2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/luarocks/loader.lua b/src/luarocks/loader.lua
index f50bddf2..02e46085 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/loader.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/loader.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ local global_env = _G
 local package, require, assert, ipairs, pairs, os, print, table, type, next, unpack =
       package, require, assert, ipairs, pairs, os, print, table, type, next, unpack
 
-module("luarocks2")
+module("luarocks.loader")
 
 local path = require("luarocks.path")
 local manif_core = require("luarocks.manif_core")
diff --git a/src/luarocks/require.lua b/src/luarocks/require.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..653597f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/luarocks/require.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--- Retained for compatibility reasons only. Use luarocks.loader instead.
+local require = require
+module("luarocks.require")
+require("luarocks.loader")