Index: lua-5.1.3/src/luaconf.h
===================================================================
--- lua-5.1.3.orig/src/luaconf.h	2008-04-13 16:18:00.338123105 +0200
+++ lua-5.1.3/src/luaconf.h	2008-04-13 16:18:14.110907972 +0200
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #if defined(LUA_USE_LINUX)
 #define LUA_USE_POSIX
 #define LUA_USE_DLOPEN		/* needs an extra library: -ldl */
-#define LUA_USE_READLINE	/* needs some extra libraries */
 #endif
 
 #if defined(LUA_USE_MACOSX)
Index: lua-5.1.3/src/Makefile
===================================================================
--- lua-5.1.3.orig/src/Makefile	2008-04-13 16:18:18.695169214 +0200
+++ lua-5.1.3/src/Makefile	2008-04-13 16:24:41.036957630 +0200
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 MYCFLAGS=
 MYLDFLAGS=
 MYLIBS=
+# USE_READLINE=1
 
 # == END OF USER SETTINGS. NO NEED TO CHANGE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE =========
 
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@
 	@echo "MYLIBS = $(MYLIBS)"
 
 # convenience targets for popular platforms
-
+RFLAG=$(if $(USE_READLINE),-DLUA_USE_READLINE)
 none:
 	@echo "Please choose a platform:"
 	@echo "   $(PLATS)"
@@ -98,16 +99,16 @@
 	$(MAKE) all MYCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_POSIX -DLUA_USE_DLOPEN" MYLIBS="-Wl,-E"
 
 freebsd:
-	$(MAKE) all MYCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_LINUX" MYLIBS="-Wl,-E -lreadline"
+	$(MAKE) all MYCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_LINUX $(RFLAG)" MYLIBS="-Wl,-E$(if $(USE_READLINE), -lreadline)"
 
 generic:
 	$(MAKE) all MYCFLAGS=
 
 linux:
-	$(MAKE) all MYCFLAGS+=-DLUA_USE_LINUX MYLIBS="-Wl,-E -ldl -lreadline -lhistory -lncurses"
+	$(MAKE) all MYCFLAGS+="-DLUA_USE_LINUX $(RFLAG)" MYLIBS="-Wl,-E -ldl $(if $(USE_READLINE), -lreadline -lhistory -lncurses)"
 
 macosx:
-	$(MAKE) all MYCFLAGS=-DLUA_USE_LINUX MYLIBS="-lreadline"
+	$(MAKE) all MYCFLAGS=-DLUA_USE_LINUX $(if $(USE_READLINE), MYLIBS="-lreadline")
 # use this on Mac OS X 10.3-
 #	$(MAKE) all MYCFLAGS=-DLUA_USE_MACOSX