lua provides CMake integration for the C library:

  find_package(Lua REQUIRED)
  target_include_directories(main PRIVATE ${LUA_INCLUDE_DIR})
  target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE ${LUA_LIBRARIES})

lua[cpp] provides a C++ library with exception handling:

  find_package(unofficial-lua)
  target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE unofficial::lua::lua-cpp)