LUA_OPBXOR: return intop(^, v1, v2);
     case LUA_OPSHL: return luaV_shiftl(v1, v2);
-    case LUA_OPSHR: return luaV_shiftl(v1, -v2);
+    case LUA_OPSHR: return luaV_shiftr(v1, v2);
     case LUA_OPUNM: return intop(-, 0, v1);
     case LUA_OPBNOT: return intop(^, ~l_castS2U(0), v1);
     default: lua_assert(0); return 0;
@@ -409,29 +409,39 @@ void luaO_tostring (lua_State *L, TValue *obj) {
 ** ===================================================================
 */
 
-/* size for buffer space used by 'luaO_pushvfstring' */
-#define BUFVFS		200
+/*
+** Size for buffer space used by 'luaO_pushvfstring'. It should be
+** (LUA_IDSIZE + MAXNUMBER2STR) + a minimal space for basic messages,
+** so that 'luaG_addinfo' can work directly on the buffer.
+*/
+#define BUFVFS		(LUA_IDSIZE + MAXNUMBER2STR + 95)
 
 /* buffer used by 'luaO_pushvfstring' */
 typedef struct BuffFS {
   lua_State *L;
-  int pushed;  /* number of string pieces already on the stack */
+  int pushed;  /* true if there is a part of the result on the stack */
   int blen;  /* length of partial string in 'space' */
   char space[BUFVFS];  /* holds last part of the result */
 } BuffFS;
 
 
 /*
-** Push given string to the stack, as part of the buffer, and
-** join the partial strings in the stack into one.
+** Push given string to the stack, as part of the result, and
+** join it to previous partial result if there is one.
+** It may call 'luaV_concat' while using one slot from EXTRA_STACK.
+** This call cannot invoke metamethods, as both operands must be
+** strings. It can, however, raise an error if the result is too
+** long. In that case, 'luaV_concat' frees the extra slot before
+** raising the error.
 */
-static void pushstr (BuffFS *buff, const char *str, size_t l) {
+static void pushstr (BuffFS *buff, const char *str, size_t lstr) {
   lua_State *L = buff->L;
-  setsvalue2s(L, L->top, luaS_newlstr(L, str, l));
-  L->top++;  /* may use one extra slot */
-  buff->pushed++;
-  luaV_concat(L, buff->pushed);  /* join partial results into one */
-  buff->pushed = 1;
+  setsvalue2s(L, L->top.p, luaS_newlstr(L, str, lstr));
+  L->top.p++;  /* may use one slot from EXTRA_STACK */
+  if (!buff->pushed)  /* no previous string on the stack? */
+    buff->pushed = 1;  /* now there is one */
+  else  /* join previous string with new one */
+    luaV_concat(L, 2);
 }
 
 
@@ -477,7 +487,7 @@ static void addstr2buff (BuffFS *buff, const char *str, size_t slen) {
 
 
 /*
-** Add a number to the buffer.
+** Add a numeral to the buffer.
 */
 static void addnum2buff (BuffFS *buff, TValue *num) {
   char *numbuff = getbuff(buff, MAXNUMBER2STR);
@@ -555,7 +565,7 @@ const char *luaO_pushvfstring (lua_State *L, const char *fmt, va_list argp) {
   addstr2buff(&buff, fmt, strlen(fmt));  /* rest of 'fmt' */
   clearbuff(&buff);  /* empty buffer into the stack */
   lua_assert(buff.pushed == 1);
-  return svalue(s2v(L->top - 1));
+  return svalue(s2v(L->top.p - 1));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lobject.h b/third_party/lua/lobject.h
index 685d8d12f..784f6eba0 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lobject.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/lobject.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ typedef union Value {
   lua_CFunction f; /* light C functions */
   lua_Integer i;   /* integer numbers */
   lua_Number n;    /* float numbers */
+  /* not used, but may avoid warnings for uninitialized value */
+  lu_byte ub;
 } Value;
 
 
@@ -146,6 +148,17 @@ typedef union StackValue {
 /* index to stack elements */
 typedef StackValue *StkId;
 
+
+/*
+** When reallocating the stack, change all pointers to the stack into
+** proper offsets.
+*/
+typedef union {
+  StkId p;  /* actual pointer */
+  ptrdiff_t offset;  /* used while the stack is being reallocated */
+} StkIdRel;
+
+
 /* convert a 'StackValue' to a 'TValue' */
 #define s2v(o)	(&(o)->val)
 
@@ -606,8 +619,10 @@ typedef struct Proto {
 */
 typedef struct UpVal {
   CommonHeader;
-  lu_byte tbc;  /* true if it represents a to-be-closed variable */
-  TValue *v;  /* points to stack or to its own value */
+  union {
+    TValue *p;  /* points to stack or to its own value */
+    ptrdiff_t offset;  /* used while the stack is being reallocated */
+  } v;
   union {
     struct {  /* (when open) */
       struct UpVal *next;  /* linked list */
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lopcodes.c b/third_party/lua/lopcodes.c
index 28b2f8f11..f18767607 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lopcodes.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lopcodes.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lopcodes.h b/third_party/lua/lopcodes.h
index 0ceadc95d..c392bcac6 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lopcodes.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/lopcodes.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ iABC          C(8)     |      B(8)     |k|     A(8)      |   Op(7)     |
 iABx                Bx(17)               |     A(8)      |   Op(7)     |
 iAsBx              sBx (signed)(17)      |     A(8)      |   Op(7)     |
 iAx                           Ax(25)                     |   Op(7)     |
-isJ                           sJ(25)                     |   Op(7)     |
+isJ                           sJ (signed)(25)            |   Op(7)     |
 
   A signed argument is represented in excess K: the represented value is
   the written unsigned value minus K, where K is half the maximum for the
diff --git a/third_party/lua/loslib.c b/third_party/lua/loslib.c
index 98e43312a..2190938a8 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/loslib.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/loslib.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -59,23 +59,14 @@ asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 */
 #if !defined(LUA_STRFTIMEOPTIONS)	/* { */
 
-/* options for ANSI C 89 (only 1-char options) */
-#define L_STRFTIMEC89		"aAbBcdHIjmMpSUwWxXyYZ%"
-
-/* options for ISO C 99 and POSIX */
-#define L_STRFTIMEC99 "aAbBcCdDeFgGhHIjmMnprRStTuUVwWxXyYzZ%" \
-    "||" "EcECExEXEyEY" "OdOeOHOIOmOMOSOuOUOVOwOWOy"  /* two-char options */
-
-/* options for Windows */
-#define L_STRFTIMEWIN "aAbBcdHIjmMpSUwWxXyYzZ%" \
-    "||" "#c#x#d#H#I#j#m#M#S#U#w#W#y#Y"  /* two-char options */
-
 #if defined(LUA_USE_WINDOWS)
-#define LUA_STRFTIMEOPTIONS	L_STRFTIMEWIN
-#elif defined(LUA_USE_C89)
-#define LUA_STRFTIMEOPTIONS	L_STRFTIMEC89
+#define LUA_STRFTIMEOPTIONS  "aAbBcdHIjmMpSUwWxXyYzZ%" \
+    "||" "#c#x#d#H#I#j#m#M#S#U#w#W#y#Y"  /* two-char options */
+#elif defined(LUA_USE_C89)  /* ANSI C 89 (only 1-char options) */
+#define LUA_STRFTIMEOPTIONS  "aAbBcdHIjmMpSUwWxXyYZ%"
 #else  /* C99 specification */
-#define LUA_STRFTIMEOPTIONS	L_STRFTIMEC99
+#define LUA_STRFTIMEOPTIONS  "aAbBcCdDeFgGhHIjmMnprRStTuUVwWxXyYzZ%" \
+    "||" "EcECExEXEyEY" "OdOeOHOIOmOMOSOuOUOVOwOWOy"  /* two-char options */
 #endif
 
 #endif					/* } */
@@ -163,12 +154,21 @@ asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 /* }================================================================== */
 
 
+#if !defined(l_system)
+#if defined(LUA_USE_IOS)
+/* Despite claiming to be ISO C, iOS does not implement 'system'. */
+#define l_system(cmd) ((cmd) == NULL ? 0 : -1)
+#else
+#define l_system(cmd)	system(cmd)  /* default definition */
+#endif
+#endif
+
 
 static int os_execute (lua_State *L) {
   const char *cmd = luaL_optstring(L, 1, NULL);
   int stat;
   errno = 0;
-  stat = system(cmd);
+  stat = l_system(cmd);
   if (cmd != NULL)
     return luaL_execresult(L, stat);
   else {
@@ -285,9 +285,7 @@ static int getfield (lua_State *L, const char *key, int d, int delta) {
     res = d;
   }
   else {
-    /* unsigned avoids overflow when lua_Integer has 32 bits */
-    if (!(res >= 0 ? (lua_Unsigned)res <= (lua_Unsigned)INT_MAX + delta
-                   : (lua_Integer)INT_MIN + delta <= res))
+    if (!(res >= 0 ? res - delta <= INT_MAX : INT_MIN + delta <= res))
       return luaL_error(L, "field '%s' is out-of-bound", key);
     res -= delta;
   }
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lparser.c b/third_party/lua/lparser.c
index e62ddc88f..8b5643a7b 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lparser.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lparser.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ static void singlevar (LexState *ls, expdesc *var) {
     expdesc key;
     singlevaraux(fs, ls->envn, var, 1);  /* get environment variable */
     lua_assert(var->k != VVOID);  /* this one must exist */
+    luaK_exp2anyregup(fs, var);  /* but could be a constant */
     codestring(&key, varname);  /* key is variable name */
     luaK_indexed(fs, var, &key);  /* env[varname] */
   }
@@ -542,12 +543,12 @@ static l_noret jumpscopeerror (LexState *ls, Labeldesc *gt) {
 
 /*
 ** Solves the goto at index 'g' to given 'label' and removes it
-** from the list of pending goto's.
+** from the list of pending gotos.
 ** If it jumps into the scope of some variable, raises an error.
 */
 static void solvegoto (LexState *ls, int g, Labeldesc *label) {
   int i;
-  Labellist *gl = &ls->dyd->gt;  /* list of goto's */
+  Labellist *gl = &ls->dyd->gt;  /* list of gotos */
   Labeldesc *gt = &gl->arr[g];  /* goto to be resolved */
   lua_assert(eqstr(gt->name, label->name));
   if (l_unlikely(gt->nactvar < label->nactvar))  /* enter some scope? */
@@ -601,7 +602,7 @@ static int newgotoentry (LexState *ls, TString *name, int line, int pc) {
 /*
 ** Solves forward jumps. Check whether new label 'lb' matches any
 ** pending gotos in current block and solves them. Return true
-** if any of the goto's need to close upvalues.
+** if any of the gotos need to close upvalues.
 */
 static int solvegotos (LexState *ls, Labeldesc *lb) {
   Labellist *gl = &ls->dyd->gt;
@@ -622,7 +623,7 @@ static int solvegotos (LexState *ls, Labeldesc *lb) {
 /*
 ** Create a new label with the given 'name' at the given 'line'.
 ** 'last' tells whether label is the last non-op statement in its
-** block. Solves all pending goto's to this new label and adds
+** block. Solves all pending gotos to this new label and adds
 ** a close instruction if necessary.
 ** Returns true iff it added a close instruction.
 */
@@ -695,19 +696,19 @@ static void leaveblock (FuncState *fs) {
   LexState *ls = fs->ls;
   int hasclose = 0;
   int stklevel = reglevel(fs, bl->nactvar);  /* level outside the block */
-  if (bl->isloop)  /* fix pending breaks? */
+  removevars(fs, bl->nactvar);  /* remove block locals */
+  lua_assert(bl->nactvar == fs->nactvar);  /* back to level on entry */
+  if (bl->isloop)  /* has to fix pending breaks? */
     hasclose = createlabel(ls, luaS_newliteral(ls->L, "break"), 0, 0);
-  if (!hasclose && bl->previous && bl->upval)
+  if (!hasclose && bl->previous && bl->upval)  /* still need a 'close'? */
     luaK_codeABC(fs, OP_CLOSE, stklevel, 0, 0);
-  fs->bl = bl->previous;
-  removevars(fs, bl->nactvar);
-  lua_assert(bl->nactvar == fs->nactvar);
   fs->freereg = stklevel;  /* free registers */
   ls->dyd->label.n = bl->firstlabel;  /* remove local labels */
-  if (bl->previous)  /* inner block? */
-    movegotosout(fs, bl);  /* update pending gotos to outer block */
+  fs->bl = bl->previous;  /* current block now is previous one */
+  if (bl->previous)  /* was it a nested block? */
+    movegotosout(fs, bl);  /* update pending gotos to enclosing block */
   else {
-    if (bl->firstgoto < ls->dyd->gt.n)  /* pending gotos in outer block? */
+    if (bl->firstgoto < ls->dyd->gt.n)  /* still pending gotos? */
       undefgoto(ls, &ls->dyd->gt.arr[bl->firstgoto]);  /* error */
   }
 }
@@ -1965,10 +1966,10 @@ LClosure *luaY_parser (lua_State *L, ZIO *z, Mbuffer *buff,
   LexState lexstate;
   FuncState funcstate;
   LClosure *cl = luaF_newLclosure(L, 1);  /* create main closure */
-  setclLvalue2s(L, L->top, cl);  /* anchor it (to avoid being collected) */
+  setclLvalue2s(L, L->top.p, cl);  /* anchor it (to avoid being collected) */
   luaD_inctop(L);
   lexstate.h = luaH_new(L);  /* create table for scanner */
-  sethvalue2s(L, L->top, lexstate.h);  /* anchor it */
+  sethvalue2s(L, L->top.p, lexstate.h);  /* anchor it */
   luaD_inctop(L);
   funcstate.f = cl->p = luaF_newproto(L);
   luaC_objbarrier(L, cl, cl->p);
@@ -1982,7 +1983,7 @@ LClosure *luaY_parser (lua_State *L, ZIO *z, Mbuffer *buff,
   lua_assert(!funcstate.prev && funcstate.nups == 1 && !lexstate.fs);
   /* all scopes should be correctly finished */
   lua_assert(dyd->actvar.n == 0 && dyd->gt.n == 0 && dyd->label.n == 0);
-  L->top--;  /* remove scanner's table */
+  L->top.p--;  /* remove scanner's table */
   return cl;  /* closure is on the stack, too */
 }
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lprefix.h b/third_party/lua/lprefix.h
index 33ded6885..755ad120c 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lprefix.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/lprefix.h
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@
 #endif /* } */
 
 #endif
+
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lrepl.c b/third_party/lua/lrepl.c
index 336854525..323b136cc 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lrepl.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lrepl.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lstate.c b/third_party/lua/lstate.c
index 755b92511..2c3e9fc06 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lstate.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lstate.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -201,33 +201,33 @@ LUAI_FUNC void luaE_incCstack (lua_State *L) {
 static void stack_init (lua_State *L1, lua_State *L) {
   int i; CallInfo *ci;
   /* initialize stack array */
-  L1->stack = luaM_newvector(L, BASIC_STACK_SIZE + EXTRA_STACK, StackValue);
-  L1->tbclist = L1->stack;
+  L1->stack.p = luaM_newvector(L, BASIC_STACK_SIZE + EXTRA_STACK, StackValue);
+  L1->tbclist.p = L1->stack.p;
   for (i = 0; i < BASIC_STACK_SIZE + EXTRA_STACK; i++)
-    setnilvalue(s2v(L1->stack + i));  /* erase new stack */
-  L1->top = L1->stack;
-  L1->stack_last = L1->stack + BASIC_STACK_SIZE;
+    setnilvalue(s2v(L1->stack.p + i));  /* erase new stack */
+  L1->top.p = L1->stack.p;
+  L1->stack_last.p = L1->stack.p + BASIC_STACK_SIZE;
   /* initialize first ci */
   ci = &L1->base_ci;
   ci->next = ci->previous = NULL;
   ci->callstatus = CIST_C;
-  ci->func = L1->top;
+  ci->func.p = L1->top.p;
   ci->u.c.k = NULL;
   ci->nresults = 0;
-  setnilvalue(s2v(L1->top));  /* 'function' entry for this 'ci' */
-  L1->top++;
-  ci->top = L1->top + LUA_MINSTACK;
+  setnilvalue(s2v(L1->top.p));  /* 'function' entry for this 'ci' */
+  L1->top.p++;
+  ci->top.p = L1->top.p + LUA_MINSTACK;
   L1->ci = ci;
 }
 
 
 static void freestack (lua_State *L) {
-  if (L->stack == NULL)
+  if (L->stack.p == NULL)
     return;  /* stack not completely built yet */
   L->ci = &L->base_ci;  /* free the entire 'ci' list */
   luaE_freeCI(L);
   lua_assert(L->nci == 0);
-  luaM_freearray(L, L->stack, stacksize(L) + EXTRA_STACK);  /* free stack */
+  luaM_freearray(L, L->stack.p, stacksize(L) + EXTRA_STACK);  /* free stack */
 }
 
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void f_luaopen (lua_State *L, void *ud) {
 */
 static void preinit_thread (lua_State *L, global_State *g) {
   G(L) = g;
-  L->stack = NULL;
+  L->stack.p = NULL;
   L->ci = NULL;
   L->nci = 0;
   L->twups = L;  /* thread has no upvalues */
@@ -315,20 +315,16 @@ static void close_state (lua_State *L) {
  * Threads are subject to garbage collection, like any Lua object.
  */
 LUA_API lua_State *lua_newthread (lua_State *L) {
-  global_State *g;
+  global_State *g = G(L);
+  GCObject *o;
   lua_State *L1;
   lua_lock(L);
-  g = G(L);
   luaC_checkGC(L);
   /* create new thread */
-  L1 = &cast(LX *, luaM_newobject(L, LUA_TTHREAD, sizeof(LX)))->l;
-  L1->marked = luaC_white(g);
-  L1->tt = LUA_VTHREAD;
-  /* link it on list 'allgc' */
-  L1->next = g->allgc;
-  g->allgc = obj2gco(L1);
+  o = luaC_newobjdt(L, LUA_TTHREAD, sizeof(LX), offsetof(LX, l));
+  L1 = gco2th(o);
   /* anchor it on L stack */
-  setthvalue2s(L, L->top, L1);
+  setthvalue2s(L, L->top.p, L1);
   api_incr_top(L);
   preinit_thread(L1, g);
   L1->hookmask = L->hookmask;
@@ -347,7 +343,7 @@ LUA_API lua_State *lua_newthread (lua_State *L) {
 
 void luaE_freethread (lua_State *L, lua_State *L1) {
   LX *l = fromstate(L1);
-  luaF_closeupval(L1, L1->stack);  /* close all upvalues */
+  luaF_closeupval(L1, L1->stack.p);  /* close all upvalues */
   lua_assert(L1->openupval == NULL);
   luai_userstatefree(L, L1);
   freestack(L1);
@@ -357,26 +353,27 @@ void luaE_freethread (lua_State *L, lua_State *L1) {
 
 int luaE_resetthread (lua_State *L, int status) {
   CallInfo *ci = L->ci = &L->base_ci;  /* unwind CallInfo list */
-  setnilvalue(s2v(L->stack));  /* 'function' entry for basic 'ci' */
-  ci->func = L->stack;
+  setnilvalue(s2v(L->stack.p));  /* 'function' entry for basic 'ci' */
+  ci->func.p = L->stack.p;
   ci->callstatus = CIST_C;
   if (status == LUA_YIELD)
     status = LUA_OK;
   L->status = LUA_OK;  /* so it can run __close metamethods */
   status = luaD_closeprotected(L, 1, status);
   if (status != LUA_OK)  /* errors? */
-    luaD_seterrorobj(L, status, L->stack + 1);
+    luaD_seterrorobj(L, status, L->stack.p + 1);
   else
-    L->top = L->stack + 1;
-  ci->top = L->top + LUA_MINSTACK;
-  luaD_reallocstack(L, cast_int(ci->top - L->stack), 0);
+    L->top.p = L->stack.p + 1;
+  ci->top.p = L->top.p + LUA_MINSTACK;
+  luaD_reallocstack(L, cast_int(ci->top.p - L->stack.p), 0);
   return status;
 }
 
 
-LUA_API int lua_resetthread (lua_State *L) {
+LUA_API int lua_resetthread (lua_State *L, lua_State *from) {
   int status;
   lua_lock(L);
+  L->nCcalls = (from) ? getCcalls(from) : 0;
   status = luaE_resetthread(L, L->status);
   lua_unlock(L);
   return status;
@@ -457,7 +454,7 @@ void luaE_warning (lua_State *L, const char *msg, int tocont) {
 ** Generate a warning from an error message
 */
 void luaE_warnerror (lua_State *L, const char *where) {
-  TValue *errobj = s2v(L->top - 1);  /* error object */
+  TValue *errobj = s2v(L->top.p - 1);  /* error object */
   const char *msg = (ttisstring(errobj))
                   ? svalue(errobj)
                   : "error object is not a string";
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lstate.h b/third_party/lua/lstate.h
index 572945f22..c2f5588ae 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lstate.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/lstate.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef lstate_h
 #define lstate_h
 
