36 changed files with 9984 additions and 3207 deletions
--- a/.coveralls.yml
+++ b/.coveralls.yml
@ -1 +0,0 @@
 repo_token: xl1m2EiKjG4YlJQ0KjTTBNDRcAFD0lCVt
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
 ((cperl-mode . ((dumb-jump-force-searcher . rg)
                (cperl-indent-level . 4)
                (cperl-close-paren-offset . -4)
                (cperl-indent-subs-specially . nil)
                (indent-tabs-mode . nil)
                (eval . (auto-fill-mode -1)))))
--- a/.dumbjump
+++ b/.dumbjump
@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
 +bin/*.in
 +lib/*.pm.in
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
 # This file is part of GNU Stow.
 #
 # GNU Stow is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # GNU Stow is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 # WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 # General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 name: Test suite
 on:
  push:
    branches: [master]
  pull_request:
    branches: [master]
    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
 jobs:
  # call-simple-perl-test:
  #   uses: perl-actions/github-workflows/.github/workflows/simple-perltester-workflow.yml@main
  #   with:
  #     since-perl: 5.14
  test:
    name: Perl ${{ matrix.perl-version }}
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      matrix:
        perl-version:
          - '5.38'
          - '5.36'
          - '5.34'
          - '5.32'
          - '5.30'
    container:
      # This Docker image should avoid the need to run:
      #
      #    cpanm -n Devel::Cover::Report::Coveralls
      image: perldocker/perl-tester:${{ matrix.perl-version }}
    steps:
      - run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y sudo texinfo texlive
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
 #      - uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest
 #        with:
 #          debug: true
 #          packages: texinfo texlive
 #          version: 1.0
      - run: autoreconf --install
      - name: ./configure && make
        run: |
          eval `perl -V:siteprefix`
          # Note: this will complain Test::Output isn't yet installed:
          ./configure --prefix=$siteprefix && make
          # but that's OK because we install it here:
          make cpanm
      #- name: Run tests
      #  run: make test
      - run: make distcheck
      - run: perl Build.PL
      - run: ./Build build
      - run: cover -test -report coveralls
      - run: ./Build distcheck
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 /bin/stow
 /doc/stow.info
 /doc/version.texi
-/playground/
+tmp-testing-trees/
 tmp-testing-trees*/
 _build/
 autom4te.cache/
 blib/
--- a/4
+++ b/4
@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 This file documents the high-level history of Stow, and some of its
 major contributors.  See also the THANKS file for a more complete list
 of contributors.
 Stow was originally written by Bob Glickstein <bobg+stow@zanshin.com>,
 Zanshin Software, Inc.
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
 Contributing to GNU Stow
 ========================
 Development of Stow, and GNU in general, is a volunteer effort, and
 you can contribute.  If you'd like to get involved, it's a good idea to join
 the [stow-devel](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/stow-devel)
 mailing list.
 Bug reporting
 -------------
 Please follow the procedure described in [the "Reporting Bugs"
 section](https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/manual/html_node/Reporting-Bugs.html#Reporting-Bugs)
 of [the manual](README.md#documentation).
 Development
 -----------
 For [development sources](https://savannah.gnu.org/git/?group=stow)
 and other information, please see the [Stow project
 page](http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/stow/) at
 [savannah.gnu.org](http://savannah.gnu.org).
 There is also a
 [stow-devel](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/stow-devel)
 mailing list (see [Mailing lists](README.md#mailing-lists)).
 Please be aware that all program source files (excluding the test
 suite) end in `.in`, and are pre-processed by `Makefile` into
 corresponding files with that prefix stripped before execution.  So if
 you want to test any modifications to the source, make sure that you
 change the `.in` files and then run `make` to regenerate the
 pre-processed versions before doing any testing.  To avoid forgetting
 (which can potentially waste a lot of time debugging the wrong code),
 you can automatically run `make` in an infinite loop every second via:
    make watch
 (You could even use fancier approaches like
 [`inotifywait(1)`](https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/inotifywait.1.html)
 or [Guard](https://guardgem.org/).  But those are probably overkill in
 this case where the simple `while` loop is plenty good enough.)
 Testing
 ~~~~~~~
 The test suite can be found in the [`t/`](t/) subdirectory.  You can
 run the test suite via:
    make check
 Tests can be run individually as follows.  First you have to ensure
 that the `t/`, `bin/`, and `lib/` directories are on Perl's search path.
