Eric Westbrook

If backslashes must be used, I would find it more customary and natural to use them at the end of the previous line rather than the beginning of the next....

You're right. Per [RFC 3986](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986), the correct term is "scheme".

PR #39 submitted.

Is there a macro we can test, for use in an `#ifdef`, in order to continue supporting older environments that might still require this typedef?

Thanks for the mingw-w64 build tip! We're reviewing open items in preparation for a release. If action is needed here, please add a comment. Otherwise, this issue will be closed...

As mentioned in the linked issues, we are looking for a solution that helps users of newer MinGW while continuing to work (conditionally) for users with older MinGW versions.

Calling @diegonehab to the white courtesy telephone, please

If this is still a problem, can you be more specific about where support for this might be needed? We're reviewing open items in preparation for a release. If action...

See [RFC 3986](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#section-3.3). Colons are legal in URI paths, except in the first path segment if the path is relative. The resulting URL is definitely wrong if it only has...

In general, we rely on the presence of `_WIN32` to detect Windows builds (as is commonly done). In Windows builds, LuaSocket uses the `__declspec(dllexport)` directive for the few `LUASOCKET_API` functions...