diff --git a/examples/lua/Makefile b/examples/lua/Makefile
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+APPLICATION = lua
+
+# If no BOARD is found in the environment, use this default:
+BOARD ?= native
+
+# This has to be the absolute path to the RIOT base directory:
+RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
+
+BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := bluepill calliope-mini cc2650-launchpad \
+ cc2650stk maple-mini microbit nrf51dongle \
+ nucleo-f030r8 nucleo-f031k6 nucleo-f042k6 \
+ nucleo-f070rb nucleo-f072rb nucleo-f103rb \
+ nucleo-f302r8 nucleo-f303k8 nucleo-f334r8 \
+ nucleo-f410rb nucleo-l031k6 nucleo-l053r8 \
+ opencm904 spark-core stm32f0discovery
+
+BOARD_BLACKLIST := arduino-duemilanove arduino-mega2560 arduino-uno \
+ chronos jiminy-mega256rfr2 mega-xplained mips-malta \
+ msb-430 msb-430h pic32-clicker pic32-wifire telosb \
+ waspmote-pro wsn430-v1_3b wsn430-v1_4 z1
+
+
+# Comment this out to disable code in RIOT that does safety checking
+# which is not needed in a production environment but helps in the
+# development process:
+DEVELHELP ?= 1
+
+# Change this to 0 show compiler invocation lines by default:
+QUIET ?= 1
+
+USEMODULE += ps
+
+ifneq ($(BOARD),native)
+ # This stack size is large enough to run Lua print() functions of
+ # various lengths. Other functions untested.
+ CFLAGS += -DTHREAD_STACKSIZE_MAIN=4096
+endif
+
+USEPKG += lua
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
+
+# The code below generates a header file from any .lua scripts in the
+# example directory. The header file contains a byte array of the
+# ASCII characters in the .lua script.
+
+LUA_PATH := $(BINDIR)/lua
+
+# add directory of generated *.lua.h files to include path
+CFLAGS += -I$(LUA_PATH)
+
+# generate .lua.h header files of .lua files
+LUA = $(wildcard *.lua)
+
+LUA_H := $(LUA:%.lua=$(LUA_PATH)/%.lua.h)
+
+$(LUA_PATH)/:
+ @mkdir -p $@
+
+$(LUA_H): | $(LUA_PATH)/
+$(LUA_H): $(LUA_PATH)/%.lua.h: %.lua
+
+ xxd -i $< | sed 's/^unsigned/const/g' > $@
+
+$(RIOTBUILD_CONFIG_HEADER_C): $(LUA_H)
diff --git a/examples/lua/README.md b/examples/lua/README.md
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+++ b/examples/lua/README.md
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+### About
+
+This example shows how to write IoT applications using Lua.
+
+### Caveats
+
+Currently, the only actual function available is "print"
+
+### How to use
+
+Put your lua code into "main.lua" (check the example). The file will
+be included in your application as an ASCII byte array. This is done in the
+last 20 or so lines of the example's Makefile.
+
+The script will then be run immediately after RIOT has started up.
+
+### How to run
+
+Type `make flash term`
+
+Note: you may have to press `RESET` on the board (after the flash) if the board
+reboots faster than the terminal program can start..
diff --git a/examples/lua/main.c b/examples/lua/main.c
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..22458153e0781a3e93a25848832959224071ea41
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+++ b/examples/lua/main.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 FU Berlin
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup examples
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief Basic lua example application
+ *
+ * @author Daniel Petry <daniel.petry@fu-berlin.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "lauxlib.h"
+#include "lualib.h"
+
+#include "main.lua.h"
+
+int lua_run_script(const char *buffer, size_t buffer_len)
+{
+
+ lua_State *L = luaL_newstate();
+
+ if (L == NULL) {
+ puts("cannot create state: not enough memory");
+ return ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+ luaL_openlibs(L);
+ luaL_loadbuffer(L, buffer, buffer_len, "lua input script");
+
+ if (lua_pcall(L, 0, 0, 0) != LUA_OK){
+ puts("Lua script running failed");
+ return EINTR;
+ }
+
+ lua_close(L);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+ puts("Lua RIOT build");
+ lua_run_script(main_lua, main_lua_len);
+ return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/lua/main.lua b/examples/lua/main.lua
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+++ b/examples/lua/main.lua
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+print("Hello world, this is lua!")
diff --git a/pkg/lua/Makefile b/pkg/lua/Makefile
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d2f1a775de8fd1ea199d0e052e538766e3dbc31f
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+++ b/pkg/lua/Makefile
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+PKG_NAME=lua
+PKG_URL=https://github.com/lua/lua.git
+PKG_VERSION=e354c6355e7f48e087678ec49e340ca0696725b1
+PKG_LICENSE=MIT
+
+.PHONY: all
+
+all:
+ @cp Makefile.lua $(PKG_BUILDDIR)
+ "$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) -f Makefile.lua
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/lua/Makefile.include b/pkg/lua/Makefile.include
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9fb515a3b4716b8208a5eacaaf12253ac463c8ce
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+++ b/pkg/lua/Makefile.include
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+INCLUDES += -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/lua
diff --git a/pkg/lua/Makefile.lua b/pkg/lua/Makefile.lua
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f0bd4d8a386ba29df5151cb210e9c9566b41aa8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lua/Makefile.lua
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+SRC := $(filter-out lua.c luac.c,$(wildcard *.c))
+
+# This builds for native using POSIX system calls and some extra libraries, and
+# removes a compiler warning that warns against using tmpnam().
+ifeq ($(BOARD),native)
+ CFLAGS += -DLUA_USE_LINUX
+endif
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/pkg/lua/doc.txt b/pkg/lua/doc.txt
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..944d45c632614b490f8a0c68b6b57675c8c3b934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/lua/doc.txt
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+/**
+ * @defgroup pkg_lua Lua ported to RIOT
+ * @ingroup pkg
+ * @brief Provides Lua support for RIOT
+ * @see https://github.com/lua/lua
+ */
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