1 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/lanes.c b/src/lanes.c
index 8edf47b..092e282 100644
--- a/src/lanes.c
+++ b/src/lanes.c
@@ -2611,12 +2611,22 @@ int
 #if (defined PLATFORM_WIN32) || (defined PLATFORM_POCKETPC)
 __declspec(dllexport)
 #endif // (defined PLATFORM_WIN32) || (defined PLATFORM_POCKETPC)
-luaopen_lanes_core( lua_State *L )
+luaopen_lanes_core( lua_State* L)
 {
-        // Create main module interface table
-        // we only have 1 closure, which must be called to configure Lanes
         STACK_GROW( L, 3);
         STACK_CHECK( L)
+
+        // sanity check: let's see if _"VERSION" matches what we we built against
+        lua_getglobal( L, "_VERSION");
+        lua_pushstring( L, LUA_VERSION_NUM == 501 ? "Lua 5.1" : "Lua 5.2");
+        if( !lua_rawequal( L, -1, -2))
+        {
+                return luaL_error( L, "Lanes is built against %s, but you are running %s", lua_tostring( L, -1), lua_tostring( L, -2));
+        }
+        lua_pop( L, 2);
+
+        // Create main module interface table
+        // we only have 1 closure, which must be called to configure Lanes
         lua_newtable(L);
         lua_pushvalue(L, 1); // module name
         lua_pushvalue(L, -2); // module table
@@ -2631,6 +2641,7 @@ luaopen_lanes_core( lua_State *L )
                 lua_pushnil( L); // almost idem
                 lua_call( L, 2, 0);
         }
+
         STACK_END( L, 1)
         return 1;
 }