diff -uNr lua-5.4.4.orig/Makefile lua-5.4.4/Makefile
--- lua-5.4.4.orig/Makefile	2021-11-04 21:55:27.000000000 +0530
+++ lua-5.4.4/Makefile	2022-02-03 16:27:08.618116953 +0530
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 # == CHANGE THE SETTINGS BELOW TO SUIT YOUR ENVIRONMENT =======================
 
 # Your platform. See PLATS for possible values.
-PLAT= guess
+PLAT= linux
 
 # Where to install. The installation starts in the src and doc directories,
 # so take care if INSTALL_TOP is not an absolute path. See the local target.
 # You may want to make INSTALL_LMOD and INSTALL_CMOD consistent with
 # LUA_ROOT, LUA_LDIR, and LUA_CDIR in luaconf.h.
-INSTALL_TOP= /usr/local
+INSTALL_TOP= $(PREFIX)
 INSTALL_BIN= $(INSTALL_TOP)/bin
 INSTALL_INC= $(INSTALL_TOP)/include
 INSTALL_LIB= $(INSTALL_TOP)/lib
-INSTALL_MAN= $(INSTALL_TOP)/man/man1
+INSTALL_MAN= $(INSTALL_TOP)/share/man/man1
 INSTALL_LMOD= $(INSTALL_TOP)/share/lua/$V
 INSTALL_CMOD= $(INSTALL_TOP)/lib/lua/$V
 
@@ -38,21 +38,22 @@
 # Convenience platforms targets.
 PLATS= guess aix bsd c89 freebsd generic linux linux-readline macosx mingw posix solaris
 
+# Lua version and release.
+V= 5.4
+R= $V.4
+
 # What to install.
 TO_BIN= lua luac
 TO_INC= lua.h luaconf.h lualib.h lauxlib.h lua.hpp
-TO_LIB= liblua.a
+TO_LIB= liblua.a liblua.so.$(R)
 TO_MAN= lua.1 luac.1
 
-# Lua version and release.
-V= 5.4
-R= $V.4
 
 # Targets start here.
 all:	$(PLAT)
 
 $(PLATS) help test clean:
-	@cd src && $(MAKE) $@
+	@cd src && $(MAKE) $@ V=$(V) R=$(R)
 
 install: dummy
 	cd src && $(MKDIR) $(INSTALL_BIN) $(INSTALL_INC) $(INSTALL_LIB) $(INSTALL_MAN) $(INSTALL_LMOD) $(INSTALL_CMOD)