--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ LUA_LIBS
 LUA_PRO
 LUA_OBJ
 LUA_SRC
+vi_cv_path_plain_lua
+vi_cv_path_luajit
 vi_cv_path_lua
 compiledby
 dogvimdiff
@@ -758,6 +760,7 @@ enable_xsmp
 enable_xsmp_interact
 enable_luainterp
 with_lua_prefix
+with_luajit
 enable_mzschemeinterp
 with_plthome
 enable_perlinterp
@@ -1469,6 +1472,7 @@ Optional Packages:
   --with-features=TYPE    tiny, small, normal, big or huge (default: normal)
   --with-compiledby=NAME  name to show in :version message
   --with-lua-prefix=PFX   Prefix where Lua is installed.
+  --with-luajit           Link with LuaJIT instead of Lua.
   --with-plthome=PLTHOME   Use PLTHOME.
   --with-python-config-dir=PATH  Python's config directory
   --with-python3-config-dir=PATH  Python's config directory
@@ -4646,18 +4650,32 @@ fi
     fi
   fi
 
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking --with-luajit" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking --with-luajit... " >&6; }
+
+# Check whether --with-luajit was given.
+if test "${with_luajit+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_luajit; vi_cv_with_luajit="$withval"
+else
+  vi_cv_with_luajit="no"
+fi
+
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $vi_cv_with_luajit" >&5
+$as_echo "$vi_cv_with_luajit" >&6; }
+
   LUA_INC=
   if test "X$vi_cv_path_lua_pfx" != "X"; then
-        # Extract the first word of "lua", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy lua; ac_word=$2
+    if test "x$vi_cv_with_luajit" != "xno"; then
+            # Extract the first word of "luajit", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy luajit; ac_word=$2
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_lua+set}" = set; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  case $vi_cv_path_lua in
+if test "${ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_luajit+set}" = set; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  case $vi_cv_path_luajit in
   [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
-  ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_lua="$vi_cv_path_lua" # Let the user override the test with a path.
+  ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_luajit="$vi_cv_path_luajit" # Let the user override the test with a path.
   ;;
   *)
   as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
@@ -4667,7 +4685,70 @@ do
   test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
     for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
   if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
-    ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_lua="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
+    ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_luajit="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+  ;;
+esac
+fi
+vi_cv_path_luajit=$ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_luajit
+if test -n "$vi_cv_path_luajit"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $vi_cv_path_luajit" >&5
+$as_echo "$vi_cv_path_luajit" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+      if test "X$vi_cv_path_luajit" != "X"; then
+		{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking LuaJIT version" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking LuaJIT version... " >&6; }
+if test "${vi_cv_version_luajit+set}" = set; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+   vi_cv_version_luajit=`${vi_cv_path_luajit} -v | sed 's/LuaJIT \([0-9.]*\)\.[0-9] .*/\1/'`
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $vi_cv_version_luajit" >&5
+$as_echo "$vi_cv_version_luajit" >&6; }
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking Lua version of LuaJIT" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking Lua version of LuaJIT... " >&6; }
+if test "${vi_cv_version_lua_luajit+set}" = set; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+   vi_cv_version_lua_luajit=`${vi_cv_path_luajit} -e "print(_VERSION)" | sed 's/.* //'`
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $vi_cv_version_lua_luajit" >&5
+$as_echo "$vi_cv_version_lua_luajit" >&6; }
+	vi_cv_path_lua="$vi_cv_path_luajit"
+	vi_cv_version_lua="$vi_cv_version_lua_luajit"
+      fi
+    else
+            # Extract the first word of "lua", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy lua; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_plain_lua+set}" = set; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  case $vi_cv_path_plain_lua in
+  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
+  ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_plain_lua="$vi_cv_path_plain_lua" # Let the user override the test with a path.