+/* Some header files included here need this definition */
+typedef struct CallInfo CallInfo;
+
 #include "libc/calls/calls.h"
 #include "third_party/lua/lobject.h"
 #include "third_party/lua/lua.h"
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ struct lua_longjmp;  /* defined in ldo.c */
 
 #define BASIC_STACK_SIZE        (2*LUA_MINSTACK)
 
-#define stacksize(th)	cast_int((th)->stack_last - (th)->stack)
+#define stacksize(th)	cast_int((th)->stack_last.p - (th)->stack.p)
 
 
 /* kinds of Garbage Collection */
@@ -163,9 +166,9 @@ typedef struct stringtable {
 ** - field 'transferinfo' is used only during call/returnhooks,
 ** before the function starts or after it ends.
 */
-typedef struct CallInfo {
-  StkId func;  /* function index in the stack */
-  StkId	top;  /* top for this function */
+struct CallInfo {
+  StkIdRel func;  /* function index in the stack */
+  StkIdRel	top;  /* top for this function */
   struct CallInfo *previous, *next;  /* dynamic call link */
   union {
     struct {  /* only for Lua functions */
@@ -190,7 +193,7 @@ typedef struct CallInfo {
   } u2;
   short nresults;  /* expected number of results from this function */
   unsigned short callstatus;
-} CallInfo;
+};
 
 
 /*
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ typedef struct global_State {
   struct lua_State *mainthread;
   TString *memerrmsg;  /* message for memory-allocation errors */
   TString *tmname[TM_N];  /* array with tag-method names */
-  struct Table *mt[LUA_NUMTAGS];  /* metatables for basic types */
+  struct Table *mt[LUA_NUMTYPES];  /* metatables for basic types */
   TString *strcache[STRCACHE_N][STRCACHE_M];  /* cache for strings in API */
   lua_WarnFunction warnf;  /* warning function */
   void *ud_warn;         /* auxiliary data to 'warnf' */
@@ -300,13 +303,13 @@ struct lua_State {
   lu_byte status;
   lu_byte allowhook;
   unsigned short nci;  /* number of items in 'ci' list */
-  StkId top;  /* first free slot in the stack */
+  StkIdRel top;  /* first free slot in the stack */
   global_State *l_G;
   CallInfo *ci;  /* call info for current function */
-  StkId stack_last;  /* end of stack (last element + 1) */
-  StkId stack;  /* stack base */
+  StkIdRel stack_last;  /* end of stack (last element + 1) */
+  StkIdRel stack;  /* stack base */
   UpVal *openupval;  /* list of open upvalues in this stack */
-  StkId tbclist;  /* list of to-be-closed variables */
+  StkIdRel tbclist;  /* list of to-be-closed variables */
   GCObject *gclist;
   struct lua_State *twups;  /* list of threads with open upvalues */
   struct lua_longjmp *errorJmp;  /* current error recover point */
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lstring.c b/third_party/lua/lstring.c
index b7d84c13d..ea6cdc1b3 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lstring.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lstring.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lstrlib.c b/third_party/lua/lstrlib.c
index e52dd827e..ddb9a3088 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lstrlib.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lstrlib.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static const char *match_capture (MatchState *ms, const char *s, int l) {
 static const char *match (MatchState *ms, const char *s, const char *p) {
   if (l_unlikely(ms->matchdepth-- == 0))
     luaL_error(ms->L, "pattern too complex");
-  init: /* using goto's to optimize tail recursion */
+  init: /* using goto to optimize tail recursion */
   if (p != ms->p_end) {  /* end of pattern? */
     switch (*p) {
       case '(': {  /* start capture */
diff --git a/third_party/lua/ltable.c b/third_party/lua/ltable.c
index 3d11d6d96..cfb4208b0 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/ltable.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/ltable.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static const TValue absentkey = {ABSTKEYCONSTANT};
 */
 static Node *hashint (const Table *t, lua_Integer i) {
   lua_Unsigned ui = l_castS2U(i);
-  if (ui <= (unsigned int)INT_MAX)
+  if (ui <= cast_uint(INT_MAX))
     return hashmod(t, cast_int(ui));
   else
     return hashmod(t, ui);
@@ -280,9 +280,11 @@ LUAI_FUNC unsigned int luaH_realasize (const Table *t) {
     size |= (size >> 2);
     size |= (size >> 4);
     size |= (size >> 8);
+#if (UINT_MAX >> 14) > 3  /* unsigned int has more than 16 bits */
     size |= (size >> 16);
 #if (UINT_MAX >> 30) > 3
     size |= (size >> 32);  /* unsigned int has more than 32 bits */
+#endif
 #endif
     size++;
     lua_assert(ispow2(size) && size/2 < t->alimit && t->alimit < size);
@@ -511,7 +513,7 @@ static void setnodevector (lua_State *L, Table *t, unsigned int size) {
       luaG_runerror(L, "table overflow");
     size = twoto(lsize);
     t->node = luaM_newvector(L, size, Node);
-    for (i = 0; i < (int)size; i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < cast_int(size); i++) {
       Node *n = gnode(t, i);
       gnext(n) = 0;
       setnilkey(n);
@@ -998,6 +1000,4 @@ Node *luaH_mainposition (const Table *t, const TValue *key) {
   return mainpositionTV(t, key);
 }
 
-int luaH_isdummy (const Table *t) { return isdummy(t); }
-
 #endif
diff --git a/third_party/lua/ltable.h b/third_party/lua/ltable.h
index 8aab0dfd6..22b4347cf 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/ltable.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/ltable.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ LUAI_FUNC unsigned int luaH_realasize (const Table *t);
 
 #if defined(LUA_DEBUG)
 LUAI_FUNC Node *luaH_mainposition (const Table *t, const TValue *key);
-LUAI_FUNC int luaH_isdummy (const Table *t);
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/ltablib.c b/third_party/lua/ltablib.c
index f6304e66a..e479397ed 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/ltablib.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/ltablib.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int tremove (lua_State *L) {
   lua_Integer pos = luaL_optinteger(L, 2, size);
   if (pos != size)  /* validate 'pos' if given */
     /* check whether 'pos' is in [1, size + 1] */
-    luaL_argcheck(L, (lua_Unsigned)pos - 1u <= (lua_Unsigned)size, 1,
+    luaL_argcheck(L, (lua_Unsigned)pos - 1u <= (lua_Unsigned)size, 2,
                      "position out of bounds");
   lua_geti(L, 1, pos);  /* result = t[pos] */
   for ( ; pos < size; pos++) {
diff --git a/third_party/lua/ltests.c b/third_party/lua/ltests.c
index e26488242..9eb319371 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/ltests.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/ltests.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 void *l_Trick = 0;
 
 
-#define obj_at(L,k)	s2v(L->ci->func + (k))
+#define obj_at(L,k)	s2v(L->ci->func.p + (k))
 
 
 static int runC (lua_State *L, lua_State *L1, const char *pc);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static void setnameval (lua_State *L, const char *name, int val) {
 
 
 static void pushobject (lua_State *L, const TValue *o) {
-  setobj2s(L, L->top, o);
+  setobj2s(L, L->top.p, o);
   api_incr_top(L);
 }
 
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static void checkLclosure (global_State *g, LClosure *cl) {
     if (uv) {
       checkobjrefN(g, clgc, uv);
       if (!upisopen(uv))
-        checkvalref(g, obj2gco(uv), uv->v);
+        checkvalref(g, obj2gco(uv), uv->v.p);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static void checkLclosure (global_State *g, LClosure *cl) {
 static int lua_checkpc (CallInfo *ci) {
   if (!isLua(ci)) return 1;
   else {
-    StkId f = ci->func;
+    StkId f = ci->func.p;
     Proto *p = clLvalue(s2v(f))->p;
     return p->code <= ci->u.l.savedpc &&
            ci->u.l.savedpc <= p->code + p->sizecode;
@@ -459,19 +459,19 @@ static void checkstack (global_State *g, lua_State *L1) {
   CallInfo *ci;
   UpVal *uv;
   assert(!isdead(g, L1));
-  if (L1->stack == NULL) {  /* incomplete thread? */
+  if (L1->stack.p == NULL) {  /* incomplete thread? */
     assert(L1->openupval == NULL && L1->ci == NULL);
     return;
   }
   for (uv = L1->openupval; uv != NULL; uv = uv->u.open.next)
     assert(upisopen(uv));  /* must be open */
-  assert(L1->top <= L1->stack_last);
-  assert(L1->tbclist <= L1->top);
+  assert(L1->top.p <= L1->stack_last.p);
+  assert(L1->tbclist.p <= L1->top.p);
   for (ci = L1->ci; ci != NULL; ci = ci->previous) {
-    assert(ci->top <= L1->stack_last);
+    assert(ci->top.p <= L1->stack_last.p);
     assert(lua_checkpc(ci));
   }
-  for (o = L1->stack; o < L1->stack_last; o++)
+  for (o = L1->stack.p; o < L1->stack_last.p; o++)
     checkliveness(L1, s2v(o));  /* entire stack must have valid values */
 }
 
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ static void checkrefs (global_State *g, GCObject *o) {
       break;
     }
     case LUA_VUPVAL: {
-      checkvalref(g, o, gco2upv(o)->v);
+      checkvalref(g, o, gco2upv(o)->v.p);
       break;
     }
     case LUA_VTABLE: {
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static void checkobject (global_State *g, GCObject *o, int maybedead,
 
 static lu_mem checkgraylist (global_State *g, GCObject *o) {
   int total = 0;  /* count number of elements in the list */
-  ((void)g);  /* better to keep it available if we need to print an object */
+  cast_void(g);  /* better to keep it if we need to print an object */
   while (o) {
     assert(!!isgray(o) ^ (getage(o) == G_TOUCHED2));
     assert(!testbit(o->marked, TESTBIT));
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ static int hash_query (lua_State *L) {
 
 static int stacklevel (lua_State *L) {
   unsigned long a = 0;
-  lua_pushinteger(L, (L->top - L->stack));
+  lua_pushinteger(L, (L->top.p - L->stack.p));
   lua_pushinteger(L, stacksize(L));
   lua_pushinteger(L, L->nCcalls);
   lua_pushinteger(L, L->nci);
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ static int string_query (lua_State *L) {
     TString *ts;
     int n = 0;
     for (ts = tb->hash[s]; ts != NULL; ts = ts->u.hnext) {
-      setsvalue2s(L, L->top, ts);
+      setsvalue2s(L, L->top.p, ts);
       api_incr_top(L);
       n++;
     }
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ static int tref (lua_State *L) {
   luaL_checkany(L, 1);
   lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
   lua_pushinteger(L, luaL_ref(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX));
-  (void)level;  /* to avoid warnings */
+  cast_void(level);  /* to avoid warnings */
   lua_assert(lua_gettop(L) == level+1);  /* +1 for result */
   return 1;
 }
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ static int tref (lua_State *L) {
 static int getref (lua_State *L) {
   int level = lua_gettop(L);
   lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, luaL_checkinteger(L, 1));
-  (void)level;  /* to avoid warnings */
+  cast_void(level);  /* to avoid warnings */
   lua_assert(lua_gettop(L) == level+1);
   return 1;
 }
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ static int getref (lua_State *L) {
 static int unref (lua_State *L) {
   int level = lua_gettop(L);
   luaL_unref(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, cast_int(luaL_checkinteger(L, 1)));
-  (void)level;  /* to avoid warnings */
+  cast_void(level);  /* to avoid warnings */
   lua_assert(lua_gettop(L) == level);
   return 0;
 }
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ static int runC (lua_State *L, lua_State *L1, const char *pc) {
       lua_newthread(L1);
     }
     else if EQ("resetthread") {
-      lua_pushinteger(L1, lua_resetthread(L1));
+      lua_pushinteger(L1, lua_resetthread(L1, L));
     }
     else if EQ("newuserdata") {
       lua_newuserdata(L1, getnum);
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ static struct X { int x; } x;
     else if EQ("tostring") {
       const char *s = lua_tostring(L1, getindex);
       const char *s1 = lua_pushstring(L1, s);
-      (void)s1;  /* to avoid warnings */
+      cast_void(s1);  /* to avoid warnings */
       lua_longassert((s == NULL && s1 == NULL) || strcmp(s, s1) == 0);
     }
     else if EQ("Ltolstring") {
diff --git a/third_party/lua/ltests.h b/third_party/lua/ltests.h
index f80091d51..a1cfae689 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/ltests.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/ltests.h
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ LUA_API void *debug_realloc (void *ud, void *block,
 #define LUAI_USER_ALIGNMENT_T   union { char b[sizeof(void*) * 8]; }
 
 
+/*
+** This one is not compatible with tests for opcode optimizations,
+** as it blocks some optimizations
+#define MAXINDEXRK	0
+*/
+
+
 /* make stack-overflow tests run faster */
 #undef LUAI_MAXSTACK
 #define LUAI_MAXSTACK   50000
diff --git a/third_party/lua/ltm.c b/third_party/lua/ltm.c
index 0ebc819ab..a8bfc60c5 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/ltm.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/ltm.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ const char *luaT_objtypename (lua_State *L, const TValue *o) {
 
 void luaT_callTM (lua_State *L, const TValue *f, const TValue *p1,
                   const TValue *p2, const TValue *p3) {
-  StkId func = L->top;
+  StkId func = L->top.p;
   setobj2s(L, func, f);  /* push function (assume EXTRA_STACK) */
   setobj2s(L, func + 1, p1);  /* 1st argument */
   setobj2s(L, func + 2, p2);  /* 2nd argument */
   setobj2s(L, func + 3, p3);  /* 3rd argument */
-  L->top = func + 4;
+  L->top.p = func + 4;
   /* metamethod may yield only when called from Lua code */
   if (isLuacode(L->ci))
     luaD_call(L, func, 0);
@@ -142,18 +142,18 @@ void luaT_callTM (lua_State *L, const TValue *f, const TValue *p1,
 void luaT_callTMres (lua_State *L, const TValue *f, const TValue *p1,
                      const TValue *p2, StkId res) {
   ptrdiff_t result = savestack(L, res);
-  StkId func = L->top;
+  StkId func = L->top.p;
   setobj2s(L, func, f);  /* push function (assume EXTRA_STACK) */
   setobj2s(L, func + 1, p1);  /* 1st argument */
   setobj2s(L, func + 2, p2);  /* 2nd argument */
-  L->top += 3;
+  L->top.p += 3;
   /* metamethod may yield only when called from Lua code */
   if (isLuacode(L->ci))
     luaD_call(L, func, 1);
   else
     luaD_callnoyield(L, func, 1);
   res = restorestack(L, result);
-  setobjs2s(L, res, --L->top);  /* move result to its place */
+  setobjs2s(L, res, --L->top.p);  /* move result to its place */
 }
 
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void luaT_trybinTM (lua_State *L, const TValue *p1, const TValue *p2,
 
 
 void luaT_tryconcatTM (lua_State *L) {
-  StkId top = L->top;
+  StkId top = L->top.p;
   if (l_unlikely(!callbinTM(L, s2v(top - 2), s2v(top - 1), top - 2,
                                TM_CONCAT)))
     luaG_concaterror(L, s2v(top - 2), s2v(top - 1));
@@ -223,15 +223,15 @@ void luaT_trybiniTM (lua_State *L, const TValue *p1, lua_Integer i2,
 */
 int luaT_callorderTM (lua_State *L, const TValue *p1, const TValue *p2,
                       TMS event) {
-  if (callbinTM(L, p1, p2, L->top, event))  /* try original event */
-    return !l_isfalse(s2v(L->top));
+  if (callbinTM(L, p1, p2, L->top.p, event))  /* try original event */
+    return !l_isfalse(s2v(L->top.p));
 #if defined(LUA_COMPAT_LT_LE)
   else if (event == TM_LE) {
       /* try '!(p2 < p1)' for '(p1 <= p2)' */
       L->ci->callstatus |= CIST_LEQ;  /* mark it is doing 'lt' for 'le' */
-      if (callbinTM(L, p2, p1, L->top, TM_LT)) {
+      if (callbinTM(L, p2, p1, L->top.p, TM_LT)) {
         L->ci->callstatus ^= CIST_LEQ;  /* clear mark */
-        return l_isfalse(s2v(L->top));
+        return l_isfalse(s2v(L->top.p));
       }
       /* else error will remove this 'ci'; no need to clear mark */
   }
@@ -261,20 +261,20 @@ int luaT_callorderiTM (lua_State *L, const TValue *p1, int v2,
 void luaT_adjustvarargs (lua_State *L, int nfixparams, CallInfo *ci,
                          const Proto *p) {
   int i;
-  int actual = cast_int(L->top - ci->func) - 1;  /* number of arguments */
+  int actual = cast_int(L->top.p - ci->func.p) - 1;  /* number of arguments */
   int nextra = actual - nfixparams;  /* number of extra arguments */
   ci->u.l.nextraargs = nextra;
   luaD_checkstack(L, p->maxstacksize + 1);
   /* copy function to the top of the stack */
-  setobjs2s(L, L->top++, ci->func);
+  setobjs2s(L, L->top.p++, ci->func.p);
   /* move fixed parameters to the top of the stack */
   for (i = 1; i <= nfixparams; i++) {
-    setobjs2s(L, L->top++, ci->func + i);
-    setnilvalue(s2v(ci->func + i));  /* erase original parameter (for GC) */
+    setobjs2s(L, L->top.p++, ci->func.p + i);
+    setnilvalue(s2v(ci->func.p + i));  /* erase original parameter (for GC) */
   }
-  ci->func += actual + 1;
-  ci->top += actual + 1;
-  lua_assert(L->top <= ci->top && ci->top <= L->stack_last);
+  ci->func.p += actual + 1;
+  ci->top.p += actual + 1;
+  lua_assert(L->top.p <= ci->top.p && ci->top.p <= L->stack_last.p);
 }
 
 
@@ -284,10 +284,10 @@ void luaT_getvarargs (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, StkId where, int wanted) {
   if (wanted < 0) {
     wanted = nextra;  /* get all extra arguments available */
     checkstackGCp(L, nextra, where);  /* ensure stack space */
-    L->top = where + nextra;  /* next instruction will need top */
+    L->top.p = where + nextra;  /* next instruction will need top */
   }
   for (i = 0; i < wanted && i < nextra; i++)
-    setobjs2s(L, where + i, ci->func - nextra + i);
+    setobjs2s(L, where + i, ci->func.p - nextra + i);
   for (; i < wanted; i++)   /* complete required results with nil */
     setnilvalue(s2v(where + i));
 }
diff --git a/third_party/lua/ltm.h b/third_party/lua/ltm.h
index fc89b6f78..108217f4c 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/ltm.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/ltm.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define ltm_h
 
 #include "third_party/lua/lobject.h"
+#include "third_party/lua/lstate.h"
 #include "third_party/lua/luaconf.h"
 #include "third_party/lua/tms.h"
 
@@ -63,8 +64,8 @@ LUAI_FUNC int luaT_callorderiTM (lua_State *L, const TValue *p1, int v2,
                                  int inv, int isfloat, TMS event);
 
 LUAI_FUNC void luaT_adjustvarargs (lua_State *L, int nfixparams,
-                                   struct CallInfo *ci, const Proto *p);
-LUAI_FUNC void luaT_getvarargs (lua_State *L, struct CallInfo *ci,
+                                   CallInfo *ci, const Proto *p);
+LUAI_FUNC void luaT_getvarargs (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci,
                                               StkId where, int wanted);
 
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lua.h b/third_party/lua/lua.h
index c36264dbb..c0ef458a8 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lua.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/lua.h
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
 
 #define LUA_VERSION_MAJOR	"5"
 #define LUA_VERSION_MINOR	"4"
-#define LUA_VERSION_RELEASE	"4"
+#define LUA_VERSION_RELEASE	"5"
 
 #define LUA_VERSION_NUM			504
-#define LUA_VERSION_RELEASE_NUM		(LUA_VERSION_NUM * 100 + 4)
+#define LUA_VERSION_RELEASE_NUM		(LUA_VERSION_NUM * 100 + 5)
 
 #define LUA_VERSION	"Lua " LUA_VERSION_MAJOR "." LUA_VERSION_MINOR
 #define LUA_RELEASE	LUA_VERSION "." LUA_VERSION_RELEASE
-#define LUA_COPYRIGHT	LUA_RELEASE "  Copyright (C) 1994-2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio"
+#define LUA_COPYRIGHT	LUA_RELEASE "  Copyright (C) 1994-2023 Lua.org, PUC-Rio"
 #define LUA_AUTHORS	"R. Ierusalimschy, L. H. de Figueiredo, W. Celes"
 
 
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@ typedef void * (*lua_Alloc) (void *ud, void *ptr, size_t osize, size_t nsize);
 typedef void (*lua_WarnFunction) (void *ud, const char *msg, int tocont);
 
