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doc: Mention that Lua 5.3 and later doesn't work in the WSDG. 

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docbook/wsdg_src/wsdg_libraries.adoc
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=== Lua (Optional)
The Lua library is used to add scripting support to Wireshark.
Only Lua versions 5.1 and 5.2 are supported; the API has
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/10881[not
been updated to work with versions 5.3 and later.]
[#ChLibsUnixLua]

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Lua is a powerful light-weight programming language designed for extending
applications. Wireshark contains an embedded Lua 5.2 interpreter which
can be used to write dissectors, taps, and capture file readers
and writers.
and writers. The interpreter is backwards compatible with Lua 5.1,
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/10881[but does not yet
work with Lua 5.3 or greater.]
If Lua is enabled, Wireshark will first try to load a file named `init.lua`
from the global link:{wireshark-users-guide-url}ChPluginFolders.html[_plugins directory_].