 Assuming that you run all tests from the root of the repository tree,
 this will do the job:
    export PERL5LIB=t:bin:lib
 (Not all tests require all of these, but it's safer to include all of
 them.)
 Secondly, be aware that if you want to test modifications to the
 source files, you will need to run `make watch`, or `make` before each
 test run as explained above.
 Now running an individual test is as simple as:
    perl t/chkstow.t
 or with a given debugging verbosity corresponding to the `-v` / `--verbose`
 command-line option:
    TEST_VERBOSE=4 perl t/chkstow.t
 The [`prove(1)` test runner](https://perldoc.perl.org/prove) is another
 good alternative which provides several handy extra features.  Invocation
 is very similar, e.g.:
    prove t/stow.t
 or to run the whole suite:
    prove
 However currently there is an issue where this interferes with
 `TEST_VERBOSE`.
 If you want to create test files for experimentation, it is
 recommended to put them in a subdirectory called `playground/` since
 this will be automatically ignored by git and the build process,
 avoiding any undesirable complications.
 Test coverage
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 To view test coverage reports, first ensure that
 [`Devel::Cover`](https://metacpan.org/dist/Devel-Cover) is installed.
 Then type `make coverage`.  The last lines of the output should
 include something like:
    HTML output written to /home/user/path/to/stow/cover_db/coverage.html
 which you can open in a web browser to view the report.
 Translating Stow
 ----------------
 Stow is not currently multi-lingual, but patches would be very
 gratefully accepted. Please e-mail
 [stow-devel](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/stow-devel) if you
 intend to work on this.
 Maintainers
 -----------
 Stow is currently being maintained by Adam Spiers.  Please use [the
 mailing lists](README.md#mailing-lists).
 Helping the GNU project
 -----------------------
 For more general information, please read [How to help
 GNU](https://www.gnu.org/help/).
--- a/5
+++ b/5
@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ aclocal.m4
 automake/install-sh
 automake/mdate-sh
 automake/missing
 automake/texinfo.tex
 bin/chkstow
 bin/chkstow.in
 bin/stow
@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ Build.PL
 ChangeLog
 configure
 configure.ac
 CONTRIBUTING.md
 COPYING
 default-ignore-list
 doc/ChangeLog.OLD
@ -21,6 +19,7 @@ doc/manual.pdf
 doc/stow.8
 doc/stow.info
 doc/stow.texi
 doc/texinfo.tex
 doc/version.texi
 INSTALL.md
 lib/Stow.pm
@ -44,12 +43,12 @@ t/find_stowed_path.t
 t/foldable.t
 t/ignore.t
 t/join_paths.t
 t/link_dest_within_stow_dir.t
 t/parent.t
 t/stow.t
 t/rc_options.t
 t/testutil.pm
 t/unstow.t
 t/unstow_orig.t
 tools/get-version
 THANKS
 TODO
--- a/MANIFEST.SKIP
+++ b/MANIFEST.SKIP
@ -83,14 +83,7 @@
 ^doc/HOWTO-RELEASE$
 # Avoid test files
-tmp-testing-trees*
+tmp-testing-trees
-^.coveralls.yml
+.travis.yml
 ^.github/workflows/
 ^.travis.yml
 ^docker/
 ^[a-zA-Z]*-docker.sh
 ^playground/
 # Avoid development config
 ^.dir-locals.el
 ^.dumbjump
--- a/META.json
+++ b/META.json
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
      "unknown"
   ],
   "dynamic_config" : 1,
-   "generated_by" : "Module::Build version 0.4234",
+   "generated_by" : "Module::Build version 0.4224",
   "license" : [
      "gpl_1"
   ],
@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
   "provides" : {
      "Stow" : {
         "file" : "lib/Stow.pm",
-         "version" : "v2.4.0"
+         "version" : "v2.3.2-fixbug56727"
      },
      "Stow::Util" : {
         "file" : "lib/Stow/Util.pm",
-         "version" : "v2.4.0"
+         "version" : "v2.3.2-fixbug56727"
      }
   },
   "release_status" : "stable",
@ -55,6 +55,6 @@
         "url" : "git://git.savannah.gnu.org/stow.git"
      }
   },
-   "version" : "v2.4.0",
+   "version" : "v2.3.2-fixbug56727",
-   "x_serialization_backend" : "JSON::PP version 4.16"
+   "x_serialization_backend" : "JSON::PP version 4.00"
 }
--- a/META.yml
+++ b/META.yml
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build_requires:
 configure_requires:
