requiring modules with a C and Lua part

[Reuben Thomas <rrt@...>]

Excuse me if I've missed something, but a search didn't reveal an answer 
to this one:

What's common practice in the case that a module has both a C and Lua 
component? It seems natural to distribute the C part as a shared library 
and the Lua part as a Lua file, which means you have two files. They 
probably want the same base name. The Lua one probably requires the C 
one. This won't work, because you then get a require loop (package.path 
is checked before package.cpath).

Is there a standard neat way out?

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