Startup Crash/Error related to having LuaRocks in the environment LUA_PATH

[HybridEidolon]

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What is the expected behaviour/value?

Path of Building should start up with only its own lua directory in the lua path.

What is the actual behaviour/value?

Either Path of Building will crash after the initial loading window, or an error like this will appear:

How to reproduce the issue

1. Install LuaRocks
2. Install Path of Building Community fresh
3. Run Path of Building Community

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[HybridEidolon]

I can confirm that running PoB with this batch script solves the issue. Path of Building should unset the LUA_PATH and LUA_CPATH environment variables during startup.

@echo off
set LUA_PATH=
set LUAC_PATH=
start "" "Path of Building.exe"

[Wires77]

Does this work with the normal SimpleGraphic.dll? Or are you still using the one @zao linked you? We fixed this exact issue already, so I'm curious if it's somehow coming up again #1745

[HybridEidolon]

This is with the stock SimpleGraphic.dll. Completely unmodified (portable) installation of PoBC 2.9.0.

[Justw8]

I also was unable to run PoB until I got rid of the the LUA_PATH & LUAC_PATH set by luarocks.

[grapereader]

This happens with any systemwide Lua installation; I had mine installed through scoop. Removing the environment variables listed above is a workaround. (Issue still in POBC 2.15.1, installer, unmodified)