 
+/*
+** Type used by the debug API to collect debug information
+*/
+typedef struct lua_Debug lua_Debug;
+
+
+/*
+** Functions to be called by the debugger in specific events
+*/
+typedef void (*lua_Hook) (lua_State *L, lua_Debug *ar);
 
 
 /*
@@ -145,7 +155,7 @@ extern const char lua_ident[];
 LUA_API lua_State *(lua_newstate) (lua_Alloc f, void *ud);
 LUA_API void       (lua_close) (lua_State *L);
 LUA_API lua_State *(lua_newthread) (lua_State *L);
-LUA_API int        (lua_resetthread) (lua_State *L);
+LUA_API int        (lua_resetthread) (lua_State *L, lua_State *from);
 
 LUA_API lua_CFunction (lua_atpanic) (lua_State *L, lua_CFunction panicf);
 
@@ -434,12 +444,6 @@ LUA_API void (lua_closeslot) (lua_State *L, int idx);
 #define LUA_MASKLINE	(1 << LUA_HOOKLINE)
 #define LUA_MASKCOUNT	(1 << LUA_HOOKCOUNT)
 
-typedef struct lua_Debug lua_Debug;  /* activation record */
-
-
-/* Functions to be called by the debugger in specific events */
-typedef void (*lua_Hook) (lua_State *L, lua_Debug *ar);
-
 
 LUA_API int (lua_getstack) (lua_State *L, int level, lua_Debug *ar);
 LUA_API int (lua_getinfo) (lua_State *L, const char *what, lua_Debug *ar);
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lua.main.c b/third_party/lua/lua.main.c
index 807c79740..8f5b2bf6d 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lua.main.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lua.main.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -117,10 +117,11 @@ static void print_version (void) {
 ** to the script (everything after 'script') go to positive indices;
 ** other arguments (before the script name) go to negative indices.
 ** If there is no script name, assume interpreter's name as base.
+** (If there is no interpreter's name either, 'script' is -1, so
+** table sizes are zero.)
 */
 static void createargtable (lua_State *L, char **argv, int argc, int script) {
   int i, narg;
-  if (script == argc) script = 0;  /* no script name? */
   narg = argc - (script + 1);  /* number of positive indices */
   lua_createtable(L, narg, script + 1);
   for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
@@ -161,10 +162,10 @@ static int dolibrary (lua_State *L, char *globname) {
   }
   lua_getglobal(L, "require");
   lua_pushstring(L, modname);
-  status = docall(L, 1, 1);  /* call 'require(modname)' */
+  status = lua_runchunk(L, 1, 1);  /* call 'require(modname)' */
   if (status == LUA_OK)
     lua_setglobal(L, globname);  /* globname = require(modname) */
-  return report(L, status);
+  return lua_report(L, status);
 }
 
 
@@ -208,14 +209,23 @@ static int handle_script (lua_State *L, char **argv) {
 
 /*
 ** Traverses all arguments from 'argv', returning a mask with those
-** needed before running any Lua code (or an error code if it finds
-** any invalid argument). 'first' returns the first not-handled argument
-** (either the script name or a bad argument in case of error).
+** needed before running any Lua code or an error code if it finds any
+** invalid argument. In case of error, 'first' is the index of the bad
+** argument.  Otherwise, 'first' is -1 if there is no program name,
+** 0 if there is no script name, or the index of the script name.
 */
 static int collectargs (char **argv, int *first) {
   int args = 0;
   int i;
-  for (i = 1; argv[i] != NULL; i++) {
+  if (argv[0] != NULL) {  /* is there a program name? */
+    if (argv[0][0])  /* not empty? */
+      lua_progname = argv[0];  /* save it */
+  }
+  else {  /* no program name */
+    *first = -1;
+    return 0;
+  }
+  for (i = 1; argv[i] != NULL; i++) {  /* handle arguments */
     *first = i;
     if (argv[i][0] != '-')  /* not an option? */
         return args;  /* stop handling options */
@@ -256,7 +266,7 @@ static int collectargs (char **argv, int *first) {
         return has_error;
     }
   }
-  *first = i;  /* no script name */
+  *first = 0;  /* no script name */
   return args;
 }
 
@@ -362,9 +372,8 @@ static int pmain (lua_State *L) {
   char **argv = (char **)lua_touserdata(L, 2);
   int script;
   int args = collectargs(argv, &script);
+  int optlim = (script > 0) ? script : argc; /* first argv not an option */
   luaL_checkversion(L);  /* check that interpreter has correct version */
-  lua_progname = LUA_PROGNAME;
-  if (argv[0] && argv[0][0]) lua_progname = argv[0];
   if (args == has_error) {  /* bad arg? */
     print_usage(argv[script]);  /* 'script' has index of bad arg. */
     return 0;
@@ -379,19 +388,21 @@ static int pmain (lua_State *L) {
   luaL_requiref(L, "unix", LuaUnix, 1);
   lua_pop(L, 1);
   createargtable(L, argv, argc, script);  /* create table 'arg' */
-  lua_gc(L, LUA_GCGEN, 0, 0);  /* GC in generational mode */
+  lua_gc(L, LUA_GCRESTART);  /* start GC... */
+  lua_gc(L, LUA_GCGEN, 0, 0);  /* ...in generational mode */
   if (!(args & has_E)) {  /* no option '-E'? */
     if (handle_luainit(L) != LUA_OK)  /* run LUA_INIT */
       return 0;  /* error running LUA_INIT */
   }
-  if (!runargs(L, argv, script))  /* execute arguments -e and -l */
+  if (!runargs(L, argv, optlim))  /* execute arguments -e and -l */
     return 0;  /* something failed */
-  if (script < argc &&  /* execute main script (if there is one) */
-      handle_script(L, argv + script) != LUA_OK)
-    return 0;
+  if (script > 0) {  /* execute main script (if there is one) */
+    if (handle_script(L, argv + script) != LUA_OK)
+      return 0;  /* interrupt in case of error */
+  }
   if (args & has_i)  /* -i option? */
     doREPL(L);  /* do read-eval-print loop */
-  else if (script == argc && !(args & (has_e | has_v))) {  /* no arguments? */
+  else if (script < 1 && !(args & (has_e | has_v))) { /* no active option? */
     if (lua_stdin_is_tty()) {  /* running in interactive mode? */
       print_version();
       doREPL(L);  /* do read-eval-print loop */
@@ -415,6 +426,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv) {
     lua_l_message(argv[0], "cannot create state: not enough memory");
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
+  lua_gc(L, LUA_GCSTOP);  /* stop GC while building state */
   lua_pushcfunction(L, &pmain);  /* to call 'pmain' in protected mode */
   lua_pushinteger(L, argc);  /* 1st argument */
   lua_pushlightuserdata(L, argv); /* 2nd argument */
diff --git a/third_party/lua/luac.main.c b/third_party/lua/luac.main.c
index 9138fc634..36e229a11 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/luac.main.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/luac.main.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static int doargs(int argc, char* argv[])
  return i;
 }
 
-#define FUNCTION "(function()end)();"
+#define FUNCTION "(function()end)();\n"
 
 static const char* reader(lua_State* L, void* ud, size_t* size)
 {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static const char* reader(lua_State* L, void* ud, size_t* size)
  }
 }
 
-#define toproto(L,i) getproto(s2v(L->top+(i)))
+#define toproto(L,i) getproto(s2v(L->top.p+(i)))
 
 static const Proto* combine(lua_State* L, int n)
 {
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ static const Proto* combine(lua_State* L, int n)
    f->p[i]=toproto(L,i-n-1);
    if (f->p[i]->sizeupvalues>0) f->p[i]->upvalues[0].instack=0;
   }
-  luaM_freearray(L,f->lineinfo,f->sizelineinfo);
-  f->sizelineinfo=0;
   return f;
  }
 }
diff --git a/third_party/lua/luaconf.h b/third_party/lua/luaconf.h
index c66615806..e4ad62f94 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/luaconf.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/luaconf.h
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@
 #endif
 
 
+#if defined(LUA_USE_IOS)
+#define LUA_USE_POSIX
+#define LUA_USE_DLOPEN
+#endif
+
+
 /*
 @@ LUAI_IS32INT is true iff 'int' has (at least) 32 bits.
 */
@@ -665,7 +671,7 @@
 ** CHANGE it if you need a different limit. This limit is arbitrary;
 ** its only purpose is to stop Lua from consuming unlimited stack
 ** space (and to reserve some numbers for pseudo-indices).
-** (It must fit into max(size_t)/32.)
+** (It must fit into max(size_t)/32 and max(int)/2.)
 */
 #if LUAI_IS32INT
 #define LUAI_MAXSTACK		1000000
@@ -684,14 +690,15 @@
 
 /*
 @@ LUA_IDSIZE gives the maximum size for the description of the source
-@@ of a function in debug information.
+** of a function in debug information.
 ** CHANGE it if you want a different size.
 */
 #define LUA_IDSIZE	60
 
 
 /*
-@@ LUAL_BUFFERSIZE is the buffer size used by the lauxlib buffer system.
+@@ LUAL_BUFFERSIZE is the initial buffer size used by the lauxlib
+** buffer system.
 */
 #define LUAL_BUFFERSIZE   ((int)(16 * sizeof(void*) * sizeof(lua_Number)))
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lundump.c b/third_party/lua/lundump.c
index d5a4e492d..fa0305935 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lundump.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lundump.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ static TString *loadStringN (LoadState *S, Proto *p) {
   }
   else {  /* long string */
     ts = luaS_createlngstrobj(L, size);  /* create string */
-    setsvalue2s(L, L->top, ts);  /* anchor it ('loadVector' can GC) */
+    setsvalue2s(L, L->top.p, ts);  /* anchor it ('loadVector' can GC) */
     luaD_inctop(L);
     loadVector(S, getstr(ts), size);  /* load directly in final place */
-    L->top--;  /* pop string */
+    L->top.p--;  /* pop string */
   }
   luaC_objbarrier(L, p, ts);
   return ts;
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ static void loadDebug (LoadState *S, Proto *f) {
     f->locvars[i].endpc = loadInt(S);
   }
   n = loadInt(S);
+  if (n != 0)  /* does it have debug information? */
+    n = f->sizeupvalues;  /* must be this many */
   for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
     f->upvalues[i].name = loadStringN(S, f);
 }
@@ -344,7 +346,7 @@ LClosure *luaU_undump(lua_State *L, ZIO *Z, const char *name) {
   S.Z = Z;
   checkHeader(&S);
   cl = luaF_newLclosure(L, loadByte(&S));
-  setclLvalue2s(L, L->top, cl);
+  setclLvalue2s(L, L->top.p, cl);
   luaD_inctop(L);
   cl->p = luaF_newproto(L);
   luaC_objbarrier(L, cl, cl->p);
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lutf8lib.c b/third_party/lua/lutf8lib.c
index eb92d9f37..5c43f6b68 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lutf8lib.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lutf8lib.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
 #define MAXUTF		0x7FFFFFFFu
 
+
+#define MSGInvalid	"invalid UTF-8 code"
+
 /*
 ** Integer type for decoded UTF-8 values; MAXUTF needs 31 bits.
 */
@@ -55,7 +58,8 @@ typedef unsigned long utfint;
 #endif
 
 
-#define iscont(p)	((*(p) & 0xC0) == 0x80)
+#define iscont(c)	(((c) & 0xC0) == 0x80)
+#define iscontp(p)	iscont(*(p))
 
 
 /* from strlib */
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ static const char *utf8_decode (const char *s, utfint *val, int strict) {
     int count = 0;  /* to count number of continuation bytes */
     for (; c & 0x40; c <<= 1) {  /* while it needs continuation bytes... */
       unsigned int cc = (unsigned char)s[++count];  /* read next byte */
-      if ((cc & 0xC0) != 0x80)  /* not a continuation byte? */
+      if (!iscont(cc))  /* not a continuation byte? */
         return NULL;  /* invalid byte sequence */
       res = (res << 6) | (cc & 0x3F);  /* add lower 6 bits from cont. byte */
     }
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ static int codepoint (lua_State *L) {
     utfint code;
     s = utf8_decode(s, &code, !lax);
     if (s == NULL)
-      return luaL_error(L, "invalid UTF-8 code");
+      return luaL_error(L, MSGInvalid);
     lua_pushinteger(L, code);
     n++;
   }
@@ -210,16 +214,16 @@ static int byteoffset (lua_State *L) {
                    "position out of bounds");
   if (n == 0) {
     /* find beginning of current byte sequence */
-    while (posi > 0 && iscont(s + posi)) posi--;
+    while (posi > 0 && iscontp(s + posi)) posi--;
   }
   else {
-    if (iscont(s + posi))
+    if (iscontp(s + posi))
       return luaL_error(L, "initial position is a continuation byte");
     if (n < 0) {
        while (n < 0 && posi > 0) {  /* move back */
          do {  /* find beginning of previous character */
            posi--;
-         } while (posi > 0 && iscont(s + posi));
+         } while (posi > 0 && iscontp(s + posi));
          n++;
        }
      }
@@ -228,7 +232,7 @@ static int byteoffset (lua_State *L) {
        while (n > 0 && posi < (lua_Integer)len) {
          do {  /* find beginning of next character */
            posi++;
-         } while (iscont(s + posi));  /* (cannot pass final '\0') */
+         } while (iscontp(s + posi));  /* (cannot pass final '\0') */
          n--;
        }
      }
@@ -246,15 +250,15 @@ static int iter_aux (lua_State *L, int strict) {
   const char *s = luaL_checklstring(L, 1, &len);
   lua_Unsigned n = (lua_Unsigned)lua_tointeger(L, 2);
   if (n < len) {
-    while (iscont(s + n)) n++;  /* skip continuation bytes */
+    while (iscontp(s + n)) n++;  /* go to next character */
   }
   if (n >= len)  /* (also handles original 'n' being negative) */
     return 0;  /* no more codepoints */
   else {
     utfint code;
     const char *next = utf8_decode(s + n, &code, strict);
-    if (next == NULL)
-      return luaL_error(L, "invalid UTF-8 code");
+    if (next == NULL || iscontp(next))
+      return luaL_error(L, MSGInvalid);
     lua_pushinteger(L, n + 1);
     lua_pushinteger(L, code);
     return 2;
@@ -273,7 +277,8 @@ static int iter_auxlax (lua_State *L) {
 
 static int iter_codes (lua_State *L) {
   int lax = lua_toboolean(L, 2);
-  luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
+  const char *s = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
+  luaL_argcheck(L, !iscontp(s), 1, MSGInvalid);
   lua_pushcfunction(L, lax ? iter_auxlax : iter_auxstrict);
   lua_pushvalue(L, 1);
   lua_pushinteger(L, 0);
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lvm.c b/third_party/lua/lvm.c
index c93c436f2..0db375f25 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lvm.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lvm.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.3 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
@@ -628,8 +628,8 @@ int luaV_equalobj (lua_State *L, const TValue *t1, const TValue *t2) {
   if (tm == NULL)  /* no TM? */
     return 0;  /* objects are different */
   else {
-    luaT_callTMres(L, tm, t1, t2, L->top);  /* call TM */
-    return !l_isfalse(s2v(L->top));
+    luaT_callTMres(L, tm, t1, t2, L->top.p);  /* call TM */
+    return !l_isfalse(s2v(L->top.p));
   }
 }
 
@@ -653,17 +653,17 @@ static void copy2buff (StkId top, int n, char *buff) {
 
 /*
 ** Main operation for concatenation: concat 'total' values in the stack,
-** from 'L->top - total' up to 'L->top - 1'.
+** from 'L->top.p - total' up to 'L->top.p - 1'.
 */
 void luaV_concat (lua_State *L, int total) {
   if (total == 1)
     return;  /* "all" values already concatenated */
   do {
-    StkId top = L->top;
+    StkId top = L->top.p;
     int n = 2;  /* number of elements handled in this pass (at least 2) */
     if (!(ttisstring(s2v(top - 2)) || cvt2str(s2v(top - 2))) ||
         !tostring(L, s2v(top - 1)))
-      luaT_tryconcatTM(L);
+      luaT_tryconcatTM(L);  /* may invalidate 'top' */
     else if (isemptystr(s2v(top - 1)))  /* second operand is empty? */
       cast_void(tostring(L, s2v(top - 2)));  /* result is first operand */
     else if (isemptystr(s2v(top - 2))) {  /* first operand is empty string? */
@@ -676,8 +676,10 @@ void luaV_concat (lua_State *L, int total) {
       /* collect total length and number of strings */
       for (n = 1; n < total && tostring(L, s2v(top - n - 1)); n++) {
         size_t l = vslen(s2v(top - n - 1));
-        if (l_unlikely(l >= (MAX_SIZE/sizeof(char)) - tl))
+        if (l_unlikely(l >= (MAX_SIZE/sizeof(char)) - tl)) {
+          L->top.p = top - total;  /* pop strings to avoid wasting stack */
           luaG_runerror(L, "string length overflow");
+        }
         tl += l;
       }
       if (tl <= LUAI_MAXSHORTLEN) {  /* is result a short string? */
@@ -691,8 +693,8 @@ void luaV_concat (lua_State *L, int total) {
       }
       setsvalue2s(L, top - n, ts);  /* create result */
     }
-    total -= n-1;  /* got 'n' strings to create 1 new */
-    L->top -= n-1;  /* popped 'n' strings and pushed one */
+    total -= n - 1;  /* got 'n' strings to create one new */
+    L->top.p -= n - 1;  /* popped 'n' strings and pushed one */
   } while (total > 1);  /* repeat until only 1 result left */
 }
 
@@ -783,12 +785,10 @@ lua_Number luaV_modf (lua_State *L, lua_Number m, lua_Number n) {
 /* number of bits in an integer */
 #define NBITS	cast_int(sizeof(lua_Integer) * CHAR_BIT)
 
+
 /*
 ** Shift left operation. (Shift right just negates 'y'.)
 */
-#define luaV_shiftr(x,y)	luaV_shiftl(x,intop(-, 0, y))
-
-
 lua_Integer luaV_shiftl (lua_Integer x, lua_Integer y) {
   if (y < 0) {  /* shift right? */
     if (y <= -NBITS) return 0;
@@ -828,26 +828,26 @@ static void pushclosure (lua_State *L, Proto *p, UpVal **encup, StkId base,
 */
 void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
   CallInfo *ci = L->ci;
-  StkId base = ci->func + 1;
+  StkId base = ci->func.p + 1;
   Instruction inst = *(ci->u.l.savedpc - 1);  /* interrupted instruction */
   OpCode op = GET_OPCODE(inst);
   switch (op) {  /* finish its execution */
     case OP_MMBIN: case OP_MMBINI: case OP_MMBINK: {
-      setobjs2s(L, base + GETARG_A(*(ci->u.l.savedpc - 2)), --L->top);
+      setobjs2s(L, base + GETARG_A(*(ci->u.l.savedpc - 2)), --L->top.p);
       break;
     }
     case OP_UNM: case OP_BNOT: case OP_LEN:
     case OP_GETTABUP: case OP_GETTABLE: case OP_GETI:
     case OP_GETFIELD: case OP_SELF: {
-      setobjs2s(L, base + GETARG_A(inst), --L->top);
+      setobjs2s(L, base + GETARG_A(inst), --L->top.p);
       break;
     }
     case OP_LT: case OP_LE:
     case OP_LTI: case OP_LEI:
     case OP_GTI: case OP_GEI:
     case OP_EQ: {  /* note that 'OP_EQI'/'OP_EQK' cannot yield */
-      int res = !l_isfalse(s2v(L->top - 1));
-      L->top--;
+      int res = !l_isfalse(s2v(L->top.p - 1));
+      L->top.p--;
 #if defined(LUA_COMPAT_LT_LE)
       if (ci->callstatus & CIST_LEQ) {  /* "<=" using "<" instead? */
         ci->callstatus ^= CIST_LEQ;  /* clear mark */
@@ -860,11 +860,11 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
       break;
     }
     case OP_CONCAT: {
-      StkId top = L->top - 1;  /* top when 'luaT_tryconcatTM' was called */
+      StkId top = L->top.p - 1;  /* top when 'luaT_tryconcatTM' was called */
       int a = GETARG_A(inst);      /* first element to concatenate */
       int total = cast_int(top - 1 - (base + a));  /* yet to concatenate */
       setobjs2s(L, top - 2, top);  /* put TM result in proper position */
-      L->top = top - 1;  /* top is one after last element (at top-2) */
+      L->top.p = top - 1;  /* top is one after last element (at top-2) */
       luaV_concat(L, total);  /* concat them (may yield again) */
       break;
     }
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
       StkId ra = base + GETARG_A(inst);
       /* adjust top to signal correct number of returns, in case the
          return is "up to top" ('isIT') */
-      L->top = ra + ci->u2.nres;
+      L->top.p = ra + ci->u2.nres;
       /* repeat instruction to close other vars. and complete the return */
       ci->u.l.savedpc--;
       break;
@@ -918,6 +918,7 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
 ** operation, 'fop' is the float operation.
 */
 #define op_arithI(L,iop,fop) {  \
+  StkId ra = RA(i); \
   TValue *v1 = vRB(i);  \
   int imm = GETARG_sC(i);  \
   if (ttisinteger(v1)) {  \
@@ -946,6 +947,7 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
 ** Arithmetic operations over floats and others with register operands.
 */
 #define op_arithf(L,fop) {  \
+  StkId ra = RA(i); \
   TValue *v1 = vRB(i);  \
   TValue *v2 = vRC(i);  \
   op_arithf_aux(L, v1, v2, fop); }
@@ -955,6 +957,7 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
 ** Arithmetic operations with K operands for floats.
 */
 #define op_arithfK(L,fop) {  \
+  StkId ra = RA(i); \
   TValue *v1 = vRB(i);  \
   TValue *v2 = KC(i); lua_assert(ttisnumber(v2));  \
   op_arithf_aux(L, v1, v2, fop); }
@@ -964,6 +967,7 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
 ** Arithmetic operations over integers and floats.
 */
 #define op_arith_aux(L,v1,v2,iop,fop) {  \
+  StkId ra = RA(i); \
   if (ttisinteger(v1) && ttisinteger(v2)) {  \
     lua_Integer i1 = ivalue(v1); lua_Integer i2 = ivalue(v2);  \
     pc++; setivalue(s2v(ra), iop(L, i1, i2));  \
@@ -993,6 +997,7 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
 ** Bitwise operations with constant operand.
 */
 #define op_bitwiseK(L,op) {  \
+  StkId ra = RA(i); \
   TValue *v1 = vRB(i);  \
   TValue *v2 = KC(i);  \
   lua_Integer i1;  \
@@ -1006,6 +1011,7 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
 ** Bitwise operations with register operands.
 */
 #define op_bitwise(L,op) {  \
+  StkId ra = RA(i); \
   TValue *v1 = vRB(i);  \
   TValue *v2 = vRC(i);  \
   lua_Integer i1; lua_Integer i2;  \
@@ -1020,6 +1026,7 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
 ** integers.
 */
 #define op_order(L,opi,opn,other) {  \
+  StkId ra = RA(i); \
         int cond;  \
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);  \
         if (ttisinteger(s2v(ra)) && ttisinteger(rb)) {  \
@@ -1039,6 +1046,7 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
 ** always small enough to have an exact representation as a float.)
 */
 #define op_orderI(L,opi,opf,inv,tm) {  \
+  StkId ra = RA(i); \
         int cond;  \
         int im = GETARG_sB(i);  \
         if (ttisinteger(s2v(ra)))  \
@@ -1081,7 +1089,7 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
 