+  ;;
+  *)
+  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
+    ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_plain_lua="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
     $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
     break 2
   fi
@@ -4678,91 +4759,179 @@ IFS=$as_save_IFS
   ;;
 esac
 fi
-vi_cv_path_lua=$ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_lua
-if test -n "$vi_cv_path_lua"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $vi_cv_path_lua" >&5
-$as_echo "$vi_cv_path_lua" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-    if test "X$vi_cv_path_lua" != "X"; then
-            { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking Lua version" >&5
+vi_cv_path_plain_lua=$ac_cv_path_vi_cv_path_plain_lua
+if test -n "$vi_cv_path_plain_lua"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $vi_cv_path_plain_lua" >&5
+$as_echo "$vi_cv_path_plain_lua" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+      if test "X$vi_cv_path_plain_lua" != "X"; then
+		{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking Lua version" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking Lua version... " >&6; }
-if test "${vi_cv_version_lua+set}" = set; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-   vi_cv_version_lua=`${vi_cv_path_lua} -e "print(_VERSION)" | sed 's/.* //'`
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $vi_cv_version_lua" >&5
-$as_echo "$vi_cv_version_lua" >&6; }
+if test "${vi_cv_version_plain_lua+set}" = set; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+   vi_cv_version_plain_lua=`${vi_cv_path_plain_lua} -e "print(_VERSION)" | sed 's/.* //'`
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $vi_cv_version_plain_lua" >&5
+$as_echo "$vi_cv_version_plain_lua" >&6; }
+      fi
+      vi_cv_path_lua="$vi_cv_path_plain_lua"
+      vi_cv_version_lua="$vi_cv_version_plain_lua"
     fi
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if lua.h can be found in $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking if lua.h can be found in $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include... " >&6; }
-    if test -f $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include/lua.h; then
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+    if test "x$vi_cv_with_luajit" != "xno" && test "X$vi_cv_version_luajit" != "X"; then
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if lua.h can be found in $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include/luajit-$vi_cv_version_luajit" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking if lua.h can be found in $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include/luajit-$vi_cv_version_luajit... " >&6; }
+      if test -f $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include/luajit-$vi_cv_version_luajit/lua.h; then
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-    else
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if lua.h can be found in $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include/lua$vi_cv_version_lua" >&5
+	LUA_INC=/luajit-$vi_cv_version_luajit
+      fi
+    fi
+    if test "X$LUA_INC" = "X"; then
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if lua.h can be found in $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking if lua.h can be found in $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include... " >&6; }
+      if test -f $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include/lua.h; then
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+      else
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if lua.h can be found in $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include/lua$vi_cv_version_lua" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking if lua.h can be found in $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include/lua$vi_cv_version_lua... " >&6; }
-      if test -f $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include/lua$vi_cv_version_lua/lua.h; then
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+	if test -f $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx/include/lua$vi_cv_version_lua/lua.h; then
+	  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-        LUA_INC=/lua$vi_cv_version_lua
-      else
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-        vi_cv_path_lua_pfx=
+	  LUA_INC=/lua$vi_cv_version_lua
+	else
+	  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+	  vi_cv_path_lua_pfx=
+	fi
       fi
     fi
   fi
 
   if test "X$vi_cv_path_lua_pfx" != "X"; then
-    if test "X$LUA_INC" != "X"; then
