"require" doesn't work with another directory, but the path is correct

Question

a = ";E:\\Code\\Lua\\FakeMagic\\testingarea\\test\\libs\\?.dll"
package.path = package.path .. a
midi = require "luamidi"

I got:

E:\Soft\lua\5.1\lua.exe: error loading module 'luamidi' from file 'E:\Code\Lua\FakeMagic\testingarea\test\libs\luamidi.dll':
        E:\Code\Lua\FakeMagic\testingarea\test\libs\luamidi.dll:1: '=' expected near 'Р'
stack traceback:
        [C]: ?
        [C]: in function 'require'
        E:\Code\Lua\FakeMagic\testingarea\test\midi.lua:2: in main chunk
        [C]: ?

But when luamidi.dll at the same directory with the lua file all is ok.
P.S The path is correct.

Use package.cpath for loading shared libraries. See the manual — Adam
– Adam, Commented Jan 31, 2016 at 5:26

Nicol Bolas · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-31 14:58:06Z

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Lua's path list for DLL/SO files is different from its path list for .lua scripts. The DLL/SO path list is stored in package.cpath.

answered Jan 31, 2016 at 14:58

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