GNU Stow GNU Stow is a program which manages the installation of software packages.
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GNU Stow is a program which manages the installation of software packages. GNU Stow is a program which manages the installation of software packages.This is a program for managing the installation of software packages, keeping them separate (/usr/local/stow/emacs vs. /usr/local/stow/perl, for example) while making them appear to be installed in the same place (/usr/local).Stow is a Perl script which should run correctly under Perl 4 and Perl 5. You must install Perl before running Stow.Stow was inspired by Carnegie Mellon's "Depot" program, but issubstantially simpler. Whereas Depot requires database files to keepthings in sync, Stow stores no extra state between runs, so there's nodanger (as there is in Depot) of mangling directories when filehierarchies don't match the database. Also unlike Depot, Stow willnever delete any files, directories, or links that appear in a Stowdirectory (e.g., /usr/local/stow/emacs), so it's always possible torebuild the target tree (e.g., /usr/local).What's New in This Release:· Now requires Perl 5.005 or later· Initially empty directories are not removed anymore· Removed buggy fastcwd (we use POSIX::getcwd instead)· Fixed bug when the common Parent of Target dir and Stow dir was "/"· Fixed bug when handling directories named "0"· Stow now only warns the user if a directory is unreadable during unstowing.

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