 #define updatetrap(ci)  (trap = ci->u.l.trap)
 
-#define updatebase(ci)	(base = ci->func + 1)
+#define updatebase(ci)	(base = ci->func.p + 1)
 
 
 #define updatestack(ci)  \
@@ -1116,7 +1124,7 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
 ** Whenever code can raise errors, the global 'pc' and the global
 ** 'top' must be correct to report occasional errors.
 */
-#define savestate(L,ci)		(savepc(L), L->top = ci->top)
+#define savestate(L,ci)		(savepc(L), L->top.p = ci->top.p)
 
 
 /*
@@ -1136,7 +1144,7 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
 
 /* 'c' is the limit of live values in the stack */
 #define checkGC(L,c)  \
-	{ luaC_condGC(L, (savepc(L), L->top = (c)), \
+	{ luaC_condGC(L, (savepc(L), L->top.p = (c)), \
                          updatetrap(ci)); \
            luai_threadyield(L); }
 
@@ -1148,7 +1156,6 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
     updatebase(ci);  /* correct stack */ \
   } \
   i = *(pc++); \
-  ra = RA(i); /* WARNING: any stack reallocation invalidates 'ra' */ \
 }
 
 #define vmdispatch(o)	switch(o)
@@ -1168,7 +1175,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
  startfunc:
   trap = L->hookmask;
  returning:  /* trap already set */
-  cl = clLvalue(s2v(ci->func));
+  cl = clLvalue(s2v(ci->func.p));
   k = cl->p->k;
   pc = ci->u.l.savedpc;
   if (l_unlikely(trap)) {
@@ -1180,60 +1187,68 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
     }
     ci->u.l.trap = 1;  /* assume trap is on, for now */
   }
-  base = ci->func + 1;
+  base = ci->func.p + 1;
   /* main loop of interpreter */
   for (;;) {
     Instruction i;  /* instruction being executed */
-    StkId ra;  /* instruction's A register */
     vmfetch();
     #if 0
       /* low-level line tracing for debugging Lua */
       printf("line: %d\n", luaG_getfuncline(cl->p, pcRel(pc, cl->p)));
     #endif
-    lua_assert(base == ci->func + 1);
-    lua_assert(base <= L->top && L->top < L->stack_last);
+    lua_assert(base == ci->func.p + 1);
+    lua_assert(base <= L->top.p && L->top.p <= L->stack_last.p);
     /* invalidate top for instructions not expecting it */
-    lua_assert(isIT(i) || (cast_void(L->top = base), 1));
+    lua_assert(isIT(i) || (cast_void(L->top.p = base), 1));
     vmdispatch (GET_OPCODE(i)) {
       vmcase(OP_MOVE) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         setobjs2s(L, ra, RB(i));
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_LOADI) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         lua_Integer b = GETARG_sBx(i);
         setivalue(s2v(ra), b);
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_LOADF) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         int b = GETARG_sBx(i);
         setfltvalue(s2v(ra), cast_num(b));
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_LOADK) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         TValue *rb = k + GETARG_Bx(i);
         setobj2s(L, ra, rb);
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_LOADKX) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         TValue *rb;
         rb = k + GETARG_Ax(*pc); pc++;
         setobj2s(L, ra, rb);
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_LOADFALSE) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         setbfvalue(s2v(ra));
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_LFALSESKIP) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         setbfvalue(s2v(ra));
         pc++;  /* skip next instruction */
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_LOADTRUE) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         setbtvalue(s2v(ra));
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_LOADNIL) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         int b = GETARG_B(i);
         do {
           setnilvalue(s2v(ra++));
@@ -1241,19 +1256,22 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_GETUPVAL) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         int b = GETARG_B(i);
-        setobj2s(L, ra, cl->upvals[b]->v);
+        setobj2s(L, ra, cl->upvals[b]->v.p);
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_SETUPVAL) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         UpVal *uv = cl->upvals[GETARG_B(i)];
-        setobj(L, uv->v, s2v(ra));
+        setobj(L, uv->v.p, s2v(ra));
         luaC_barrier(L, uv, s2v(ra));
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_GETTABUP) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         const TValue *slot;
-        TValue *upval = cl->upvals[GETARG_B(i)]->v;
+        TValue *upval = cl->upvals[GETARG_B(i)]->v.p;
         TValue *rc = KC(i);
         TString *key = tsvalue(rc);  /* key must be a string */
         if (luaV_fastget(L, upval, key, slot, luaH_getshortstr)) {
@@ -1264,6 +1282,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_GETTABLE) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         const TValue *slot;
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);
         TValue *rc = vRC(i);
@@ -1278,6 +1297,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_GETI) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         const TValue *slot;
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);
         int c = GETARG_C(i);
@@ -1292,6 +1312,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_GETFIELD) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         const TValue *slot;
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);
         TValue *rc = KC(i);
@@ -1305,7 +1326,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
       }
       vmcase(OP_SETTABUP) {
         const TValue *slot;
-        TValue *upval = cl->upvals[GETARG_A(i)]->v;
+        TValue *upval = cl->upvals[GETARG_A(i)]->v.p;
         TValue *rb = KB(i);
         TValue *rc = RKC(i);
         TString *key = tsvalue(rb);  /* key must be a string */
@@ -1317,6 +1338,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_SETTABLE) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         const TValue *slot;
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);  /* key (table is in 'ra') */
         TValue *rc = RKC(i);  /* value */
@@ -1331,6 +1353,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_SETI) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         const TValue *slot;
         int c = GETARG_B(i);
         TValue *rc = RKC(i);
@@ -1345,6 +1368,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_SETFIELD) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         const TValue *slot;
         TValue *rb = KB(i);
         TValue *rc = RKC(i);
@@ -1357,6 +1381,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_NEWTABLE) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         int b = GETARG_B(i);  /* log2(hash size) + 1 */
         int c = GETARG_C(i);  /* array size */
         Table *t;
@@ -1366,7 +1391,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         if (TESTARG_k(i))  /* non-zero extra argument? */
           c += GETARG_Ax(*pc) * (MAXARG_C + 1);  /* add it to size */
         pc++;  /* skip extra argument */
-        L->top = ra + 1;  /* correct top in case of emergency GC */
+        L->top.p = ra + 1;  /* correct top in case of emergency GC */
         t = luaH_new(L);  /* memory allocation */
         sethvalue2s(L, ra, t);
         if (b != 0 || c != 0)
@@ -1375,6 +1400,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_SELF) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         const TValue *slot;
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);
         TValue *rc = RKC(i);
@@ -1404,6 +1430,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_MODK) {
+        savestate(L, ci);  /* in case of division by 0 */
         op_arithK(L, luaV_mod, luaV_modf);
         vmbreak;
       }
@@ -1416,6 +1443,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_IDIVK) {
+        savestate(L, ci);  /* in case of division by 0 */
         op_arithK(L, luaV_idiv, luai_numidiv);
         vmbreak;
       }
@@ -1432,6 +1460,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_SHRI) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);
         int ic = GETARG_sC(i);
         lua_Integer ib;
@@ -1441,6 +1470,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_SHLI) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);
         int ic = GETARG_sC(i);
         lua_Integer ib;
@@ -1462,6 +1492,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_MOD) {
+        savestate(L, ci);  /* in case of division by 0 */
         op_arith(L, luaV_mod, luaV_modf);
         vmbreak;
       }
@@ -1474,6 +1505,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_IDIV) {  /* floor division */
+        savestate(L, ci);  /* in case of division by 0 */
         op_arith(L, luaV_idiv, luai_numidiv);
         vmbreak;
       }
@@ -1498,6 +1530,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_MMBIN) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         Instruction pi = *(pc - 2);  /* original arith. expression */
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);
         TMS tm = (TMS)GETARG_C(i);
@@ -1507,6 +1540,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_MMBINI) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         Instruction pi = *(pc - 2);  /* original arith. expression */
         int imm = GETARG_sB(i);
         TMS tm = (TMS)GETARG_C(i);
@@ -1516,6 +1550,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_MMBINK) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         Instruction pi = *(pc - 2);  /* original arith. expression */
         TValue *imm = KB(i);
         TMS tm = (TMS)GETARG_C(i);
@@ -1525,6 +1560,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_UNM) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);
         lua_Number nb;
         if (ttisinteger(rb)) {
@@ -1539,6 +1575,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_BNOT) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);
         lua_Integer ib;
         if (tointegerns(rb, &ib)) {
@@ -1549,6 +1586,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_NOT) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);
         if (l_isfalse(rb))
           setbtvalue(s2v(ra));
@@ -1557,21 +1595,25 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_LEN) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         Protect(luaV_objlen(L, ra, vRB(i)));
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_CONCAT) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         int n = GETARG_B(i);  /* number of elements to concatenate */
-        L->top = ra + n;  /* mark the end of concat operands */
+        L->top.p = ra + n;  /* mark the end of concat operands */
         ProtectNT(luaV_concat(L, n));
-        checkGC(L, L->top); /* 'luaV_concat' ensures correct top */
+        checkGC(L, L->top.p); /* 'luaV_concat' ensures correct top */
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_CLOSE) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         Protect(luaF_close(L, ra, LUA_OK, 1));
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_TBC) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         /* create new to-be-closed upvalue */
         halfProtect(luaF_newtbcupval(L, ra));
         vmbreak;
@@ -1581,6 +1623,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_EQ) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         int cond;
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);
         Protect(cond = luaV_equalobj(L, s2v(ra), rb));
@@ -1596,6 +1639,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_EQK) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         TValue *rb = KB(i);
         /* basic types do not use '__eq'; we can use raw equality */
         int cond = luaV_rawequalobj(s2v(ra), rb);
@@ -1603,6 +1647,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_EQI) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         int cond;
         int im = GETARG_sB(i);
         if (ttisinteger(s2v(ra)))
@@ -1631,11 +1676,13 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_TEST) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         int cond = !l_isfalse(s2v(ra));
         docondjump();
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_TESTSET) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);
         if (l_isfalse(rb) == GETARG_k(i))
           pc++;
@@ -1646,11 +1693,12 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_CALL) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         CallInfo *newci;
         int b = GETARG_B(i);
         int nresults = GETARG_C(i) - 1;
         if (b != 0)  /* fixed number of arguments? */
-          L->top = ra + b;  /* top signals number of arguments */
+          L->top.p = ra + b;  /* top signals number of arguments */
         /* else previous instruction set top */
         savepc(L);  /* in case of errors */
         if ((newci = luaD_precall(L, ra, nresults)) == NULL)
@@ -1662,54 +1710,57 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_TAILCALL) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         int b = GETARG_B(i);  /* number of arguments + 1 (function) */
         int n;  /* number of results when calling a C function */
         int nparams1 = GETARG_C(i);
         /* delta is virtual 'func' - real 'func' (vararg functions) */
         int delta = (nparams1) ? ci->u.l.nextraargs + nparams1 : 0;
         if (b != 0)
-          L->top = ra + b;
+          L->top.p = ra + b;
         else  /* previous instruction set top */
-          b = cast_int(L->top - ra);
+          b = cast_int(L->top.p - ra);
         savepc(ci);  /* several calls here can raise errors */
         if (TESTARG_k(i)) {
           luaF_closeupval(L, base);  /* close upvalues from current call */
-          lua_assert(L->tbclist < base);  /* no pending tbc variables */
-          lua_assert(base == ci->func + 1);
+          lua_assert(L->tbclist.p < base);  /* no pending tbc variables */
+          lua_assert(base == ci->func.p + 1);
         }
         if ((n = luaD_pretailcall(L, ci, ra, b, delta)) < 0)  /* Lua function? */
           goto startfunc;  /* execute the callee */
         else {  /* C function? */
-          ci->func -= delta;  /* restore 'func' (if vararg) */
+          ci->func.p -= delta;  /* restore 'func' (if vararg) */
           luaD_poscall(L, ci, n);  /* finish caller */
           updatetrap(ci);  /* 'luaD_poscall' can change hooks */
           goto ret;  /* caller returns after the tail call */
         }
       }
       vmcase(OP_RETURN) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         int n = GETARG_B(i) - 1;  /* number of results */
         int nparams1 = GETARG_C(i);
         if (n < 0)  /* not fixed? */
-          n = cast_int(L->top - ra);  /* get what is available */
+          n = cast_int(L->top.p - ra);  /* get what is available */
         savepc(ci);
         if (TESTARG_k(i)) {  /* may there be open upvalues? */
           ci->u2.nres = n;  /* save number of returns */
-          if (L->top < ci->top)
-            L->top = ci->top;
+          if (L->top.p < ci->top.p)
+            L->top.p = ci->top.p;
           luaF_close(L, base, CLOSEKTOP, 1);
           updatetrap(ci);
           updatestack(ci);
         }
         if (nparams1)  /* vararg function? */
-          ci->func -= ci->u.l.nextraargs + nparams1;
-        L->top = ra + n;  /* set call for 'luaD_poscall' */
+          ci->func.p -= ci->u.l.nextraargs + nparams1;
+        L->top.p = ra + n;  /* set call for 'luaD_poscall' */
         luaD_poscall(L, ci, n);
         updatetrap(ci);  /* 'luaD_poscall' can change hooks */
         goto ret;
       }
       vmcase(OP_RETURN0) {
         if (l_unlikely(L->hookmask)) {
-          L->top = ra;
+          StkId ra = RA(i);
+          L->top.p = ra;
           savepc(ci);
           luaD_poscall(L, ci, 0);  /* no hurry... */
           trap = 1;
@@ -1717,15 +1768,16 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         else {  /* do the 'poscall' here */
           int nres;
           L->ci = ci->previous;  /* back to caller */
-          L->top = base - 1;
+          L->top.p = base - 1;
           for (nres = ci->nresults; l_unlikely(nres > 0); nres--)
-            setnilvalue(s2v(L->top++));  /* all results are nil */
+            setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p++));  /* all results are nil */
         }
         goto ret;
       }
       vmcase(OP_RETURN1) {
         if (l_unlikely(L->hookmask)) {
-          L->top = ra + 1;
+          StkId ra = RA(i);
+          L->top.p = ra + 1;
           savepc(ci);
           luaD_poscall(L, ci, 1);  /* no hurry... */
           trap = 1;
@@ -1734,12 +1786,13 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
           int nres = ci->nresults;
           L->ci = ci->previous;  /* back to caller */
           if (nres == 0)
-            L->top = base - 1;  /* asked for no results */
+            L->top.p = base - 1;  /* asked for no results */
           else {
+            StkId ra = RA(i);
             setobjs2s(L, base - 1, ra);  /* at least this result */
-            L->top = base;
+            L->top.p = base;
             for (; l_unlikely(nres > 1); nres--)
-              setnilvalue(s2v(L->top++));  /* complete missing results */
+              setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p++));  /* complete missing results */
           }
         }
        ret:  /* return from a Lua function */
@@ -1751,6 +1804,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         }
       }
       vmcase(OP_FORLOOP) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         if (ttisinteger(s2v(ra + 2))) {  /* integer loop? */
           lua_Unsigned count = l_castS2U(ivalue(s2v(ra + 1)));
           if (count > 0) {  /* still more iterations? */
@@ -1769,12 +1823,14 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_FORPREP) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         savestate(L, ci);  /* in case of errors */
         if (forprep(L, ra))
           pc += GETARG_Bx(i) + 1;  /* skip the loop */
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_TFORPREP) {
+       StkId ra = RA(i);
         /* create to-be-closed upvalue (if needed) */
         halfProtect(luaF_newtbcupval(L, ra + 3));
         pc += GETARG_Bx(i);
@@ -1783,7 +1839,8 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         goto l_tforcall;
       }
       vmcase(OP_TFORCALL) {
-       l_tforcall:
+       l_tforcall: {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         /* 'ra' has the iterator function, 'ra + 1' has the state,
            'ra + 2' has the control variable, and 'ra + 3' has the
            to-be-closed variable. The call will use the stack after
@@ -1791,29 +1848,31 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         */
         /* push function, state, and control variable */
         memcpy(ra + 4, ra, 3 * sizeof(*ra));
-        L->top = ra + 4 + 3;
+        L->top.p = ra + 4 + 3;
         ProtectNT(luaD_call(L, ra + 4, GETARG_C(i)));  /* do the call */
         updatestack(ci);  /* stack may have changed */
         i = *(pc++);  /* go to next instruction */
         lua_assert(GET_OPCODE(i) == OP_TFORLOOP && ra == RA(i));
         goto l_tforloop;
-      }
+      }}
       vmcase(OP_TFORLOOP) {
-        l_tforloop:
+       l_tforloop: {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         if (!ttisnil(s2v(ra + 4))) {  /* continue loop? */
           setobjs2s(L, ra + 2, ra + 4);  /* save control variable */
           pc -= GETARG_Bx(i);  /* jump back */
         }
         vmbreak;
-      }
+      }}
       vmcase(OP_SETLIST) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         int n = GETARG_B(i);
         unsigned int last = GETARG_C(i);
         Table *h = hvalue(s2v(ra));
         if (n == 0)
-          n = cast_int(L->top - ra) - 1;  /* get up to the top */
+          n = cast_int(L->top.p - ra) - 1;  /* get up to the top */
         else
-          L->top = ci->top;  /* correct top in case of emergency GC */
+          L->top.p = ci->top.p;  /* correct top in case of emergency GC */
         last += n;
         if (TESTARG_k(i)) {
           last += GETARG_Ax(*pc) * (MAXARG_C + 1);
@@ -1830,12 +1889,14 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_CLOSURE) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         Proto *p = cl->p->p[GETARG_Bx(i)];
         halfProtect(pushclosure(L, p, cl->upvals, base, ra));
         checkGC(L, ra + 1);
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_VARARG) {
+        StkId ra = RA(i);
         int n = GETARG_C(i) - 1;  /* required results */
         Protect(luaT_getvarargs(L, ci, ra, n));
         vmbreak;
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lvm.h b/third_party/lua/lvm.h
index bf3d25f41..5329c0f46 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lvm.h
+++ b/third_party/lua/lvm.h
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ typedef enum {
       luaC_barrierback(L, gcvalue(t), v); }
 
 
+/*
+** Shift right is the same as shift left with a negative 'y'
+*/
+#define luaV_shiftr(x,y)	luaV_shiftl(x,intop(-, 0, y))
+
 
