diff --git a/Examples/lua/dual/dual.cpp b/Examples/lua/dual/dual.cpp
index d2a9ecaa9..ad7897953 100644
--- a/Examples/lua/dual/dual.cpp
+++ b/Examples/lua/dual/dual.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ extern "C" int luaopen_example2(lua_State*L);
 #define DEBUG2(X,Y) {printf(X,Y);fflush(stdout);}
 #define DEBUG3(X,Y,Z) {printf(X,Y,Z);fflush(stdout);}
 
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM > 501
+#define lua_open luaL_newstate
+#endif
+
 void testModule(lua_State *L)
 {
   swig_type_info *pTypeInfo=0,*pTypeInfo2=0;
diff --git a/Examples/lua/embed/Makefile b/Examples/lua/embed/Makefile
index df1f8fa04..57979c061 100644
--- a/Examples/lua/embed/Makefile
+++ b/Examples/lua/embed/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ TARGET     = embed
 SRCS       = example.c
 INTERFACE  = example.i
 LUA_INTERP = embed.c
+LIBS       = -lm
 
 # this is a little different to normal as we have our own special interpreter
 # which we want to static link
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ check: build
 
 build:
 	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile $(SWIGLIB) SRCS='$(SRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
-	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='example.i' LUA_INTERP='$(LUA_INTERP)' lua_static
+	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' TARGET='$(TARGET)' LIBS='$(LIBS)' INTERFACE='example.i' LUA_INTERP='$(LUA_INTERP)' lua_static
 
 clean:
 	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile lua_clean
diff --git a/Examples/lua/embed/embed.c b/Examples/lua/embed/embed.c
index 9df168f94..f21c933a5 100644
--- a/Examples/lua/embed/embed.c
+++ b/Examples/lua/embed/embed.c
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ We will be using the luaL_dostring()/lua_dostring() function to call into lua
 #include <lauxlib.h>
 #include <lualib.h>
 
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM > 501
+#define lua_open luaL_newstate
+#endif
+
 /* the SWIG wrappered library */
 extern int luaopen_example(lua_State*L);
 
diff --git a/Examples/lua/embed2/Makefile b/Examples/lua/embed2/Makefile
index fc309ac7e..ec22bdcae 100644
--- a/Examples/lua/embed2/Makefile
+++ b/Examples/lua/embed2/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ TARGET     = embed2
 SRCS       = example.c
 INTERFACE  = example.i
 LUA_INTERP = embed2.c
+LIBS       = -lm
 
 # this is a little different to normal as we have our own special interpreter
 # which we want to static link
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ check: build
 
 build:
 	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile $(SWIGLIB) SRCS='$(SRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
-	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='example.i' LUA_INTERP='$(LUA_INTERP)' lua_static
+	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' TARGET='$(TARGET)' LIBS='$(LIBS)' INTERFACE='example.i' LUA_INTERP='$(LUA_INTERP)' lua_static
 
 clean:
 	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile lua_clean
diff --git a/Examples/lua/embed2/embed2.c b/Examples/lua/embed2/embed2.c
index 8d28ee6ea..3145d3b10 100644
--- a/Examples/lua/embed2/embed2.c
+++ b/Examples/lua/embed2/embed2.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ We will be using the luaL_dostring()/lua_dostring() function to call into lua
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM > 501
+#define lua_open luaL_newstate
+#endif
 
 /* the SWIG wrappered library */
 extern int luaopen_example(lua_State*L);
@@ -46,8 +49,7 @@ int call_add(lua_State *L,int a,int b,int* res) {
   push a, push b, call 'add' check & return res
   */
   top=lua_gettop(L);  /* for later */
-  lua_pushstring(L, "add");                                  /* function name */
-  lua_gettable(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);               /* function to be called */
+  lua_getglobal(L, "add");               /* function to be called */
   if (!lua_isfunction(L,-1)) {
     printf("[C] error: cannot find function 'add'\n");
     lua_settop(L,top);  // reset
diff --git a/Examples/lua/embed3/embed3.cpp b/Examples/lua/embed3/embed3.cpp
index e5e0e0a7d..cdf56268d 100644
--- a/Examples/lua/embed3/embed3.cpp
+++ b/Examples/lua/embed3/embed3.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,15 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <lauxlib.h>
 #include <lualib.h>
 }
-
-/* The SWIG external runtime is generated by using.
-swig -lua -externalruntime swigluarun.h
-It contains useful function used by SWIG in its wrappering
-SWIG_TypeQuery() SWIG_NewPointerObj()
+
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM > 501
+#define lua_open luaL_newstate
+#endif
+
+/* The SWIG external runtime is generated by using.
+swig -lua -externalruntime swigluarun.h
+It contains useful function used by SWIG in its wrappering
+SWIG_TypeQuery() SWIG_NewPointerObj()
 */
 #include "swigluarun.h"   // the SWIG external runtime
 
@@ -65,8 +69,7 @@ int call_onEvent(lua_State *L, Event e) {
   push a, push b, call 'add' check & return res
   */
   top = lua_gettop(L);  /* for later */
-  lua_pushstring(L, "onEvent");                                  /* function name */
-  lua_gettable(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);               /* function to be called */
+  lua_getglobal(L, "onEvent");               /* function to be called */
   if (!lua_isfunction(L, -1)) {
     printf("[C++] error: cannot find function 'OnEvent'\n");
     lua_settop(L, top);  // reset