diff --git a/scripts/lua.build b/scripts/lua.build
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+source "$(dirname $0)/../lib/libem.bash"
+
+function em.configure() {
+        cd "${EM_SRCDIR}"
+	"${EM_SRCDIR}"/configure \
+		--prefix="${PREFIX}" \
+		|| exit 1
+}
+
+function em.build() {
+        cd "${EM_SRCDIR}"
+
+	make
+}
+
+em.set_build_dependencies "${COMPILER}"
+em.make_all