 
 LUAI_FUNC int luaV_equalobj (lua_State *L, const TValue *t1, const TValue *t2);
diff --git a/third_party/lua/lzio.c b/third_party/lua/lzio.c
index b0c975bef..77a64cd66 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/lzio.c
+++ b/third_party/lua/lzio.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 // clang-format off
 
 asm(".ident\t\"\\n\\n\
-Lua 5.4.4 (MIT License)\\n\
+Lua 5.4.5 (MIT License)\\n\
 Copyright 1994–2022 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.\"");
 asm(".include \"libc/disclaimer.inc\"");
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/all.lua b/third_party/lua/test/all.lua
index 25810aff4..24727fca2 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/all.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/all.lua
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ f()
 
 dofile('db.lua')
 assert(dofile('calls.lua') == deep and deep)
+_G.deep = nil
 olddofile('strings.lua')
 olddofile('literals.lua')
 dofile('tpack.lua')
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/api.lua b/third_party/lua/test/api.lua
index 6e3426d25..6a3305bb9 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/api.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/api.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ local pack = table.pack
 -- standard error message for memory errors
 local MEMERRMSG = "not enough memory"
 
-function tcheck (t1, t2)
+local function tcheck (t1, t2)
   assert(t1.n == (t2.n or #t2) + 1)
   for i = 2, t1.n do assert(t1[i] == t2[i - 1]) end
 end
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ end
 
 print('testing C API')
 
-a = T.testC("pushvalue R; return 1")
+local a = T.testC("pushvalue R; return 1")
 assert(a == debug.getregistry())
 
 
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ a = T.d2s(12458954321123.0)
 assert(a == string.pack("d", 12458954321123.0))
 assert(T.s2d(a) == 12458954321123.0)
 
-a,b,c = T.testC("pushnum 1; pushnum 2; pushnum 3; return 2")
+local a,b,c = T.testC("pushnum 1; pushnum 2; pushnum 3; return 2")
 assert(a == 2 and b == 3 and not c)
 
-f = T.makeCfunc("pushnum 1; pushnum 2; pushnum 3; return 2")
+local f = T.makeCfunc("pushnum 1; pushnum 2; pushnum 3; return 2")
 a,b,c = f()
 assert(a == 2 and b == 3 and not c)
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ assert(a==false and b==true and c==false)
 a,b,c = T.testC("gettop; return 2", 10, 20, 30, 40)
 assert(a == 40 and b == 5 and not c)
 
-t = pack(T.testC("settop 5; return *", 2, 3))
+local t = pack(T.testC("settop 5; return *", 2, 3))
 tcheck(t, {n=4,2,3})
 
 t = pack(T.testC("settop 0; settop 15; return 10", 3, 1, 23))
@@ -166,16 +166,17 @@ end
 
 
 -- testing globals
-_G.a = 14; _G.b = "a31"
+_G.AA = 14; _G.BB = "a31"
 local a = {T.testC[[
-  getglobal a;
-  getglobal b;
-  getglobal b;
-  setglobal a;
+  getglobal AA;
+  getglobal BB;
+  getglobal BB;
+  setglobal AA;
   return *
 ]]}
-assert(a[2] == 14 and a[3] == "a31" and a[4] == nil and _G.a == "a31")
+assert(a[2] == 14 and a[3] == "a31" and a[4] == nil and _G.AA == "a31")
 
+_G.AA, _G.BB = nil
 
 -- testing arith
 assert(T.testC("pushnum 10; pushnum 20; arith /; return 1") == 0.5)
@@ -199,13 +200,14 @@ a,b,c = T.testC([[pushnum 1;
                   pushstring 10; arith _;
                   pushstring 5; return 3]])
 assert(a == 1 and b == -10 and c == "5")
-mt = {__add = function (a,b) return setmetatable({a[1] + b[1]}, mt) end,
+local mt = {
+      __add = function (a,b) return setmetatable({a[1] + b[1]}, mt) end,
       __mod = function (a,b) return setmetatable({a[1] % b[1]}, mt) end,
       __unm = function (a) return setmetatable({a[1]* 2}, mt) end}
 a,b,c = setmetatable({4}, mt),
         setmetatable({8}, mt),
         setmetatable({-3}, mt)
-x,y,z = T.testC("arith +; return 2", 10, a, b)
+local x,y,z = T.testC("arith +; return 2", 10, a, b)
 assert(x == 10 and y[1] == 12 and z == nil)
 assert(T.testC("arith %; return 1", a, c)[1] == 4%-3)
 assert(T.testC("arith _; arith +; arith %; return 1", b, a, c)[1] ==
@@ -312,9 +314,9 @@ assert(T.testC("concat 1; return 1", "xuxu") == "xuxu")
 
 -- testing lua_is
 
-function B(x) return x and 1 or 0 end
+local function B (x) return x and 1 or 0 end
 
-function count (x, n)
+local function count (x, n)
   n = n or 2
   local prog = [[
     isnumber %d;
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ assert(count(nil, 15) == 100)
 
 -- testing lua_to...
 
-function to (s, x, n)
+local function to (s, x, n)
   n = n or 2
   return T.testC(string.format("%s %d; return 1", s, n), x)
 end
@@ -486,11 +488,12 @@ a = T.testC([[
   pushvalue 3; insert -2; pcall 1 1 0;
   pcall 0 0 0;
   return 1
-]], "x=150", function (a) assert(a==nil); return 3 end)
+]], "XX=150", function (a) assert(a==nil); return 3 end)
 
-assert(type(a) == 'string' and x == 150)
+assert(type(a) == 'string' and XX == 150)
+_G.XX = nil
 
-function check3(p, ...)
+local function check3(p, ...)
   local arg = {...}
   assert(#arg == 3)
   assert(string.find(arg[3], p))
@@ -500,7 +503,7 @@ check3("%.", T.testC("loadfile 2; return *", "."))
 check3("xxxx", T.testC("loadfile 2; return *", "xxxx"))
 
 -- test errors in non protected threads
-function checkerrnopro (code, msg)
+local function checkerrnopro (code, msg)
   local th = coroutine.create(function () end)  -- create new thread
   local stt, err = pcall(T.testC, th, code)   -- run code there
   assert(not stt and string.find(err, msg))
@@ -510,8 +513,9 @@ if not _soft then
   collectgarbage("stop")   -- avoid __gc with full stack
   checkerrnopro("pushnum 3; call 0 0", "attempt to call")
   print"testing stack overflow in unprotected thread"
-  function f () f() end
-  checkerrnopro("getglobal 'f'; call 0 0;", "stack overflow")
+  function F () F() end
+  checkerrnopro("getglobal 'F'; call 0 0;", "stack overflow")
+  F = nil
   collectgarbage("restart")
 end
 print"+"
@@ -588,7 +592,7 @@ assert(a[a] == "x")
 
 b = setmetatable({p = a}, {})
 getmetatable(b).__index = function (t, i) return t.p[i] end
-k, x = T.testC("gettable 3, return 2", 4, b, 20, 35, "x")
+local k, x = T.testC("gettable 3, return 2", 4, b, 20, 35, "x")
 assert(x == 15 and k == 35)
 k = T.testC("getfield 2 y, return 1", b)
 assert(k == 12)
@@ -748,8 +752,8 @@ local i = T.ref{}
 T.unref(i)
 assert(T.ref{} == i)
 
-Arr = {}
-Lim = 100
+local Arr = {}
+local Lim = 100
 for i=1,Lim do   -- lock many objects
   Arr[i] = T.ref({})
 end
@@ -761,7 +765,7 @@ for i=1,Lim do   -- unlock all them
   T.unref(Arr[i])
 end
 
-function printlocks ()
+local function printlocks ()
   local f = T.makeCfunc("gettable R; return 1")
   local n = f("n")
   print("n", n)
@@ -793,8 +797,8 @@ assert(type(T.getref(a)) == 'table')
 
 
 -- colect in cl the `val' of all collected userdata
-tt = {}
-cl = {n=0}
+local tt = {}
+local cl = {n=0}
 A = nil; B = nil
 local F
 F = function (x)
@@ -817,6 +821,7 @@ F = function (x)
 end
 tt.__gc = F
 
+
 -- test whether udate collection frees memory in the right time
 do
   collectgarbage();
@@ -853,9 +858,9 @@ end
 collectgarbage("stop")
 
 -- create 3 userdatas with tag `tt'
-a = T.newuserdata(0); debug.setmetatable(a, tt); na = T.udataval(a)
-b = T.newuserdata(0); debug.setmetatable(b, tt); nb = T.udataval(b)
-c = T.newuserdata(0); debug.setmetatable(c, tt); nc = T.udataval(c)
+a = T.newuserdata(0); debug.setmetatable(a, tt); local na = T.udataval(a)
+b = T.newuserdata(0); debug.setmetatable(b, tt); local nb = T.udataval(b)
+c = T.newuserdata(0); debug.setmetatable(c, tt); local nc = T.udataval(c)
 
 -- create userdata without meta table
 x = T.newuserdata(4)
@@ -866,9 +871,9 @@ checkerr("FILE%* expected, got userdata", io.input, x)
 
 assert(debug.getmetatable(x) == nil and debug.getmetatable(y) == nil)
 
-d=T.ref(a);
-e=T.ref(b);
-f=T.ref(c);
+local d = T.ref(a);
+local e = T.ref(b);
+local f = T.ref(c);
 t = {T.getref(d), T.getref(e), T.getref(f)}
 assert(t[1] == a and t[2] == b and t[3] == c)
 
@@ -888,7 +893,7 @@ tt=nil    -- frees tt for GC
 A = nil
 b = nil
 T.unref(d);
-n5 = T.newuserdata(0)
+local n5 = T.newuserdata(0)
 debug.setmetatable(n5, {__gc=F})
 n5 = T.udataval(n5)
 collectgarbage()
@@ -959,11 +964,11 @@ print'+'
 
 
 -- testing changing hooks during hooks
-_G.t = {}
+_G.TT = {}
 T.sethook([[
   # set a line hook after 3 count hooks
   sethook 4 0 '
-    getglobal t;
+    getglobal TT;
     pushvalue -3; append -2
     pushvalue -2; append -2
   ']], "c", 3)
@@ -973,12 +978,13 @@ a = 1   -- count hook (set line hook)
 a = 1   -- line hook
 a = 1   -- line hook
 debug.sethook()
-t = _G.t
+local t = _G.TT
 assert(t[1] == "line")
-line = t[2]
+local line = t[2]
 assert(t[3] == "line" and t[4] == line + 1)
 assert(t[5] == "line" and t[6] == line + 2)
 assert(t[7] == nil)
+_G.TT = nil
 
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1003,6 +1009,7 @@ do   -- testing errors during GC
   collectgarbage("restart")
   warn("@on")
 end
+_G.A = nil
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- test for userdata vals
 do
@@ -1032,8 +1039,8 @@ assert(a == 'alo' and b == '3')
 
 T.doremote(L1, "_ERRORMESSAGE = nil")
 -- error: `sin' is not defined
-a, _, b = T.doremote(L1, "return sin(1)")
-assert(a == nil and b == 2)   -- 2 == run-time error
+a, b, c = T.doremote(L1, "return sin(1)")
+assert(a == nil and c == 2)   -- 2 == run-time error
 
 -- error: syntax error
 a, b, c = T.doremote(L1, "return a+")
@@ -1204,7 +1211,7 @@ T.alloccount()          -- remove limit
 -- o that we get memory errors in all allocations of a given
 -- task, until there is enough memory to complete the task without
 -- errors.
-function testbytes (s, f)
+local function testbytes (s, f)
   collectgarbage()
   local M = T.totalmem()
   local oldM = M
@@ -1229,7 +1236,7 @@ end
 -- task, until there is enough allocations to complete the task without
 -- errors.
 
-function testalloc (s, f)
+local function testalloc (s, f)
   collectgarbage()
   local M = 0
   local a,b = nil
@@ -1296,12 +1303,12 @@ end)
 -- testing threads
 
 -- get main thread from registry (at index LUA_RIDX_MAINTHREAD == 1)
-mt = T.testC("rawgeti R 1; return 1")
+local mt = T.testC("rawgeti R 1; return 1")
 assert(type(mt) == "thread" and coroutine.running() == mt)
 
 
 
-function expand (n,s)
+local function expand (n,s)
   if n==0 then return "" end
   local e = string.rep("=", n)
   return string.format("T.doonnewstack([%s[ %s;\n collectgarbage(); %s]%s])\n",
@@ -1311,9 +1318,10 @@ end
 G=0; collectgarbage(); a =collectgarbage("count")
 load(expand(20,"G=G+1"))()
 assert(G==20); collectgarbage();  -- assert(gcinfo() <= a+1)
+G = nil
 
 testamem("running code on new thread", function ()
-  return T.doonnewstack("x=1") == 0  -- try to create thread
+  return T.doonnewstack("local x=1") == 0  -- try to create thread
 end)
 
 
@@ -1327,13 +1335,13 @@ end)
 local testprog = [[
 local function foo () return end
 local t = {"x"}
-a = "aaa"
-for i = 1, #t do a=a..t[i] end
+AA = "aaa"
+for i = 1, #t do AA = AA .. t[i] end
 return true
 ]]
 
 -- testing memory x dofile
-_G.a = nil
+_G.AA = nil
 local t =os.tmpname()
 local f = assert(io.open(t, "w"))
 f:write(testprog)
@@ -1343,7 +1351,7 @@ testamem("dofile", function ()
   return a and a()
 end)
 assert(os.remove(t))
-assert(_G.a == "aaax")
+assert(_G.AA == "aaax")
 
 
 -- other generic tests
@@ -1360,6 +1368,8 @@ testamem("dump/undump", function ()
   return a and a()
 end)
 
+_G.AA = nil
+
 local t = os.tmpname()
 testamem("file creation", function ()
   local f = assert(io.open(t, 'w'))
@@ -1381,7 +1391,7 @@ testamem("constructors", function ()
 end)
 
 local a = 1
-close = nil
+local close = nil
 testamem("closure creation", function ()
   function close (b)
    return function (x) return b + x end
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/attrib.lua b/third_party/lua/test/attrib.lua
index fd598288b..93b2ae314 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/attrib.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/attrib.lua
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ local DIR = "libs" .. dirsep
 
 -- prepend DIR to a name and correct directory separators
 local function D (x)
-  x = string.gsub(x, "/", dirsep)
+  local x = string.gsub(x, "/", dirsep)
   return DIR .. x
 end
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ local function createfiles (files, preextras, posextras)
   end
 end
 
-function removefiles (files)
+local function removefiles (files)
   for n in pairs(files) do
     os.remove(D(n))
   end
@@ -154,10 +154,9 @@ local try = function (p, n, r, ext)
   assert(ext == x)
 end
 
-a = require"names"
+local a = require"names"
 assert(a[1] == "names" and a[2] == D"names.lua")
 
-_G.a = nil
 local st, msg = pcall(require, "err")
 assert(not st and string.find(msg, "arithmetic") and B == 15)
 st, msg = pcall(require, "synerr")
@@ -191,6 +190,7 @@ try("X", "XXxX", AA, "libs/XXxX")
 
 
 removefiles(files)
+NAME, REQUIRED, AA, B = nil
 
 
 -- testing require of sub-packages
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ assert(require"P1" == m and m.AA == 10)
 
 
 removefiles(files)
-
+AA = nil
 
 package.path = ""
 assert(not pcall(require, "file_does_not_exist"))
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ else
   assert(_ENV.x == "lib1.sub" and _ENV.y == DC"lib1")
   assert(string.find(ext, "libs/lib1", 1, true))
   assert(fs.id(45) == 45)
+  _ENV.x, _ENV.y = nil
 end
 
 _ENV = _G
@@ -338,10 +339,10 @@ print("testing assignments, logical operators, and constructors")
 
 local res, res2 = 27
 
-a, b = 1, 2+3
+local a, b = 1, 2+3
 assert(a==1 and b==5)
 a={}
-function f() return 10, 11, 12 end
+local function f() return 10, 11, 12 end
 a.x, b, a[1] = 1, 2, f()
 assert(a.x==1 and b==2 and a[1]==10)
 a[f()], b, a[f()+3] = f(), a, 'x'
@@ -353,15 +354,15 @@ do
   local a,b,c
   a,b = 0, f(1)
   assert(a == 0 and b == 1)
-  A,b = 0, f(1)
-  assert(A == 0 and b == 1)
+  a,b = 0, f(1)
+  assert(a == 0 and b == 1)
   a,b,c = 0,5,f(4)
   assert(a==0 and b==5 and c==1)
   a,b,c = 0,5,f(0)
   assert(a==0 and b==5 and c==nil)
 end
 
-a, b, c, d = 1 and nil, 1 or nil, (1 and (nil or 1)), 6
+local a, b, c, d = 1 and nil, 1 or nil, (1 and (nil or 1)), 6
 assert(not a and b and c and d==6)
 
 d = 20
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@ assert(not pcall(function () local a = {[nil] = 10} end))
 assert(a[nil] == undef)
 a = nil
 
+local a, b, c
 a = {10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2; [-3]='a', [f]=print, a='a', b='ab'}
 a, a.x, a.y = a, a[-3]
 assert(a[1]==10 and a[-3]==a.a and a[f]==print and a.x=='a' and not a.y)
@@ -434,6 +436,16 @@ a.aVeryLongName012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789 ==
 10)
 
 
+do
+  -- _ENV constant
+  local function foo ()
+    local _ENV <const> = 11
+    X = "hi"
+  end
+  local st, msg = pcall(foo)
+  assert(not st and string.find(msg, "number"))
+end
+
 
 -- test of large float/integer indices 
 
@@ -445,7 +457,7 @@ while maxint ~= (maxint + 0.0) or (maxint - 1) ~= (maxint - 1.0) do
   maxint = maxint // 2
 end
 
-maxintF = maxint + 0.0   -- float version
+local maxintF = maxint + 0.0   -- float version
 
 assert(maxintF == maxint and math.type(maxintF) == "float" and
        maxintF >= 2.0^14)
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/big.lua b/third_party/lua/test/big.lua
index fcd2f5e90..aa7dafb5b 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/big.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/big.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ setmetatable(env, {
 })
 
 X = nil
-co = coroutine.wrap(f)
+local co = coroutine.wrap(f)
 assert(co() == 's')
 assert(co() == 'g')
 assert(co() == 'g')
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/bitwise.lua b/third_party/lua/test/bitwise.lua
index cee029017..47de9dabb 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/bitwise.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/bitwise.lua
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ d = d << 32
 assert(a | b ~ c & d == 0xF4000000 << 32)
 assert(~~a == a and ~a == -1 ~ a and -d == ~d + 1)
 
+
+do   -- constant folding
+  local code = string.format("return -1 >> %d", math.maxinteger)
+  assert(load(code)() == 0)
+  local code = string.format("return -1 >> %d", math.mininteger)
+  assert(load(code)() == 0)
+  local code = string.format("return -1 << %d", math.maxinteger)
+  assert(load(code)() == 0)
+  local code = string.format("return -1 << %d", math.mininteger)
+  assert(load(code)() == 0)
+end
+
 assert(-1 >> 1 == (1 << (numbits - 1)) - 1 and 1 << 31 == 0x80000000)
 assert(-1 >> (numbits - 1) == 1)
 assert(-1 >> numbits == 0 and
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/calls.lua b/third_party/lua/test/calls.lua
index 5a16d5210..0d9765575 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/calls.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/calls.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ assert(type(nil) == 'nil'
    and type(type) == 'function')
 
 assert(type(assert) == type(print))
-function f (x) return a:x (x) end
+local function f (x) return a:x (x) end
 assert(type(f) == 'function')
 assert(not pcall(type))
 
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ do
   assert(fact(5) == 120)
 end
 assert(fact == false)
+fact = nil
 
 -- testing declarations
-a = {i = 10}
-self = 20
+local a = {i = 10}
+local self = 20
 function a:x (x) return x+self.i end
 function a.y (x) return x+self end
 
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ f(1,2,   -- this one too
       3,4)
 assert(t[1] == 1 and t[2] == 2 and t[3] == 3 and t[4] == 'a')
 
+t = nil   -- delete 't'
+
 function fat(x)
   if x <= 1 then return 1
   else return x*load("return fat(" .. x-1 .. ")", "")()
@@ -80,26 +83,29 @@ end
 
 assert(load "load 'assert(fat(6)==720)' () ")()
 a = load('return fat(5), 3')
-a,b = a()
+local a,b = a()
 assert(a == 120 and b == 3)
+fat = nil
 print('+')
 
-function err_on_n (n)
+local function err_on_n (n)
   if n==0 then error(); exit(1);
   else err_on_n (n-1); exit(1);
   end
 end
 
 do
-  function dummy (n)
+  local function dummy (n)
     if n > 0 then
       assert(not pcall(err_on_n, n))
       dummy(n-1)
     end
   end
+
+  dummy(10)
 end
 
-dummy(10)
+_G.deep = nil   -- "declaration"  (used by 'all.lua')
 
 function deep (n)
   if n>0 then deep(n-1) end
@@ -151,6 +157,16 @@ do   -- tail calls x varargs
 end
 