-            LUA_LIBS="-L${vi_cv_path_lua_pfx}/lib -llua$vi_cv_version_lua"
+    if test "x$vi_cv_with_luajit" != "xno"; then
+      multiarch=`dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH 2> /dev/null`
+      if test "X$multiarch" != "X"; then
+	lib_multiarch="lib/${multiarch}"
+      else
+	lib_multiarch="lib"
+      fi
+      if test "X$vi_cv_version_lua" = "X"; then
+	LUA_LIBS="-L${vi_cv_path_lua_pfx}/${lib_multiarch} -lluajit"
+      else
+	LUA_LIBS="-L${vi_cv_path_lua_pfx}/${lib_multiarch} -lluajit-$vi_cv_version_lua"
+      fi
     else
-      LUA_LIBS="-L${vi_cv_path_lua_pfx}/lib -llua"
+      if test "X$LUA_INC" != "X"; then
+		LUA_LIBS="-L${vi_cv_path_lua_pfx}/lib -llua$vi_cv_version_lua"
+      else
+	LUA_LIBS="-L${vi_cv_path_lua_pfx}/lib -llua"
+      fi
     fi
-    LUA_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_lua_pfx}/include${LUA_INC}"
-    LUA_SRC="if_lua.c"
-    LUA_OBJ="objects/if_lua.o"
-    LUA_PRO="if_lua.pro"
-    $as_echo "#define FEAT_LUA 1" >>confdefs.h
-
     if test "$enable_luainterp" = "dynamic"; then
+      lua_ok="yes"
+    else
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if link with ${LUA_LIBS} is sane" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking if link with ${LUA_LIBS} is sane... " >&6; }
+      libs_save=$LIBS
+      LIBS="$LIBS $LUA_LIBS"
+      cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }; lua_ok="yes"
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }; lua_ok="no"; LUA_LIBS=""
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+      LIBS=$libs_save
+    fi
+    if test "x$lua_ok" = "xyes"; then
+      LUA_CFLAGS="-I${vi_cv_path_lua_pfx}/include${LUA_INC}"
+      LUA_SRC="if_lua.c"
+      LUA_OBJ="objects/if_lua.o"
+      LUA_PRO="if_lua.pro"
+      $as_echo "#define FEAT_LUA 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+    fi
+    if test "$enable_luainterp" = "dynamic"; then
+      if test "x$vi_cv_with_luajit" != "xno"; then
+	luajit="jit"
+      fi
       if test -f "${vi_cv_path_lua_pfx}/bin/cyglua-${vi_cv_version_lua}.dll"; then
 	vi_cv_dll_name_lua="cyglua-${vi_cv_version_lua}.dll"
       else
-	multiarch=`dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH 2> /dev/null`
-	if test "X$multiarch" != "X"; then
-	  lib_multiarch="lib/${multiarch}"
+	if test "x$MACOSX" = "xyes"; then
+	  ext="dylib"
+	  indexes=""
+	else
+	  ext="so"
+	  indexes=".0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 .9"
+	  multiarch=`dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH 2> /dev/null`
+	  if test "X$multiarch" != "X"; then
+	    lib_multiarch="lib/${multiarch}"
+	  fi
 	fi
-			for subdir in "${lib_multiarch}" lib64 lib; do
+			{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if liblua${luajit}*.${ext}* can be found in $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking if liblua${luajit}*.${ext}* can be found in $vi_cv_path_lua_pfx... " >&6; }
+	for subdir in "${lib_multiarch}" lib64 lib; do
 	  if test -z "$subdir"; then
 	    continue
 	  fi
-	  for sover in "${vi_cv_version_lua}.so" "-${vi_cv_version_lua}.so" ".so.${vi_cv_version_lua}"; do
-	    for i in .0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 .9 ""; do
-	      if test -f "${vi_cv_path_lua_pfx}/${subdir}/liblua${sover}$i"; then
+	  for sover in "${vi_cv_version_lua}.${ext}" "-${vi_cv_version_lua}.${ext}" \
+	    ".${vi_cv_version_lua}.${ext}" ".${ext}.${vi_cv_version_lua}"; do
+	    for i in $indexes ""; do
+	      if test -f "${vi_cv_path_lua_pfx}/${subdir}/liblua${luajit}${sover}$i"; then
 		sover2="$i"
 		break 3
 	      fi
 	    done
 	  done
+	  sover=""
 	done
-	vi_cv_dll_name_lua="liblua${sover}$sover2"
+	if test "X$sover" = "X"; then
+	  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+	  lua_ok="no"
+	  vi_cv_dll_name_lua="liblua${luajit}.${ext}"
+	else
+	  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+	  lua_ok="yes"
+	  vi_cv_dll_name_lua="liblua${luajit}${sover}$sover2"
+	fi
       fi
       $as_echo "#define DYNAMIC_LUA 1" >>confdefs.h
 
       LUA_LIBS=""
       LUA_CFLAGS="-DDYNAMIC_LUA_DLL=\\\"${vi_cv_dll_name_lua}\\\" $LUA_CFLAGS"
     fi
-  fi
-  if test "$fail_if_missing" = "yes" -a -z "$LUA_SRC"; then
+    if test "X$LUA_CFLAGS$LUA_LIBS" != "X" && \
+       test "x$MACOSX" = "xyes" && test "x$vi_cv_with_luajit" != "xno" && \
+       test "`(uname -m) 2>/dev/null`" = "x86_64"; then
+            LUA_LIBS="-pagezero_size 10000 -image_base 100000000 $LUA_LIBS"
+    fi
+  fi
+  if test "$fail_if_missing" = "yes" -a "$lua_ok" != "yes"; then
     as_fn_error "could not configure lua" "$LINENO" 5
   fi