3 files changed, 26 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/src/luarocks/type/rockspec.tl b/src/luarocks/type/rockspec.tl
index 26f29587..fab87fd4 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/type/rockspec.tl
+++ b/src/luarocks/type/rockspec.tl
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ local util = require("luarocks.core.util") --!
 
 type_rockspec.rockspec_format = "3.0"
 
+-- Syntax for type-checking tables:
+--
+-- A type-checking table describes typing data for a value.
+-- Any key starting with an underscore has a special meaning:
+-- _type (string) is the Lua type of the value. Default is "table".
+-- _mandatory (boolean) indicates if the value is a mandatory key in its container table. Default is false.
+-- For "string" types only:
+--    _pattern (string) is the string-matching pattern, valid for string types only. Default is ".*".
+-- For "table" types only:
+--    _any (table) is the type-checking table for unspecified keys, recursively checked.
+--    _more (boolean) indicates that the table accepts unspecified keys and does not type-check them.
+--    Any other string keys that don't start with an underscore represent known keys and are type-checking tables, recursively checked.
+
 local rockspec_formats, versions = type_check.declare_schemas({
    ["1.0"] = {
       fields = {
diff --git a/src/luarocks/type_check.lua b/src/luarocks/type_check.lua
index 77f9ef24..50eceddf 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/type_check.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/type_check.lua
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ type_check.MAGIC_PLATFORMS = {}
 do
    local function fill_in_version(tbl, version)
 
-      if not tbl.fields then
-         return
-      end
+
+
+
 
       for _, v in pairs(tbl.fields) do
          if type(v) == "table" then
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ function type_check.type_check_table(version, tbl, typetbl, context)
       return nil, errcheck
    end
 
-   if not typetbl.fields then
 
-      return true
-   end
+
+
+
 
    for k, v in pairs(tbl) do
       local t = typetbl.fields[tostring(k)] or typetbl._any
diff --git a/src/luarocks/type_check.tl b/src/luarocks/type_check.tl
index 7c3c4064..6b5dbb16 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/type_check.tl
+++ b/src/luarocks/type_check.tl
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ type_check.MAGIC_PLATFORMS = {}
 do
    local function fill_in_version(tbl: TableSchema, version?: string)
 
-      if not tbl.fields then --! validation
-         return
-      end
+      -- if not tbl.fields then --! validation
+      --    return
+      -- end
 
       for _, v in pairs(tbl.fields) do
          if v is TableSchema then
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ function type_check.type_check_table(version: string, tbl: {any: any}, typetbl:
       return nil, errcheck
    end
 
-   if not typetbl.fields then --! validation
-      -- if there are no fields, exit the checker
-      return true
-   end
+   -- if not typetbl.fields then --! validation
+   --    -- if there are no fields, exit the checker
+   --    return true
+   -- end
 
    for k, v in pairs(tbl) do
       local t = typetbl.fields[tostring(k)] or typetbl._any --! tostring