 
+do   -- C-stack overflow while handling C-stack overflow
+  local function loop ()
+    assert(pcall(loop))
+  end
+
+  local err, msg = xpcall(loop, loop)
+  assert(not err and string.find(msg, "error"))
+end
+
+
 
 do   -- tail calls x chain of __call
   local n = 10000   -- depth
@@ -199,7 +215,7 @@ assert(a == 23 and (function (x) return x*2 end)(20) == 40)
 -- testing closures
 
 -- fixed-point operator
-Z = function (le)
+local Z = function (le)
       local function a (f)
         return le(function (x) return f(f)(x) end)
       end
@@ -209,14 +225,14 @@ Z = function (le)
 
 -- non-recursive factorial
 
-F = function (f)
+local F = function (f)
       return function (n)
                if n == 0 then return 1
                else return n*f(n-1) end
              end
     end
 
-fat = Z(F)
+local fat = Z(F)
 
 assert(fat(0) == 1 and fat(4) == 24 and Z(F)(5)==5*Z(F)(4))
 
@@ -227,22 +243,21 @@ local function g (z)
   return f(z,z+1,z+2,z+3)
 end
 
-f = g(10)
+local f = g(10)
 assert(f(9, 16) == 10+11+12+13+10+9+16+10)
 
-Z, F, f = nil
 print('+')
 
 -- testing multiple returns
 
-function unlpack (t, i)
+local function unlpack (t, i)
   i = i or 1
   if (i <= #t) then
     return t[i], unlpack(t, i+1)
   end
 end
 
-function equaltab (t1, t2)
+local function equaltab (t1, t2)
   assert(#t1 == #t2)
   for i = 1, #t1 do
     assert(t1[i] == t2[i])
@@ -251,8 +266,8 @@ end
 
 local pack = function (...) return (table.pack(...)) end
 
-function f() return 1,2,30,4 end
-function ret2 (a,b) return a,b end
+local function f() return 1,2,30,4 end
+local function ret2 (a,b) return a,b end
 
 local a,b,c,d = unlpack{1,2,3}
 assert(a==1 and b==2 and c==3 and d==nil)
@@ -281,7 +296,7 @@ table.sort({10,9,8,4,19,23,0,0}, function (a,b) return a<b end, "extra arg")
 local x = "-- a comment\0\0\0\n  x = 10 + \n23; \
      local a = function () x = 'hi' end; \
      return '\0'"
-function read1 (x)
+local function read1 (x)
   local i = 0
   return function ()
     collectgarbage()
@@ -290,7 +305,7 @@ function read1 (x)
   end
 end
 
-function cannotload (msg, a,b)
+local function cannotload (msg, a,b)
   assert(not a and string.find(b, msg))
 end
 
@@ -327,11 +342,26 @@ do   -- another bug (in 5.4.0)
 end
 
 
+do   -- another bug (since 5.2)
+  -- corrupted binary dump: list of upvalue names is larger than number
+  -- of upvalues, overflowing the array of upvalues.
+  local code =
+   "\x1b\x4c\x75\x61\x54\x00\x19\x93\x0d\x0a\x1a\x0a\x04\x08\x08\x78\x56\z
+    \x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x28\x77\x40\x00\x86\x40\z
+    \x74\x65\x6d\x70\x81\x81\x01\x00\x02\x82\x48\x00\x02\x00\xc7\x00\x01\z
+    \x00\x80\x80\x80\x82\x00\x00\x80\x81\x82\x78\x80\x82\x81\x86\x40\x74\z
+    \x65\x6d\x70"
+
+  assert(load(code))   -- segfaults in previous versions
+end
+
+
 x = string.dump(load("x = 1; return x"))
 a = assert(load(read1(x), nil, "b"))
 assert(a() == 1 and _G.x == 1)
 cannotload("attempt to load a binary chunk", load(read1(x), nil, "t"))
 cannotload("attempt to load a binary chunk", load(x, nil, "t"))
+_G.x = nil
 
 assert(not pcall(string.dump, print))  -- no dump of C functions
 
@@ -356,7 +386,7 @@ debug.setupvalue(x, 2, _G)
 assert(x() == 123)
 
 assert(assert(load("return XX + ...", nil, nil, {XX = 13}))(4) == 17)
-
+XX = nil
 
 -- test generic load with nested functions
 x = [[
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/closure.lua b/third_party/lua/test/closure.lua
index 81eb52daf..ff66b4871 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/closure.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/closure.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 print "testing closures"
 
 local A,B = 0,{g=10}
-function f(x)
+local function f(x)
   local a = {}
   for i=1,1000 do
     local y = 0
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ assert(r == "a" and s == "b")
 
 
 -- testing closures with 'for' control variable x break
+local f
 for i=1,3 do
   f = function () return i end
   break
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ assert(b('get') == 'xuxu')
 b('set', 10); assert(b('get') == 14)
 
 
-local w
+local y, w
 -- testing multi-level closure
 function f(x)
   return function (y)
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ t()
 -- test for debug manipulation of upvalues
 local debug = require'debug'
 
+local foo1, foo2, foo3
 do
   local a , b, c = 3, 5, 7
   foo1 = function () return a+b end;
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/code.lua b/third_party/lua/test/code.lua
index fd4cec704..ddb661e8f 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/code.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/code.lua
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ checkKlist(foo, {1, 1.0, 2, 2.0, 0, 0.0})
 -- testing opcodes
 
 -- check that 'f' opcodes match '...'
-function check (f, ...)
+local function check (f, ...)
   local arg = {...}
   local c = T.listcode(f)
   for i=1, #arg do
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ end
 
 
 -- check that 'f' opcodes match '...' and that 'f(p) == r'.
-function checkR (f, p, r, ...)
+local function checkR (f, p, r, ...)
   local r1 = f(p)
   assert(r == r1 and math.type(r) == math.type(r1))
   check(f, ...)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ end
 
 
 -- check that 'a' and 'b' has the same opcodes
-function checkequal (a, b)
+local function checkequal (a, b)
   a = T.listcode(a)
   b = T.listcode(b)
   assert(#a == #b)
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/constructs.lua b/third_party/lua/test/constructs.lua
index d6273dcfd..97ea8ec4c 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/constructs.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/constructs.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ local function checkload (s, msg)
 end
 
 -- testing semicollons
+local a
 do ;;; end
 ; do ; a = 3; assert(a == 3) end;
 ;
@@ -49,10 +50,10 @@ assert((((nil and true) or false) and true) == false)
 
 local a,b = 1,nil;
 assert(-(1 or 2) == -1 and (1 and 2)+(-1.25 or -4) == 0.75);
-x = ((b or a)+1 == 2 and (10 or a)+1 == 11); assert(x);
+local x = ((b or a)+1 == 2 and (10 or a)+1 == 11); assert(x);
 x = (((2<3) or 1) == true and (2<3 and 4) == 4); assert(x);
 
-x,y=1,2;
+local x, y = 1, 2;
 assert((x>y) and x or y == 2);
 x,y=2,1;
 assert((x>y) and x or y == 2);
@@ -77,13 +78,13 @@ do   -- testing operators with diffent kinds of constants
         local gab = f(o1, o2)
 
         _ENV.XX = o1
-        code = string.format("return XX %s %s", op, o2)
-        res = assert(load(code))()
+        local code = string.format("return XX %s %s", op, o2)
+        local res = assert(load(code))()
         assert(res == gab)
 
         _ENV.XX = o2
-        local code = string.format("return (%s) %s XX", o1, op)
-        local res = assert(load(code))()
+        code = string.format("return (%s) %s XX", o1, op)
+        res = assert(load(code))()
         assert(res == gab)
 
         code = string.format("return (%s) %s %s", o1, op, o2)
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ do   -- testing operators with diffent kinds of constants
       end
     end
   end
+  _ENV.XX = nil
 end
 
 
@@ -100,10 +102,35 @@ repeat until 1; repeat until true;
 while false do end; while nil do end;
 
 do  -- test old bug (first name could not be an `upvalue')
- local a; function f(x) x={a=1}; x={x=1}; x={G=1} end
+ local a; local function f(x) x={a=1}; x={x=1}; x={G=1} end
 end
 
-function f (i)
+
+do   -- bug since 5.4.0
+  -- create code with a table using more than 256 constants
+  local code = {"local x = {"}
+  for i = 1, 257 do
+    code[#code + 1] = i .. ".1,"
+  end
+  code[#code + 1] = "};"
+  code = table.concat(code)
+
+  -- add "ret" to the end of that code and checks that
+  -- it produces the expected value "val"
+  local function check (ret, val)
+    local code = code .. ret
+    code = load(code)
+    assert(code() == val)
+  end
+
+  check("return (1 ~ (2 or 3))", 1 ~ 2)
+  check("return (1 | (2 or 3))", 1 | 2)
+  check("return (1 + (2 or 3))", 1 + 2)
+  check("return (1 << (2 or 3))", 1 << 2)
+end
+
+
+local function f (i)
   if type(i) ~= 'number' then return i,'jojo'; end;
   if i > 0 then return i, f(i-1); end;
 end
@@ -129,10 +156,10 @@ end
 assert(f(3) == 'a' and f(12) == 'b' and f(26) == 'c' and f(100) == nil)
 
 for i=1,1000 do break; end;
-n=100;
-i=3;
-t = {};
-a=nil
+local n=100;
+local i=3;
+local t = {};
+local a=nil
 while not a do
   a=0; for i=1,n do for i=i,1,-1 do a=a+1; t[i]=1; end; end;
 end
@@ -175,14 +202,14 @@ a={y=1}
 x = {a.y}
 assert(x[1] == 1)
 
-function f(i)
+local function f (i)
   while 1 do
     if i>0 then i=i-1;
     else return; end;
   end;
 end;
 
-function g(i)
+local function g(i)
   while 1 do
     if i>0 then i=i-1
     else return end
@@ -247,7 +274,7 @@ function g (a,b,c,d,e)
   if not (a>=b or c or d and e or nil) then return 0; else return 1; end;
 end
 
-function h (a,b,c,d,e)
+local function h (a,b,c,d,e)
   while (a>=b or c or (d and e) or nil) do return 1; end;
   return 0;
 end;
@@ -275,7 +302,7 @@ do
   assert(a==2)
 end
 
-function F(a)
+local function F (a)
   assert(debug.getinfo(1, "n").name == 'F')
   return a,2,3
 end
@@ -368,6 +395,8 @@ for n = 1, level do
     if i % 60000 == 0 then print('+') end
   end
 end
+IX = nil
+_G.GLOB1 = nil
 ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -- testing some syntax errors (chosen through 'gcov')
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/coroutine.lua b/third_party/lua/test/coroutine.lua
index ccb4888ac..4f6ca2469 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/coroutine.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/coroutine.lua
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ local function eqtab (t1, t2)
 end
 
 _G.x = nil   -- declare x
-function foo (a, ...)
+_G.f = nil   -- declare f
+local function foo (a, ...)
   local x, y = coroutine.running()
   assert(x == f and y == false)
   -- next call should not corrupt coroutine (but must fail,
@@ -67,10 +68,11 @@ assert(coroutine.status(f) == "dead")
 s, a = coroutine.resume(f, "xuxu")
 assert(not s and string.find(a, "dead") and coroutine.status(f) == "dead")
 
+_G.f = nil
 
 -- yields in tail calls
 local function foo (i) return coroutine.yield(i) end
-f = coroutine.wrap(function ()
+local f = coroutine.wrap(function ()
   for i=1,10 do
     assert(foo(i) == _G.x)
   end
@@ -79,8 +81,10 @@ end)
 for i=1,10 do _G.x = i; assert(f(i) == i) end
 _G.x = 'xuxu'; assert(f('xuxu') == 'a')
 
+_G.x = nil
+
 -- recursive
-function pf (n, i)
+local function pf (n, i)
   coroutine.yield(n)
   pf(n*i, i+1)
 end
@@ -93,14 +97,14 @@ for i=1,10 do
 end
 
 -- sieve
-function gen (n)
+local function gen (n)
   return coroutine.wrap(function ()
     for i=2,n do coroutine.yield(i) end
   end)
 end
 
 
-function filter (p, g)
+local function filter (p, g)
   return coroutine.wrap(function ()
     while 1 do
       local n = g()
@@ -221,14 +225,14 @@ do
   -- <close> versus pcall in coroutines
   local X = false
   local Y = false
-  function foo ()
+  local function foo ()
     local x <close> = func2close(function (self, err)
       Y = debug.getinfo(2)
       X = err
     end)
     error(43)
   end
-  co = coroutine.create(function () return pcall(foo) end)
+  local co = coroutine.create(function () return pcall(foo) end)
   local st1, st2, err = coroutine.resume(co)
   assert(st1 and not st2 and err == 43)
   assert(X == 43 and Y.what == "C")
@@ -275,7 +279,7 @@ end
 
 -- yielding across C boundaries
 
-co = coroutine.wrap(function()
+local co = coroutine.wrap(function()
        assert(not pcall(table.sort,{1,2,3}, coroutine.yield))
        assert(coroutine.isyieldable())
        coroutine.yield(20)
@@ -303,15 +307,15 @@ local r1, r2, v = f1(nil)
 assert(r1 and not r2 and v[1] ==  (10 + 1)*10/2)
 
 
-function f (a, b) a = coroutine.yield(a);  error{a + b} end
-function g(x) return x[1]*2 end
+local function f (a, b) a = coroutine.yield(a);  error{a + b} end
+local function g(x) return x[1]*2 end
 
 co = coroutine.wrap(function ()
        coroutine.yield(xpcall(f, g, 10, 20))
      end)
 
 assert(co() == 10)
-r, msg = co(100)
+local r, msg = co(100)
 assert(not r and msg == 240)
 
 
@@ -373,9 +377,10 @@ assert(not a and b == foo and coroutine.status(x) == "dead")
 a,b = coroutine.resume(x)
 assert(not a and string.find(b, "dead") and coroutine.status(x) == "dead")
 
+goo = nil
 
 -- co-routines x for loop
-function all (a, n, k)
+local function all (a, n, k)
   if k == 0 then coroutine.yield(a)
   else
     for i=1,n do
@@ -415,7 +420,7 @@ assert(f() == 43 and f() == 53)
 
 -- old bug: attempt to resume itself
 
-function co_func (current_co)
+local function co_func (current_co)
   assert(coroutine.running() == current_co)
   assert(coroutine.resume(current_co) == false)
   coroutine.yield(10, 20)
@@ -491,15 +496,16 @@ a = nil
 -- access to locals of erroneous coroutines
 local x = coroutine.create (function ()
             local a = 10
-            _G.f = function () a=a+1; return a end
+            _G.F = function () a=a+1; return a end
             error('x')
           end)
 
 assert(not coroutine.resume(x))
 -- overwrite previous position of local `a'
 assert(not coroutine.resume(x, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1))
-assert(_G.f() == 11)
-assert(_G.f() == 12)
+assert(_G.F() == 11)
+assert(_G.F() == 12)
+_G.F = nil
 
 
 if not T then
@@ -510,7 +516,7 @@ else
 
   local turn
   
-  function fact (t, x)
+  local function fact (t, x)
     assert(turn == t)
     if x == 0 then return 1
     else return x*fact(t, x-1)
@@ -579,6 +585,7 @@ else
   _G.X = nil; co(); assert(_G.X == line + 2 and _G.XX == nil)
   _G.X = nil; co(); assert(_G.X == line + 3 and _G.XX == 20)
   assert(co() == 10)
+  _G.X = nil
 
   -- testing yields in count hook
   co = coroutine.wrap(function ()
@@ -656,6 +663,8 @@ else
 
   assert(X == 'a a a' and Y == 'OK')
 
+  X, Y = nil
+
 
   -- resuming running coroutine
   C = coroutine.create(function ()
@@ -701,7 +710,7 @@ else
     X = function (x) coroutine.yield(x, 'BB'); return 'CC' end;
     return 'ok']]))
 
-  t = table.pack(T.testC(state, [[
+  local t = table.pack(T.testC(state, [[
     rawgeti R 1     # get main thread
     pushstring 'XX'
     getglobal X    # get function for body
@@ -730,31 +739,28 @@ end
 
 
 -- leaving a pending coroutine open
-_X = coroutine.wrap(function ()
+_G.TO_SURVIVE = coroutine.wrap(function ()
       local a = 10
       local x = function () a = a+1 end
       coroutine.yield()
     end)
 
-_X()
+_G.TO_SURVIVE()
 
 
 if not _soft then
   -- bug (stack overflow)
-  local j = 2^9
-  local lim = 1000000    -- (C stack limit; assume 32-bit machine)
-  local t = {lim - 10, lim - 5, lim - 1, lim, lim + 1}
+  local lim = 1000000    -- stack limit; assume 32-bit machine
+  local t = {lim - 10, lim - 5, lim - 1, lim, lim + 1, lim + 5}
   for i = 1, #t do
     local j = t[i]
-    co = coroutine.create(function()
-           local t = {}
-           for i = 1, j do t[i] = i end
-           return table.unpack(t)
+    local co = coroutine.create(function()
+           return table.unpack({}, 1, j)
          end)
     local r, msg = coroutine.resume(co)
-    assert(not r)
+    -- must fail for unpacking larger than stack limit
+    assert(j < lim or not r)
   end
-  co = nil
 end
 
 
@@ -938,7 +944,7 @@ assert(run(function ()
 do local _ENV = _ENV
   f = function () AAA = BBB + 1; return AAA end
 end
-g = new(10); g.k.BBB = 10;
+local g = new(10); g.k.BBB = 10;
 debug.setupvalue(f, 1, g)
 assert(run(f, {"idx", "nidx", "idx"}) == 11)
 assert(g.k.AAA == 11)
@@ -1078,6 +1084,8 @@ assert(#a == 3 and a[1] == a[2] and a[2] == a[3] and a[3] == 34)
 
 -- testing yields with continuations
 
+local y
+
 co = coroutine.wrap(function (...) return
        T.testC([[ # initial function
           yieldk 1 2
@@ -1130,6 +1138,9 @@ assert(x == "YIELD" and y == 4)
 
 assert(not pcall(co))   -- coroutine should be dead
 
+_G.ctx = nil
+_G.status = nil
+
 
 -- bug in nCcalls
 local co = coroutine.wrap(function ()
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/cstack.lua b/third_party/lua/test/cstack.lua
index 95c55ab53..d54a3cbc4 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/cstack.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/cstack.lua
@@ -84,6 +84,32 @@ do   -- bug in 5.4.0
 end
 
 
+do    -- bug since 5.4.0
+  local count = 0
+  print("chain of 'coroutine.close'")
+  -- create N coroutines forming a list so that each one, when closed,
+  -- closes the previous one. (With a large enough N, previous Lua
+  -- versions crash in this test.)
+  local coro = false
+  for i = 1, 1000 do
+    local previous = coro
+    coro = coroutine.create(function()
+      local cc <close> = setmetatable({}, {__close=function()
+        count = count + 1
+        if previous then
+          assert(coroutine.close(previous))
+        end
+      end})
+      coroutine.yield()   -- leaves 'cc' pending to be closed
+    end)
+    assert(coroutine.resume(coro))  -- start it and run until it yields
+  end
+  local st, msg = coroutine.close(coro)
+  assert(not st and string.find(msg, "C stack overflow"))
+  print("final count: ", count)
+end
+
+
 do
   print("nesting of resuming yielded coroutines")
   local count = 0
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/db.lua b/third_party/lua/test/db.lua
index a025913da..ccda34c80 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/db.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/db.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ end
 assert(not debug.gethook())
 
 local testline = 19         -- line where 'test' is defined
-function test (s, l, p)     -- this must be line 19
+local function test (s, l, p)     -- this must be line 19
   collectgarbage()   -- avoid gc during trace
   local function f (event, line)
     assert(event == 'line')
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ end
 
 
 -- test file and string names truncation
-a = "function f () end"
+local a = "function f () end"
 local function dostring (s, x) return load(s, x)() end
 dostring(a)
 assert(debug.getinfo(f).short_src == string.format('[string "%s"]', a))
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ dostring(a, string.format("=%s", string.rep('x', 500)))
 assert(string.find(debug.getinfo(f).short_src, "^x*$"))
 dostring(a, "=")
 assert(debug.getinfo(f).short_src == "")
-a = nil; f = nil;
+_G.a = nil; _G.f = nil;
+_G[string.rep("p", 400)] = nil
 
 
 repeat
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ else
 end
 ]], {2,3,4,7})
 
+
 test([[
 local function foo()
 end
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ A = 1
 A = 2
 A = 3
 ]], {2, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6})
+_G.A = nil
 
 
 test([[--
@@ -175,6 +178,8 @@ end
 
 test([[for i=1,4 do a=1 end]], {1,1,1,1})
 
