A curious issue!

The error message unexpected symbol near char(240) suggests that Lua is complaining about an invalid character in your code. Specifically, character 240 is a non-ASCII character, which might be causing the issue.

Here are a few possible reasons why this error occurs in Replit but not in TIO.run:

1. Character encoding: Replit might be using a different character encoding than TIO.run. Lua expects UTF-8 encoding by default, but if your code contains non-ASCII characters, it's possible that Replit is using a different encoding, causing the error. TIO.run, on the other hand, might be using UTF-8 encoding, which allows Lua to parse the code correctly.
2. Byte Order Mark (BOM): Some text editors, especially on Windows, can add a BOM (Byte Order Mark) to the beginning of the file. This can cause issues with Lua, as it's not a valid Lua character. Replit might be more sensitive to BOMs than TIO.run.
3. Lua version: Replit and TIO.run might be using different versions of Lua. LuaJIT, which is used in TIO.run, is a Just-In-Time compiler for Lua, and it might be more lenient when it comes to character encoding issues.

To resolve the issue in Replit, try the following:

1. Save your file with UTF-8 encoding: Make sure your text editor is set to save the file with UTF-8 encoding. This should ensure that Lua can parse the code correctly.
2. Remove any BOMs: If you're using a Windows text editor, try saving the file without a BOM.
3. Use a Lua version that matches TIO.run: If you're using a different Lua version in Replit, try switching to the same version used in TIO.run (LuaJIT).
4. Check for non-ASCII characters: Review your code and remove any non-ASCII characters that might be causing the issue.

If none of these solutions work, please provide more details about your code and the exact error message you're seeing in Replit.

To switch to LuaJIT in Replit, you can follow these steps:

1. Create a new Repl: Go to Replit and create a new Repl by clicking on the "New Repl" button.
2. Choose LuaJIT as the language: In the "Choose a language" dropdown, select "LuaJIT" instead of "Lua".
3. Create the Repl: Click on the "Create Repl" button to create a new Repl with LuaJIT as the language.

Alternatively, if you already have a Repl created with Lua, you can switch to LuaJIT by following these steps:

1. Open your Repl: Open your existing Repl in Replit.
2. Click on the three dots: Click on the three dots (...) next to the "Run" button.
3. Select "Language": From the dropdown menu, select "Language".
4. Choose LuaJIT: In the "Language" dropdown, select "LuaJIT" instead of "Lua".
5. Save changes: Click on the "Save" button to save the changes.

Once you've switched to LuaJIT, you should be able to run your Lua code without the unexpected symbol near char(240) error.

Note that LuaJIT is a Just-In-Time compiler for Lua, which means it can provide better performance and compatibility with certain Lua features. However, keep in mind that LuaJIT is not exactly the same as the standard Lua interpreter, so you might encounter some differences in behavior or compatibility with certain libraries.

To switch to LuaJIT in Replit using Replit.nix, you can modify the replit.nix file to specify the LuaJIT package.

In your replit.nix file, add the following lines:

nix
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1{ pkgs }: {
2  deps = [
3    pkgs.luajitPackages.luarocks
4  ];
5}

This will tell Replit to use the LuaJIT package with Luarocks, which is a package manager for Lua.

After modifying the replit.nix file, save the changes and restart your Repl. This should switch your Repl to use LuaJIT instead of the standard Lua interpreter.

Note that you don't need to specify the LuaJIT version explicitly, as Replit will use the default version associated with the pkgs.luajitPackages.luarocks package.

The issue you're facing is due to the fact that the standard Lua interpreter in Replit doesn't support Unicode characters in variable names, whereas LuaJIT does.

The error message unexpected symbol near char(240) indicates that the Lua interpreter is encountering a Unicode character (in this case, 𖣠) that it doesn't recognize as a valid character in a variable name.

To fix this issue, you can use the luajit package in Replit, which supports Unicode characters in variable names. Since you've already added pkgs.luajitPackages.luarocks to your replit.nix file, you should be able to run your code without any issues.

However, it seems that Replit is still using the standard Lua interpreter instead of LuaJIT. To force Replit to use LuaJIT, you can try adding the following line to your replit.nix file:

nix
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1{ pkgs }: {
2  deps = [
3    pkgs.luajitPackages.luarocks
4  ];
5  interpreter = pkgs.luajit;
6}

This should tell Replit to use the LuaJIT interpreter instead of the standard Lua interpreter.

After making this change, try running your code again. It should now work correctly and print the expected output.

It looks like there are a couple of issues here.

First, the nix error message is complaining about a syntax error in your replit.nix file. The error message is pointing to the } character on line 8, which is unexpected. This is because the interpreter assignment should be inside the deps block.

Second, the sh: 1: lua: not found error message suggests that the LuaJIT interpreter is not being found.

To fix these issues, try modifying your replit.nix file as follows:

nix
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1{ pkgs }: {
2  deps = [
3    pkgs.luajitPackages.luarocks
4    pkgs.luajit
5  ];
6  interpreter = "${pkgs.luajit}/bin/luajit";
7}

Here's what's changed:

• I moved the interpreter assignment inside the deps block.
• I added pkgs.luajit to the deps list, which should ensure that LuaJIT is installed.
• I specified the full path to the LuaJIT interpreter using ${pkgs.luajit}/bin/luajit. This should help Replit find the interpreter.

Save the changes to your replit.nix file and try running your code again. If you still encounter issues, feel free to provide more details, and I'll do my best to help!