Cannot find lua module compat53

[RetroBonk]

After compiling successfully on Ubuntu 20.04 and trying to run the executable:

config.lua:35: module 'compat53' not found:
	no field package.preload['compat53']
	no file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.3/compat53.lua'
	no file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.3/compat53/init.lua'
	no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.3/compat53.lua'
	no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.3/compat53/init.lua'
	no file '/usr/share/lua/5.3/compat53.lua'
	no file '/usr/share/lua/5.3/compat53/init.lua'
	no file './compat53.lua'
	no file './compat53/init.lua'
	no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.3/compat53.so'
	no file '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/lua/5.3/compat53.so'
	no file '/usr/lib/lua/5.3/compat53.so'
	no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.3/loadall.so'
	no file './compat53.so'Lua error while running script
throw was called and the exception is unknown
lua_tostring(): error: attempt to call a nil value
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'int'
Aborted (core dumped)

CFLAGS := -isystem /usr/include/fltk/ -Imdcomp/include/ -IautogeneratedBindings/ -Iluaposix/ext/include -Iluaposix_headers -Iiqa/include -I. -I/usr/include/lua5.3 -Ilua-compat-53/c-api -c

LDFLAGS := -flto=8 -O3 -march=native -fuse-linker-plugin -s -fno-rtti -std=gnu++14 -L/usr/lib/fltk/ -lfltk_images -lfltk -lpng -ljpeg -lXft -lXext -lXinerama -lX11 -lz -s -llua5.3 -ldl

[ComputerNerd]

The software has a dependency on compat53 and bit32.

If you are using Arch Linux you can do the following:
pacman -S lua51-compat53 lua51-bit32

And it will resolve your problem.

[Nrezinorn]

146 sudo pacman -S lua51-compat53 lua51-bit32
147 make clean
148 make

<artificial>:(.text+0x144d): undefined reference to `lua_newuserdatauv'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans22.ltrans.o:<artificial>:(.text+0x1c81): more undefined references to `lua_newuserdatauv' follow
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans22.ltrans.o: in function `moonfltk_checkpixmap(lua_State*, int, int*) [clone .constprop.0]':
<artificial>:(.text+0x3dc2): undefined reference to `luaL_len'
/usr/bin/ld: <artificial>:(.text+0x3dec): undefined reference to `lua_geti'
/usr/bin/ld: <artificial>:(.text+0x3e44): undefined reference to `lua_geti'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans22.ltrans.o: in function `mygetuid.constprop.0':
<artificial>:(.text+0x499b): undefined reference to `lua_isinteger'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans22.ltrans.o: in function `checkinteger.constprop.0':
<artificial>:(.text+0x4cb9): undefined reference to `lua_isinteger'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans22.ltrans.o: in function `checkinteger.constprop.1':
<artificial>:(.text+0x4d3f): undefined reference to `lua_isinteger'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans22.ltrans.o: in function `checkinteger.constprop.2':
<artificial>:(.text+0x4dc9): undefined reference to `lua_isinteger'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans22.ltrans.o: in function `tableToVector(lua_State*, unsigned int, std::vector<unsigned char, std::allocator<unsigned char> >&) [clone .constprop.0]':
<artificial>:(.text+0x5108): undefined reference to `lua_rawlen'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans22.ltrans.o: in function `tableToSS(lua_State*, unsigned int, std::__cxx11::basic_stringstream<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >&) [clone .constprop.0]':
<artificial>:(.text+0x53c4): undefined reference to `lua_rawlen'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans22.ltrans.o: in function `dub::checksdata(lua_State*, int, char const*, bool) [clone .constprop.0]':
<artificial>:(.text+0x558f): undefined reference to `lua_rotate'
/usr/bin/ld: <artificial>:(.text+0x55b1): undefined reference to `lua_rotate'
/usr/bin/ld: <artificial>:(.text+0x5679): undefined reference to `lua_callk'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans22.ltrans.o: in function `dub::checksdata_n(lua_State*, int, char const*, bool) [clone .constprop.0]':
<artificial>:(.text+0x5809): undefined reference to `lua_rotate'
/usr/bin/ld: <artificial>:(.text+0x5821): undefined reference to `lua_rotate'
/usr/bin/ld: <artificial>:(.text+0x58eb): undefined reference to `lua_callk'
/usr/bin/ld: <artificial>:(.text+0x591a): undefined reference to `lua_rotate'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans24.ltrans.o: in function `moonfltk_udata_inherit.isra.0':
<artificial>:(.text+0x2d1): undefined reference to `luaL_getsubtable'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans24.ltrans.o: in function `moonfltk_udata_define.isra.0':
<artificial>:(.text+0x393): undefined reference to `luaL_getsubtable'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans24.ltrans.o: in function `startLuaConf(char const*, bool) [clone .constprop.0]':
<artificial>:(.text+0x1909): undefined reference to `lua_setglobal'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans24.ltrans.o: in function `moonfltk_open_main.isra.0':
<artificial>:(.text+0x654c): undefined reference to `luaL_getsubtable'
/usr/bin/ld: <artificial>:(.text+0x71b1): undefined reference to `lua_newuserdatauv'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans24.ltrans.o: in function `luaopen_posix_sys_socket.isra.0':
<artificial>:(.text+0x8f62): undefined reference to `luaL_checkversion_'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans24.ltrans.o: in function `luaopen_posix_termio.isra.0':
<artificial>:(.text+0x9612): undefined reference to `luaL_checkversion_'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans14.ltrans.o: in function `Args(lua_State*) [clone .lto_priv.0]':
<artificial>:(.text+0x109): undefined reference to `luaL_len'
/usr/bin/ld: <artificial>:(.text+0x173): undefined reference to `lua_geti'
/usr/bin/ld: <artificial>:(.text+0x1ed): undefined reference to `luaL_len'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans14.ltrans.o: in function `CnHandler(int, void*)':
<artificial>:(.text+0x7b6): undefined reference to `lua_pcallk'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans14.ltrans.o: in function `FcCallback(char const*)':
<artificial>:(.text+0x157c): undefined reference to `lua_pcallk'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans14.ltrans.o: in function `boxtypeDrawFunction000(int, int, int, int, unsigned int)':
<artificial>:(.text+0x1d64): undefined reference to `lua_callk'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans14.ltrans.o: in function `boxtypeDrawFunction001(int, int, int, int, unsigned int)':
<artificial>:(.text+0x1e44): undefined reference to `lua_callk'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans14.ltrans.o: in function `boxtypeDrawFunction002(int, int, int, int, unsigned int)':
<artificial>:(.text+0x1f24): undefined reference to `lua_callk'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans14.ltrans.o: in function `boxtypeDrawFunction003(int, int, int, int, unsigned int)':
<artificial>:(.text+0x2004): undefined reference to `lua_callk'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans14.ltrans.o: in function `boxtypeDrawFunction004(int, int, int, int, unsigned int)':
<artificial>:(.text+0x20e4): undefined reference to `lua_callk'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccjlMdQ7.ltrans14.ltrans.o:<artificial>:(.text+0x21c4): more undefined references to `lua_callk' follow
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [Makefile:16: RetroGraphicsToolkit] Error 1

Archlinux clone --recursive running make produces the above errors