+_G.a = nil
+
 
 do   -- testing line info/trace with large gaps in source
 
@@ -194,6 +199,7 @@ do   -- testing line info/trace with large gaps in source
     end
   end
 end
+_G.a = nil
 
 
 do   -- testing active lines
@@ -287,7 +293,6 @@ foo(200, 3, 4)
 local a = {}
 for i = 1, (_soft and 100 or 1000) do a[i] = i end
 foo(table.unpack(a))
-a = nil
 
 
 
@@ -307,13 +312,14 @@ do   -- test hook presence in debug info
   debug.sethook()
   assert(count == 4)
 end
+_ENV.a = nil
 
 
 -- hook table has weak keys
 assert(getmetatable(debug.getregistry()._HOOKKEY).__mode == 'k')
 
 
-a = {}; L = nil
+a = {}; local L = nil
 local glob = 1
 local oldglob = glob
 debug.sethook(function (e,l)
@@ -354,7 +360,7 @@ function foo()
 end; foo()  -- set L
 -- check line counting inside strings and empty lines
 
-_ = 'alo\
+local _ = 'alo\
 alo' .. [[
 
 ]]
@@ -403,6 +409,7 @@ function g(a,b) return (a+1) + f() end
 
 assert(g(0,0) == 30)
  
+_G.f, _G.g = nil
 
 debug.sethook(nil);
 assert(not debug.gethook())
@@ -446,7 +453,7 @@ local function collectlocals (level)
 end
 
 
-X = nil
+local X = nil
 a = {}
 function a:f (a, b, ...) local arg = {...}; local c = 13 end
 debug.sethook(function (e)
@@ -469,6 +476,7 @@ a:f(1,2,3,4,5)
 assert(X.self == a and X.a == 1   and X.b == 2 and X.c == nil)
 assert(XX == 12)
 assert(not debug.gethook())
+_G.XX = nil
 
 
 -- testing access to local variables in return hook (bug in 5.2)
@@ -593,6 +601,7 @@ end
 
 debug.sethook()
 
+local g, g1
 
 -- tests for tail calls
 local function f (x)
@@ -638,7 +647,7 @@ h(false)
 debug.sethook()
 assert(b == 2)   -- two tail calls
 
-lim = _soft and 3000 or 30000
+local lim = _soft and 3000 or 30000
 local function foo (x)
   if x==0 then
     assert(debug.getinfo(2).what == "main")
@@ -940,7 +949,7 @@ end
 
 
 print("testing debug functions on chunk without debug info")
-prog = [[-- program to be loaded without debug information (strip)
+local prog = [[-- program to be loaded without debug information (strip)
 local debug = require'debug'
 local a = 12  -- a local variable
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/errors.lua b/third_party/lua/test/errors.lua
index 48f7e6ec2..1046bf478 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/errors.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/errors.lua
@@ -114,12 +114,14 @@ checkmessage("a = {} | 1", "bitwise operation")
 checkmessage("a = {} < 1", "attempt to compare")
 checkmessage("a = {} <= 1", "attempt to compare")
 
-checkmessage("a=1; bbbb=2; a=math.sin(3)+bbbb(3)", "global 'bbbb'")
-checkmessage("a={}; do local a=1 end a:bbbb(3)", "method 'bbbb'")
+checkmessage("aaa=1; bbbb=2; aaa=math.sin(3)+bbbb(3)", "global 'bbbb'")
+checkmessage("aaa={}; do local aaa=1 end aaa:bbbb(3)", "method 'bbbb'")
 checkmessage("local a={}; a.bbbb(3)", "field 'bbbb'")
-assert(not string.find(doit"a={13}; local bbbb=1; a[bbbb](3)", "'bbbb'"))
-checkmessage("a={13}; local bbbb=1; a[bbbb](3)", "number")
-checkmessage("a=(1)..{}", "a table value")
+assert(not string.find(doit"aaa={13}; local bbbb=1; aaa[bbbb](3)", "'bbbb'"))
+checkmessage("aaa={13}; local bbbb=1; aaa[bbbb](3)", "number")
+checkmessage("aaa=(1)..{}", "a table value")
+
+_G.aaa, _G.bbbb = nil
 
 -- calls
 checkmessage("local a; a(13)", "local 'a'")
@@ -134,12 +136,13 @@ checkmessage([[
 
 -- tail calls
 checkmessage("local a={}; return a.bbbb(3)", "field 'bbbb'")
-checkmessage("a={}; do local a=1 end; return a:bbbb(3)", "method 'bbbb'")
+checkmessage("aaa={}; do local aaa=1 end; return aaa:bbbb(3)", "method 'bbbb'")
 
-checkmessage("a = #print", "length of a function value")
-checkmessage("a = #3", "length of a number value")
+checkmessage("aaa = #print", "length of a function value")
+checkmessage("aaa = #3", "length of a number value")
+
+_G.aaa = nil
 
-aaa = nil
 checkmessage("aaa.bbb:ddd(9)", "global 'aaa'")
 checkmessage("local aaa={bbb=1}; aaa.bbb:ddd(9)", "field 'bbb'")
 checkmessage("local aaa={bbb={}}; aaa.bbb:ddd(9)", "method 'ddd'")
@@ -152,15 +155,16 @@ checkmessage("local a,b,cc; (function () a.x = 1 end)()", "upvalue 'a'")
 
 checkmessage("local _ENV = {x={}}; a = a + 1", "global 'a'")
 
-checkmessage("b=1; local aaa={}; x=aaa+b", "local 'aaa'")
+checkmessage("BB=1; local aaa={}; x=aaa+BB", "local 'aaa'")
 checkmessage("aaa={}; x=3.3/aaa", "global 'aaa'")
-checkmessage("aaa=2; b=nil;x=aaa*b", "global 'b'")
+checkmessage("aaa=2; BB=nil;x=aaa*BB", "global 'BB'")
 checkmessage("aaa={}; x=-aaa", "global 'aaa'")
 
 -- short circuit
-checkmessage("a=1; local a,bbbb=2,3; a = math.sin(1) and bbbb(3)",
+checkmessage("aaa=1; local aaa,bbbb=2,3; aaa = math.sin(1) and bbbb(3)",
+       "local 'bbbb'")
+checkmessage("aaa=1; local aaa,bbbb=2,3; aaa = bbbb(1) or aaa(3)",
        "local 'bbbb'")
-checkmessage("a=1; local a,bbbb=2,3; a = bbbb(1) or a(3)", "local 'bbbb'")
 checkmessage("local a,b,c,f = 1,1,1; f((a and b) or c)", "local 'f'")
 checkmessage("local a,b,c = 1,1,1; ((a and b) or c)()", "call a number value")
 assert(not string.find(doit"aaa={}; x=(aaa or aaa)+(aaa and aaa)", "'aaa'"))
@@ -187,8 +191,8 @@ checkmessage("return ~-3e40", "has no integer representation")
 checkmessage("return ~-3.009", "has no integer representation")
 checkmessage("return 3.009 & 1", "has no integer representation")
 checkmessage("return 34 >> {}", "table value")
-checkmessage("a = 24 // 0", "divide by zero")
-checkmessage("a = 1 % 0", "'n%0'")
+checkmessage("aaa = 24 // 0", "divide by zero")
+checkmessage("aaa = 1 % 0", "'n%0'")
 
 
 -- type error for an object which is neither in an upvalue nor a register.
@@ -269,13 +273,13 @@ end
 -- tests for field accesses after RK limit
 local t = {}
 for i = 1, 1000 do
-  t[i] = "a = x" .. i
+  t[i] = "aaa = x" .. i
 end
 local s = table.concat(t, "; ")
 t = nil
-checkmessage(s.."; a = bbb + 1", "global 'bbb'")
-checkmessage("local _ENV=_ENV;"..s.."; a = bbb + 1", "global 'bbb'")
-checkmessage(s.."; local t = {}; a = t.bbb + 1", "field 'bbb'")
+checkmessage(s.."; aaa = bbb + 1", "global 'bbb'")
+checkmessage("local _ENV=_ENV;"..s.."; aaa = bbb + 1", "global 'bbb'")
+checkmessage(s.."; local t = {}; aaa = t.bbb + 1", "field 'bbb'")
 checkmessage(s.."; local t = {}; t:bbb()", "method 'bbb'")
 
 checkmessage([[aaa=9
@@ -324,14 +328,17 @@ main()
 ]], "global 'NoSuchName'")
 print'+'
 
-a = {}; setmetatable(a, {__index = string})
-checkmessage("a:sub()", "bad self")
+aaa = {}; setmetatable(aaa, {__index = string})
+checkmessage("aaa:sub()", "bad self")
 checkmessage("string.sub('a', {})", "#2")
 checkmessage("('a'):sub{}", "#1")
 
 checkmessage("table.sort({1,2,3}, table.sort)", "'table.sort'")
 checkmessage("string.gsub('s', 's', setmetatable)", "'setmetatable'")
 
+_G.aaa = nil
+
+
 -- tests for errors in coroutines
 
 local function f (n)
@@ -349,7 +356,7 @@ checkerr("yield across", f)
 
 -- testing size of 'source' info; size of buffer for that info is
 -- LUA_IDSIZE, declared as 60 in luaconf. Get one position for '\0'.
-idsize = 60 - 1
+local idsize = 60 - 1
 local function checksize (source)
   -- syntax error
   local _, msg = load("x", source)
@@ -411,13 +418,14 @@ x
 
 local p = [[
   function g() f() end
-  function f(x) error('a', X) end
+  function f(x) error('a', XX) end
 g()
 ]]
-X=3;lineerror((p), 3)
-X=0;lineerror((p), false)
-X=1;lineerror((p), 2)
-X=2;lineerror((p), 1)
+XX=3;lineerror((p), 3)
+XX=0;lineerror((p), false)
+XX=1;lineerror((p), 2)
+XX=2;lineerror((p), 1)
+_G.XX, _G.g, _G.f = nil
 
 
 lineerror([[
@@ -436,6 +444,14 @@ if not b then
   end
 end]], 5)
 
+
+-- bug in 5.4.0
+lineerror([[
+  local a = 0
+  local b = 1
+  local c = b % a
+]], 3)
+
 do
   -- Force a negative estimate for base line. Error in instruction 2
   -- (after VARARGPREP, GETGLOBAL), with first absolute line information
@@ -449,11 +465,11 @@ if not _soft then
   -- several tests that exaust the Lua stack
   collectgarbage()
   print"testing stack overflow"
-  C = 0
+  local C = 0
   -- get line where stack overflow will happen
   local l = debug.getinfo(1, "l").currentline + 1
   local function auxy () C=C+1; auxy() end     -- produce a stack overflow
-  function y ()
+  function YY ()
     collectgarbage("stop")   -- avoid running finalizers without stack space
     auxy()
     collectgarbage("restart")
@@ -465,9 +481,11 @@ if not _soft then
     return (string.find(m, "stack overflow"))
   end
   -- repeated stack overflows (to check stack recovery)
-  assert(checkstackmessage(doit('y()')))
-  assert(checkstackmessage(doit('y()')))
-  assert(checkstackmessage(doit('y()')))
+  assert(checkstackmessage(doit('YY()')))
+  assert(checkstackmessage(doit('YY()')))
+  assert(checkstackmessage(doit('YY()')))
+
+  _G.YY = nil
 
 
   -- error lines in stack overflow
@@ -561,7 +579,7 @@ do
 end
 
 -- xpcall with arguments
-a, b, c = xpcall(string.find, error, "alo", "al")
+local a, b, c = xpcall(string.find, error, "alo", "al")
 assert(a and b == 1 and c == 2)
 a, b, c = xpcall(string.find, function (x) return {} end, true, "al")
 assert(not a and type(b) == "table" and c == nil)
@@ -581,11 +599,12 @@ checksyntax("a\1a = 1", "", "<\\1>", 1)
 -- test 255 as first char in a chunk
 checksyntax("\255a = 1", "", "<\\255>", 1)
 
-doit('I = load("a=9+"); a=3')
-assert(a==3 and not I)
+doit('I = load("a=9+"); aaa=3')
+assert(_G.aaa==3 and not _G.I)
+_G.I,_G.aaa = nil
 print('+')
 
-lim = 1000
+local lim = 1000
 if _soft then lim = 100 end
 for i=1,lim do
   doit('a = ')
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/events.lua b/third_party/lua/test/events.lua
index 71dee4590..6f8f79ca1 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/events.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/events.lua
@@ -420,6 +420,9 @@ assert(i == 3 and x[1] == 3 and x[3] == 5)
 
 assert(_G.X == 20)
 
+_G.X, _G.B = nil
+
+
 print'+'
 
 local _g = _G
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/files.lua b/third_party/lua/test/files.lua
index 9dcff4fa7..1f6e53c87 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/files.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/files.lua
@@ -507,15 +507,17 @@ load((io.lines(file, 1)))()
 assert(_G.X == 4)
 load((io.lines(file, 3)))()
 assert(_G.X == 8)
+_G.X = nil
 
 print('+')
 
 local x1 = "string\n\n\\com \"\"''coisas [[estranhas]] ]]'"
 io.output(file)
-assert(io.write(string.format("x2 = %q\n-- comment without ending EOS", x1)))
+assert(io.write(string.format("X2 = %q\n-- comment without ending EOS", x1)))
 io.close()
 assert(loadfile(file))()
-assert(x1 == x2)
+assert(x1 == _G.X2)
+_G.X2 = nil
 print('+')
 assert(os.remove(file))
 assert(not os.remove(file))
@@ -834,8 +836,17 @@ checkerr("missing", os.time, {hour = 12})   -- missing date
 if string.packsize("i") == 4 then   -- 4-byte ints
   checkerr("field 'year' is out-of-bound", os.time,
               {year = -(1 << 31) + 1899, month = 1, day = 1})
+
+  checkerr("field 'year' is out-of-bound", os.time,
+              {year = -(1 << 31), month = 1, day = 1})
+
+  if math.maxinteger > 2^31 then   -- larger lua_integer?
+    checkerr("field 'year' is out-of-bound", os.time,
+                {year = (1 << 31) + 1900, month = 1, day = 1})
+  end
 end
 
+
 if not _port then
   -- test Posix-specific modifiers
   assert(type(os.date("%Ex")) == 'string')
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/gc.lua b/third_party/lua/test/gc.lua
index f15c18260..a7db7ef2e 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/gc.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/gc.lua
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ do
   end
 
   a:test()
-
+  _G.temp = nil
 end
 
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ do local f = function () end end
 
 
 print("functions with errors")
-prog = [[
+local prog = [[
 do
   a = 10;
   function foo(x,y)
@@ -153,22 +153,25 @@ do
     end
   end
 end
+rawset(_G, "a", nil)
+_G.x = nil
 
+do
 foo = nil
 print('long strings')
-x = "01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789"
+  local x = "01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789"
 assert(string.len(x)==80)
-s = ''
-k = math.min(300, (math.maxinteger // 80) // 2)
-for n = 1, k do s = s..x; j=tostring(n)  end
+  local s = ''
+  local k = math.min(300, (math.maxinteger // 80) // 2)
+  for n = 1, k do s = s..x; local j=tostring(n)  end
 assert(string.len(s) == k*80)
 s = string.sub(s, 1, 10000)
-s, i = string.gsub(s, '(%d%d%d%d)', '')
+  local s, i = string.gsub(s, '(%d%d%d%d)', '')
 assert(i==10000 // 4)
-s = nil
-x = nil
 
 assert(_G["while"] == 234)
+  _G["while"] = nil
+end
 
 
 --
@@ -227,8 +230,8 @@ end
 
 
 print("clearing tables")
-lim = 15
-a = {}
+local lim = 15
+local a = {}
 -- fill a with `collectable' indices
 for i=1,lim do a[{}] = i end
 b = {}
@@ -552,6 +555,7 @@ do
     for i=1,1000 do _ENV.a = {} end   -- no collection during the loop
   until gcinfo() > 2 * x
   collectgarbage"restart"
+  _ENV.a = nil
 end
 
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/libs/makefile b/third_party/lua/test/libs/makefile
index a13309208..9c0c4e3f7 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/libs/makefile
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/libs/makefile
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ CFLAGS = -Wall -std=gnu99 -O2 -I$(LUA_DIR) -fPIC -shared
 all: lib1.so lib11.so lib2.so lib21.so lib2-v2.so
 	touch all
 
-lib1.so: lib1.c $(LUA_DIR)/luaconf.h
+lib1.so: lib1.c $(LUA_DIR)/luaconf.h $(LUA_DIR)/lua.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o lib1.so lib1.c
 
-lib11.so: lib11.c $(LUA_DIR)/luaconf.h
+lib11.so: lib11.c $(LUA_DIR)/luaconf.h $(LUA_DIR)/lua.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o lib11.so lib11.c
 
-lib2.so: lib2.c $(LUA_DIR)/luaconf.h
+lib2.so: lib2.c $(LUA_DIR)/luaconf.h $(LUA_DIR)/lua.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o lib2.so lib2.c
 
-lib21.so: lib21.c $(LUA_DIR)/luaconf.h
+lib21.so: lib21.c $(LUA_DIR)/luaconf.h $(LUA_DIR)/lua.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o lib21.so lib21.c
 
-lib2-v2.so: lib21.c $(LUA_DIR)/luaconf.h
+lib2-v2.so: lib21.c $(LUA_DIR)/luaconf.h $(LUA_DIR)/lua.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o lib2-v2.so lib22.c
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/literals.lua b/third_party/lua/test/literals.lua
index 7bbfeb49d..4831534a2 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/literals.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/literals.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ local function dostring (x) return assert(load(x), "")() end
 
 dostring("x \v\f = \t\r 'a\0a' \v\f\f")
 assert(x == 'a\0a' and string.len(x) == 3)
+_G.x = nil
 
 -- escape sequences
 assert('\n\"\'\\' == [[
@@ -129,16 +130,16 @@ end
 
 -- long variable names
 
-var1 = string.rep('a', 15000) .. '1'
-var2 = string.rep('a', 15000) .. '2'
-prog = string.format([[
+local var1 = string.rep('a', 15000) .. '1'
+local var2 = string.rep('a', 15000) .. '2'
+local prog = string.format([[
   %s = 5
   %s = %s + 1
   return function () return %s - %s end
 ]], var1, var2, var1, var1, var2)
 local f = dostring(prog)
 assert(_G[var1] == 5 and _G[var2] == 6 and f() == -1)
-var1, var2, f = nil
+_G[var1], _G[var2] = nil
 print('+')
 
 -- escapes --
@@ -150,13 +151,13 @@ assert([[
  $debug]] == "\n $debug")
 assert([[ [ ]] ~= [[ ] ]])
 -- long strings --
-b = "001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789"
+local b = "001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789"
 assert(string.len(b) == 960)
 prog = [=[
 print('+')
 
-a1 = [["this is a 'string' with several 'quotes'"]]
-a2 = "'quotes'"
+local a1 = [["this is a 'string' with several 'quotes'"]]
+local a2 = "'quotes'"
 
 assert(string.find(a1, a2) == 34)
 print('+')
@@ -164,12 +165,13 @@ print('+')
 a1 = [==[temp = [[an arbitrary value]]; ]==]
 assert(load(a1))()
 assert(temp == 'an arbitrary value')
+_G.temp = nil
 -- long strings --
-b = "001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789"
+local b = "001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890123456789012345678901234567891234567890123456789012345678901234567890012345678901234567890123456789012345678912345678901234567890123456789012345678900123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789"
 assert(string.len(b) == 960)
 print('+')
 
-a = [[00123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789
+local a = [[00123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789
 00123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789
 00123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789
 00123456789012345678901234567890123456789123456789012345678901234567890123456789
@@ -199,13 +201,11 @@ x = 1
 ]=]
 
 print('+')
-x = nil
+_G.x = nil
 dostring(prog)
 assert(x)
+_G.x = nil
 
-prog = nil
-a = nil
-b = nil
 
 
 do  -- reuse of long strings
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ end
 
 -- testing line ends
 prog = [[
-a = 1        -- a comment
-b = 2
+local a = 1        -- a comment
+local b = 2
 
 
 x = [=[
@@ -252,10 +252,11 @@ for _, n in pairs{"\n", "\r", "\n\r", "\r\n"} do
   assert(dostring(prog) == nn)
   assert(_G.x == "hi\n" and _G.y == "\nhello\r\n\n")
 end
+_G.x, _G.y = nil
 
 
 -- testing comments and strings with long brackets
-a = [==[]=]==]
+local a = [==[]=]==]
 assert(a == "]=")
 
 a = [==[[===[[=[]]=][====[]]===]===]==]
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/locals.lua b/third_party/lua/test/locals.lua
index d0ccf0466..e35a2e5bd 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/locals.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/locals.lua
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ end
 f = nil
 
 local f
-x = 1
+local x = 1
 
 a = nil
 load('local a = {}')()
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ local dummy
 local _ENV = (function (...) return ... end)(_G, dummy)   -- {
 
 do local _ENV = {assert=assert}; assert(true) end
-mt = {_G = _G}
+local mt = {_G = _G}
 local foo,x
 A = false    -- "declare" A
 do local _ENV = mt
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ do local _ENV = {assert=assert, A=10};
 end
 assert(x==20)
 
