luasec fails in 5.1 and 5.2 but OK in 5.3

Question

I'm installing LuaSec 0.9 via LuaRocks 3.3.1 with OpenSSL 1.1.1g (via MacPorts).

I use luarocks install OPENSSL_DIR=/opt/local luasec

The compilation/installation is successful for Lua 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3

However, when I attempt to use it, I get errors, as follows:

1. Lua 5.1

• dlopen(/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/ssl.so, 2): Symbol not found: _luaL_checkversion_

2. Lua 5.2

• dlopen(/usr/local/lib/lua/5.2/ssl.so, 6): Symbol not found: _lua_rotate

3. Lua 5.3

• success

Answer 1

Turns out this is not a luasec or Lua issue; it's an issue with LuaRocks after upgrading to the latest version. The situation has been resolved; see here.