1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 170f4ede..7253dc61 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ For specialized uses of LuaRocks:
                                (e.g. when only deploying binary packages)
                                you do not need lua.h installed. This flag
                                skips the check for lua.h in "configure".
+  --with-system-rocks          Use an external installation of rocks required
+                               for running luarocks instead instead of the
+                               vendored versions.
 
 EOF
 }
@@ -301,6 +304,9 @@ do
    --disable-incdir-check)
       DISABLE_INCDIR_CHECK=yes
       ;;
+   --with-system-rocks)
+      WITH_SYSTEM_ROCKS=yes
+      ;;
 
    # Old options that no longer apply
    # --------------------------------
@@ -500,6 +506,7 @@ LUA_BINDIR=$LUA_BINDIR
 LUA_INCDIR=$LUA_INCDIR
 LUA_LIBDIR=$LUA_LIBDIR
 FORCE_CONFIG=$FORCE_CONFIG
+WITH_SYSTEM_ROCKS=$WITH_SYSTEM_ROCKS
 EOF
 
 echo