+A = nil
+
 
 do   -- constants
   local a<const>, b, c<const> = 10, 20, 30
@@ -360,6 +362,26 @@ do
 end
 
 
+do
+  -- bug in 5.4.4: 'break' may generate wrong 'close' instruction when
+  -- leaving a loop block.
+
+  local closed = false
+
+  local o1 = setmetatable({}, {__close=function() closed = true end})
+
+  local function test()
+    for k, v in next, {}, nil, o1 do
+      local function f() return k end   -- create an upvalue
+      break
+    end
+    assert(closed)
+  end
+
+  test()
+end
+
+
 do print("testing errors in __close")
 
   -- original error is in __close
@@ -592,6 +614,28 @@ end
 
 if rawget(_G, "T") then
 
+  do
+    -- bug in 5.4.3
+    -- 'lua_settop' may use a pointer to stack invalidated by 'luaF_close'
+
+    -- reduce stack size
+    collectgarbage(); collectgarbage(); collectgarbage()
+
+    -- force a stack reallocation
+    local function loop (n)
+      if n < 400 then loop(n + 1) end
+    end
+
+    -- close metamethod will reallocate the stack
+    local o = setmetatable({}, {__close = function () loop(0) end})
+
+    local script = [[toclose 2; settop 1; return 1]]
+
+    assert(T.testC(script, o) == script)
+
+  end
+
+
   -- memory error inside closing function
   local function foo ()
     local y <close> = func2close(function () T.alloccount() end)
@@ -669,7 +713,7 @@ if rawget(_G, "T") then
 
     collectgarbage(); collectgarbage()
 
-    m = T.totalmem()
+    local m = T.totalmem()
     collectgarbage("stop")
 
     -- error in the first buffer allocation
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/main.lua b/third_party/lua/test/main.lua
index 83e403aaa..0586e2f6b 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/main.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/main.lua
@@ -94,6 +94,33 @@ RUN('echo "print(10)\nprint(2)\n" | lua > %s', out)
 checkout("10\n2\n")
 
 
+-- testing BOM
+prepfile("\xEF\xBB\xBF")
+RUN('lua %s > %s', prog, out)
+checkout("")
+
+prepfile("\xEF\xBB\xBFprint(3)")
+RUN('lua %s > %s', prog, out)
+checkout("3\n")
+
+prepfile("\xEF\xBB\xBF# comment!!\nprint(3)")
+RUN('lua %s > %s', prog, out)
+checkout("3\n")
+
+-- bad BOMs
+prepfile("\xEF")
+NoRun("unexpected symbol", 'lua %s > %s', prog, out)
+
+prepfile("\xEF\xBB")
+NoRun("unexpected symbol", 'lua %s > %s', prog, out)
+
+prepfile("\xEFprint(3)")
+NoRun("unexpected symbol", 'lua %s > %s', prog, out)
+
+prepfile("\xEF\xBBprint(3)")
+NoRun("unexpected symbol", 'lua %s > %s', prog, out)
+
+
 -- test option '-'
 RUN('echo "print(arg[1])" | lua - -h > %s', out)
 checkout("-h\n")
@@ -312,7 +339,7 @@ prepfile("a = [[b\nc\nd\ne]]\n=a")
 RUN([[lua -e"_PROMPT='' _PROMPT2=''" -i < %s > %s]], prog, out)
 checkprogout("b\nc\nd\ne\n\n")
 
-prompt = "alo"
+local prompt = "alo"
 prepfile[[ --
 a = 2
 ]]
@@ -372,7 +399,7 @@ NoRun("error object is a table value", [[lua %s]], prog)
 
 
 -- chunk broken in many lines
-s = [=[ --
+local s = [=[ --
 function f ( x )
   local a = [[
 xuxu
@@ -394,12 +421,10 @@ checkprogout("101\n13\t22\n\n")
 prepfile[[#comment in 1st line without \n at the end]]
 RUN('lua %s', prog)
 
-prepfile[[#test line number when file starts with comment line
-debug = require"debug"
-print(debug.getinfo(1).currentline)
-]]
+-- first-line comment with binary file
+prepfile("#comment\n" .. string.dump(load("print(3)")))
 RUN('lua %s > %s', prog, out)
-checkprogout('3\n')
+checkout('3\n')
 
 -- close Lua with an open file
 prepfile(string.format([[io.output(%q); io.write('alo')]], out))
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/math.lua b/third_party/lua/test/math.lua
index 0e468a6d6..b880a5099 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/math.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/math.lua
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ end
 local msgf2i = "number.* has no integer representation"
 
 -- float equality
-function eq (a,b,limit)
+local function eq (a,b,limit)
   if not limit then
     if floatbits >= 50 then limit = 1E-11
     else limit = 1E-5
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ end
 
 
 -- equality with types
-function eqT (a,b)
+local function eqT (a,b)
   return a == b and math.type(a) == math.type(b)
 end
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ end
 do
   local x = -1
   local mz = 0/x   -- minus zero
-  t = {[0] = 10, 20, 30, 40, 50}
+  local t = {[0] = 10, 20, 30, 40, 50}
   assert(t[mz] == t[0] and t[-0] == t[0])
 end
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/nextvar.lua b/third_party/lua/test/nextvar.lua
index 0d06d6bbc..ad7884e3b 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/nextvar.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/nextvar.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ local function checkerror (msg, f, ...)
 end
 
 
+local function check (t, na, nh)
+  if not T then return end
+  local a, h = T.querytab(t)
+  if a ~= na or h ~= nh then
+    print(na, nh, a, h)
+    assert(nil)
+  end
+end
+
+
 local a = {}
 
 -- make sure table has lots of space in hash part
@@ -20,6 +30,25 @@ for i=1,100 do
   assert(#a == i)
 end
 
+
+do   -- rehash moving elements from array to hash
+  local a = {}
+  for i = 1, 100 do a[i] = i end
+  check(a, 128, 0)
+
+  for i = 5, 95 do a[i] = nil end
+  check(a, 128, 0)
+
+  a.x = 1     -- force a re-hash
+  check(a, 4, 8)
+
+  for i = 1, 4 do assert(a[i] == i) end
+  for i = 5, 95 do assert(a[i] == nil) end
+  for i = 96, 100 do assert(a[i] == i) end
+  assert(a.x == 1)
+end
+
+
 -- testing ipairs
 local x = 0
 for k,v in ipairs{10,20,30;x=12} do
@@ -65,15 +94,6 @@ local function mp2 (n)   -- minimum power of 2 >= n
 end
 
 
-local function check (t, na, nh)
-  local a, h = T.querytab(t)
-  if a ~= na or h ~= nh then
-    print(na, nh, a, h)
-    assert(nil)
-  end
-end
-
-
 -- testing C library sizes
 do
   local s = 0
@@ -169,7 +189,7 @@ end
 
 -- size tests for vararg
 lim = 35
-function foo (n, ...)
+local function foo (n, ...)
   local arg = {...}
   check(arg, n, 0)
   assert(select('#', ...) == n)
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/pm.lua b/third_party/lua/test/pm.lua
index 3d962f308..ccc59fa17 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/pm.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/pm.lua
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ local function checkerror (msg, f, ...)
 end
 
 
-function f(s, p)
+local function f (s, p)
   local i,e = string.find(s, p)
   if i then return string.sub(s, i, e) end
 end
 
-a,b = string.find('', '')    -- empty patterns are tricky
+local a,b = string.find('', '')    -- empty patterns are tricky
 assert(a == 1 and b == 0);
 a,b = string.find('alo', '')
 assert(a == 1 and b == 0)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ assert(f("alo alo", "%C+") == "alo alo")
 print('+')
 
 
-function f1(s, p)
+local function f1 (s, p)
   p = string.gsub(p, "%%([0-9])", function (s)
         return "%" .. (tonumber(s)+1)
        end)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ local abc = string.char(range(0, 127)) .. string.char(range(128, 255));
 
 assert(string.len(abc) == 256)
 
-function strset (p)
+local function strset (p)
   local res = {s=''}
   string.gsub(abc, p, function (c) res.s = res.s .. c end)
   return res.s
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ assert(string.gsub('ülo ülo', 'ü', 'x') == 'xlo xlo')
 assert(string.gsub('alo úlo  ', ' +$', '') == 'alo úlo')  -- trim
 assert(string.gsub('  alo alo  ', '^%s*(.-)%s*$', '%1') == 'alo alo')  -- double trim
 assert(string.gsub('alo  alo  \n 123\n ', '%s+', ' ') == 'alo alo 123 ')
-t = "abç d"
+local t = "abç d"
 a, b = string.gsub(t, '(.)', '%1@')
 assert('@'..a == string.gsub(t, '', '@') and b == 5)
 a, b = string.gsub('abçd', '(.)', '%0@', 2)
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ do
   local function setglobal (n,v) rawset(_G, n, v) end
   string.gsub("a=roberto,roberto=a", "(%w+)=(%w%w*)", setglobal)
   assert(_G.a=="roberto" and _G.roberto=="a")
+  _G.a = nil; _G.roberto = nil
 end
 
 function f(a,b) return string.gsub(a,'.',b) end
@@ -195,20 +196,21 @@ assert(string.gsub("alo $a='x'$ novamente $return a$",
                    "$([^$]*)%$",
                    dostring) == "alo  novamente x")
 
-x = string.gsub("$x=string.gsub('alo', '.', string.upper)$ assim vai para $return x$",
+local x = string.gsub("$x=string.gsub('alo', '.', string.upper)$ assim vai para $return x$",
          "$([^$]*)%$", dostring)
 assert(x == ' assim vai para ALO')
+_G.a, _G.x = nil
 
-t = {}
-s = 'a alo jose  joao'
-r = string.gsub(s, '()(%w+)()', function (a,w,b)
+local t = {}
+local s = 'a alo jose  joao'
+local r = string.gsub(s, '()(%w+)()', function (a,w,b)
       assert(string.len(w) == b-a);
       t[a] = b-a;
     end)
 assert(s == r and t[1] == 1 and t[3] == 3 and t[7] == 4 and t[13] == 4)
 
 
-function isbalanced (s)
+local function isbalanced (s)
   return not string.find(string.gsub(s, "%b()", ""), "[()]")
 end
 
@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ if not _soft then
 end
 
 -- recursive nest of gsubs
-function rev (s)
+local function rev (s)
   return string.gsub(s, "(.)(.+)", function (c,s1) return rev(s1)..c end)
 end
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/sort.lua b/third_party/lua/test/sort.lua
index c22c14bea..09a4c4098 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/sort.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/sort.lua
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ end
 checkerror("wrong number of arguments", table.insert, {}, 2, 3, 4)
 
 local x,y,z,a,n
-a = {}; lim = _soft and 200 or 2000
+a = {}; local lim = _soft and 200 or 2000
 for i=1, lim do a[i]=i end
 assert(select(lim, unpack(a)) == lim and select('#', unpack(a)) == lim)
 x = unpack(a)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ a = {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep",
 table.sort(a)
 check(a)
 
-function perm (s, n)
+local function perm (s, n)
   n = n or #s
   if n == 1 then
     local t = {unpack(s)}
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ perm{1,2,3,3,5}
 perm{1,2,3,4,5,6}
 perm{2,2,3,3,5,6}
 
-function timesort (a, n, func, msg, pre)
+local function timesort (a, n, func, msg, pre)
   local x = os.clock()
   table.sort(a, func)
   x = (os.clock() - x) * 1000
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ function timesort (a, n, func, msg, pre)
   check(a, func)
 end
 
-limit = 50000
+local limit = 50000
 if _soft then limit = 5000 end
 
 a = {}
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ for i=1,limit do
   a[i] = math.random()
 end
 
-x = os.clock(); i=0
+local x = os.clock(); local i = 0
 table.sort(a, function(x,y) i=i+1; return y<x end)
 x = (os.clock() - x) * 1000
 print(string.format("Invert-sorting other %d elements in %.2f msec., with %i comparisons",
@@ -289,18 +289,19 @@ timesort(a, limit,  function(x,y) return nil end, "equal")
 
 for i,v in pairs(a) do assert(v == false) end
 
-A = {"álo", "\0first :-)", "alo", "then this one", "45", "and a new"}
-table.sort(A)
-check(A)
+AA = {"álo", "\0first :-)", "alo", "then this one", "45", "and a new"}
+table.sort(AA)
+check(AA)
 
-table.sort(A, function (x, y)
-          load(string.format("A[%q] = ''", x), "")()
+table.sort(AA, function (x, y)
+          load(string.format("AA[%q] = ''", x), "")()
           collectgarbage()
           return x<y
         end)
 
+_G.AA = nil
 
-tt = {__lt = function (a,b) return a.val < b.val end}
+local tt = {__lt = function (a,b) return a.val < b.val end}
 a = {}
 for i=1,10 do  a[i] = {val=math.random(100)}; setmetatable(a[i], tt); end
 table.sort(a)
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/strings.lua b/third_party/lua/test/strings.lua
index a86b0507c..434acad50 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/strings.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/strings.lua
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ assert(("\000123456789"):sub(8) == "789")
 
 -- testing string.find
 assert(string.find("123456789", "345") == 3)
-a,b = string.find("123456789", "345")
+local a,b = string.find("123456789", "345")
 assert(string.sub("123456789", a, b) == "345")
 assert(string.find("1234567890123456789", "345", 3) == 3)
 assert(string.find("1234567890123456789", "345", 4) == 13)
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ do  -- tests for '%p' format
   end
 end
 
-x = '"ílo"\n\\'
+local x = '"ílo"\n\\'
 assert(string.format('%q%s', x, x) == '"\\"ílo\\"\\\n\\\\""ílo"\n\\')
 assert(string.format('%q', "\0") == [["\0"]])
 assert(load(string.format('return %q', x))() == x)
@@ -346,13 +346,18 @@ assert(string.format("%013i", -100) == "-000000000100")
 assert(string.format("%2.5d", -100) == "-00100")
 assert(string.format("%.u", 0) == "")
 assert(string.format("%+#014.0f", 100) == "+000000000100.")
-assert(string.format("% 1.0E", 100) == " 1E+02")
 assert(string.format("%-16c", 97) == "a               ")
 assert(string.format("%+.3G", 1.5) == "+1.5")
-assert(string.format("% .1g", 2^10) == " 1e+03")
 assert(string.format("%.0s", "alo")  == "")
 assert(string.format("%.s", "alo")  == "")
 
+-- ISO C89 says that "The exponent always contains at least two digits",
+-- but unlike ISO C99 it does not ensure that it contains "only as many
+-- more digits as necessary".
+assert(string.match(string.format("% 1.0E", 100), "^ 1E%+0+2$"))
+assert(string.match(string.format("% .1g", 2^10), "^ 1e%+0+3$"))
+
+
 -- errors in format
 
 local function check (fmt, msg)
@@ -447,7 +452,7 @@ end
 do
   local f = string.gmatch("1 2 3 4 5", "%d+")
   assert(f() == "1")
-  co = coroutine.wrap(f)
+  local co = coroutine.wrap(f)
   assert(co() == "2")
 end
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/tpack.lua b/third_party/lua/test/tpack.lua
index d3c4efe0c..cf0f82a37 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/tpack.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/tpack.lua
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ print("\talignment: " .. align)
 
 
 -- check errors in arguments
-function checkerror (msg, f, ...)
+local function checkerror (msg, f, ...)
   local status, err = pcall(f, ...)
   -- print(status, err, msg)
   assert(not status and string.find(err, msg))
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/utf8.lua b/third_party/lua/test/utf8.lua
index c195e6bce..73bbaef80 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/utf8.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/utf8.lua
@@ -97,9 +97,15 @@ do    -- error indication in utf8.len
     assert(not a and b == p)
   end
   check("abc\xE3def", 4)
-  check("汉字\x80", #("汉字") + 1)
   check("\xF4\x9F\xBF", 1)
   check("\xF4\x9F\xBF\xBF", 1)
+  -- spurious continuation bytes
+  check("汉字\x80", #("汉字") + 1)
+  check("\x80hello", 1)
+  check("hel\x80lo", 4)
+  check("汉字\xBF", #("汉字") + 1)
+  check("\xBFhello", 1)
+  check("hel\xBFlo", 4)
 end
 
 -- errors in utf8.codes
@@ -112,12 +118,16 @@ do
   end
   errorcodes("ab\xff")
   errorcodes("\u{110000}")
+  errorcodes("in\x80valid")
+  errorcodes("\xbfinvalid")
+  errorcodes("αλφ\xBFα")
 
   -- calling interation function with invalid arguments
   local f = utf8.codes("")
   assert(f("", 2) == nil)
   assert(f("", -1) == nil)
   assert(f("", math.mininteger) == nil)
+
 end
 
 -- error in initial position for offset
@@ -220,7 +230,7 @@ do
   check(s, {0x10000, 0x1FFFFF}, true)
 end
 
-x = "日本語a-4\0éó"
+local x = "日本語a-4\0éó"
 check(x, {26085, 26412, 35486, 97, 45, 52, 0, 233, 243})
 
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/vararg.lua b/third_party/lua/test/vararg.lua
index 9cfada5e9..6df4dfa83 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/vararg.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/vararg.lua
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 
 print('testing vararg')
 
-function f(a, ...)
+local function f (a, ...)
   local x = {n = select('#', ...), ...}
   for i = 1, x.n do assert(a[i] == x[i]) end
   return x.n
 end
 
-function c12 (...)
+local function c12 (...)
   assert(arg == _G.arg)    -- no local 'arg'
   local x = {...}; x.n = #x
   local res = (x.n==2 and x[1] == 1 and x[2] == 2)
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function c12 (...)
   return res, 2
 end
 
-function vararg (...) return {n = select('#', ...), ...} end
+local function vararg (...) return {n = select('#', ...), ...} end
 
 local call = function (f, args) return f(table.unpack(args, 1, args.n)) end
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ assert(vararg().n == 0)
 assert(vararg(nil, nil).n == 2)
 
 assert(c12(1,2)==55)
-a,b = assert(call(c12, {1,2}))
+local a,b = assert(call(c12, {1,2}))
 assert(a == 55 and b == 2)
 a = call(c12, {1,2;n=2})
 assert(a == 55 and b == 2)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function t:f (...) local arg = {...}; return self[...]+#arg end
 assert(t:f(1,4) == 3 and t:f(2) == 11)
 print('+')
 
-lim = 20
+local lim = 20
 local i, a = 1, {}
 while i <= lim do a[i] = i+0.3; i=i+1 end
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function f(a, b, c, d, ...)
          more[lim-4] == lim+0.3 and not more[lim-3])
 end
 
-function g(a,b,c)
+local function g (a,b,c)
   assert(a == 1.3 and b == 2.3 and c == 3.3)
 end
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ print("+")
 
 -- new-style varargs
 
-function oneless (a, ...) return ... end
+local function oneless (a, ...) return ... end
 
 function f (n, a, ...)
   local b
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ assert(a==nil and b==nil and c==nil and d==nil and e==nil)
 
 
 -- varargs for main chunks
-f = load[[ return {...} ]]
-x = f(2,3)
+local f = load[[ return {...} ]]
+local x = f(2,3)
 assert(x[1] == 2 and x[2] == 3 and x[3] == undef)
 
 
diff --git a/third_party/lua/test/verybig.lua b/third_party/lua/test/verybig.lua
index 2779b814b..86f79c2ae 100644
--- a/third_party/lua/test/verybig.lua
+++ b/third_party/lua/test/verybig.lua
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if _soft then return 10 end
 print "testing large programs (>64k)"
 
 -- template to create a very big test file
-prog = [[$
+local prog = [[$
 
 local a,b
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function b:xxx (a,b) return a+b end
 assert(b:xxx(10, 12) == 22)   -- pushself with non-constant index
 b["xxx"] = undef
 
-s = 0; n=0
+local s = 0; local n=0
 for a,b in pairs(b) do s=s+b; n=n+1 end
 -- with 32-bit floats, exact value of 's' depends on summation order
 assert(81800000.0 < s and s < 81860000 and n == 70001)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ assert(81800000.0 < s and s < 81860000 and n == 70001)
 a = nil; b = nil
 print'+'
 
-function f(x) b=x end
+local function f(x) b=x end
 
 a = f{$3$} or 10
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ local function sig (x)
   return (x % 2 == 0) and '' or '-'
 end
 
-F = {
+local F = {
 function ()   -- $1$
   for i=10,50009 do
     io.write('a', i, ' = ', sig(i), 5+((i-10)/2), ',\n')
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ function ()   -- $3$
 end,
 }
 
-file = os.tmpname()
+local file = os.tmpname()
 io.output(file)
 for s in string.gmatch(prog, "$([^$]+)") do
   local n = tonumber(s)
   if not n then io.write(s) else F[n]() end
 end
 io.close()
-result = dofile(file)
+local result = dofile(file)
 assert(os.remove(file))
 print'OK'
 return result