diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "external/boost"]
+	path = external/boost
+	url = https://github.com/bagobor/boost.git
+[submodule "external/lua"]
+	path = external/lua
+	url = https://github.com/lua/lua
diff --git a/external/boost b/external/boost
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+Subproject commit f9e97d9dcc85bcd338d1f384ff6f3c2973b3d262
diff --git a/external/lua b/external/lua
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+Subproject commit 570b787fcb304dd3cc3472452808abe0d6e9b915
diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
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+-- premake5.lua
+
+local BUILD_DIR = (".build/" .. _ACTION)
+
+workspace "lua-api-pp"
+   configurations { "Debug", "Release" }
+   location (BUILD_DIR)
+   platforms { "x32", "x64" }
+
+   startproject "luapp_test"
+
+   filter "configurations:Debug"
+      defines { "DEBUG" }
+      flags { "Symbols" }
+
+   filter "configurations:Release"
+      defines { "NDEBUG" }
+      optimize "On"
+
+project "liblua"
+   kind "StaticLib"
+   location (BUILD_DIR .. "/lua")
+   language "C"
+   targetdir (BUILD_DIR .. "/lib/%{cfg.buildcfg}")
+
+   includedirs  {"./external/lua/src/"}
+--libdirs { "../lua/libs", "../zlib" }   
+
+   files { "./external/lua/src/**.c", "./external/lua/src/**.h" }
+   removefiles {"**luac.c", "**lua.c"}
+
+-- project "lua"   
+--    kind "ConsoleApp"
+--    location (BUILD_DIR .. "/lua")
+--    language "C"
+--    targetdir (BUILD_DIR .. "/%{cfg.buildcfg}")
+--    includedirs  {"./external/lua/src/"}
+--    files {"./external/lua/src/lua.c"}
+--    libdirs { BUILD_DIR .. "/lib/%{cfg.buildcfg}" }
+--    links { "liblua" }
+
+-- project "luac"   
+--    kind "ConsoleApp"
+--    location (BUILD_DIR .. "/lua")
+--    language "C"
+--    targetdir (BUILD_DIR .. "/%{cfg.buildcfg}")
+--    includedirs  {"./external/lua/src/"}
+--    files {"./external/lua/src/luac.c"}
+--    libdirs { BUILD_DIR .. "/lib/%{cfg.buildcfg}" }
+--    links { "liblua" }
+
+project "libluapp"
+   kind "StaticLib"
+   location (BUILD_DIR .. "/luapp")
+   language "C++"
+   targetdir (BUILD_DIR .. "/lib/%{cfg.buildcfg}")
+
+   includedirs  {
+      "./external/lua/src/", 
+      "./external/boost/",
+      "./"
+   }
+   files { "./luapp/**.*" }
+
+
+project "luapp_test"
+   kind "ConsoleApp"
+   location (BUILD_DIR .. "/test")
+   language "C++"
+   targetdir (BUILD_DIR .. "/%{cfg.buildcfg}")
+
+   -- defines { "LUAPP_NONDISCARDABLE_CONCAT" }   
+
+   includedirs  {
+      "./external/lua/src/", 
+      "./external/boost/",
+      "./"
+   }
+   
+   libdirs { BUILD_DIR .. "/lib/%{cfg.buildcfg}" }   
+
+   links { "liblua",  "lialuapp"}
+
+   files { "./test/**.*" }
+