  Module::Build: '0'
 dynamic_config: 1
-generated_by: 'Module::Build version 0.4234, CPAN::Meta::Converter version 2.150010'
+generated_by: 'Module::Build version 0.4224, CPAN::Meta::Converter version 2.150010'
 license: gpl
 meta-spec:
  url: http://module-build.sourceforge.net/META-spec-v1.4.html
@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ name: Stow
 provides:
  Stow:
    file: lib/Stow.pm
-    version: v2.4.0
+    version: v2.3.2-fixbug56727
  Stow::Util:
    file: lib/Stow/Util.pm
-    version: v2.4.0
+    version: v2.3.2-fixbug56727
 requires:
  Carp: '0'
  IO::File: '0'
@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ resources:
  homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/stow
  license: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
  repository: git://git.savannah.gnu.org/stow.git
-version: v2.4.0
+version: v2.3.2-fixbug56727
 x_serialization_backend: 'CPAN::Meta::YAML version 0.018'
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ pmstowdir = $(pmdir)/Stow
 pm_DATA = lib/Stow.pm
 pmstow_DATA = lib/Stow/Util.pm
 TEXINFO_TEX = doc/texinfo.tex
 export TEXI2DVI_BUILD_MODE = clean
 AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS = -I $(srcdir)
 # We require this -I parameter to ensure that the include of the
-# default ignore list in the manual works correctly, even when the
+# default ignore list in the manual works.  Unfortunately this is
-# manual is being built via make distcheck from a different directory.
+# the only way to do it:
 # Unfortunately this is the only way to do it:
 #
-#   https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-automake/2008-09/msg00040.html
+#   http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.automake.bugs/4334/match=passing+parameters
 #
 # even though it annoyingly produces a warning with the -Wall option
 # to AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE which has to be silenced via -Wno-override.
 TEXI2DVI = texi2dvi $(AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS)
 doc_deps = $(info_TEXINFOS) doc/version.texi
 DEFAULT_IGNORE_LIST = $(srcdir)/default-ignore-list
 doc_deps = $(info_TEXINFOS) doc/version.texi $(DEFAULT_IGNORE_LIST)
 TESTS_DIR = $(srcdir)/t
-TESTS_OUT = tmp-testing-trees tmp-testing-trees-compat
+TESTS_OUT = tmp-testing-trees
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = $(PERL) -Ibin -Ilib -I$(TESTS_DIR)
 # This is a kind of hack; TESTS needs to be set to ensure that the
@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ check_DATA = $(TESTS_OUT)
 # Note that automake's `check' rule cannot be overridden
 # for some weird reason:
 #
-#   https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2011-09/msg00029.html
+#   http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.automake.general/13040/focus=13041
 #
 # so we override check-TESTS instead which is where the real work is
 # done anyway.  Unfortunately this produces a warning with the -Wall
@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ check-TESTS:
 	dir=$(TESTS_DIR); \
 	$(TESTS_ENVIRONMENT) -MTest::Harness -e 'runtests(@ARGV)' "$${dir#./}"/*.t
 coverage:
 	PERL5OPT=-MDevel::Cover $(MAKE) check-TESTS
 	cover
 $(TESTS_OUT):
 	mkdir -p $@
@ -99,6 +95,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	bin/stow.in bin/chkstow.in lib/Stow.pm.in lib/Stow/Util.pm.in \
 	doc/manual-split \
 	$(TESTS) t/testutil.pm \
 	$(TEXINFO_TEX) \
 	$(DEFAULT_IGNORE_LIST) \
 	$(CPAN_FILES)
 CLEANFILES = $(bin_SCRIPTS) $(pm_DATA) $(pmstow_DATA)
@ -196,7 +193,7 @@ doc/stow.8: bin/stow.in Makefile.am
 #
 # If it were not for a troublesome dependency on doc/$(am__dirstamp):
 #
-#   https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2011-11/msg00107.html
+#   http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.automake.general/13192
 #
 # we could have achieved this using the built-in rules combined with
 # install-data-hook to rename from stow.pdf to manual.pdf etc. on
@ -305,28 +302,3 @@ ChangeLog: doc/ChangeLog.OLD
 	else \
 	    echo "Not in a git repository; can't update ChangeLog."; \
 	fi
 # Watch for changes, and if any rebuilds are required, also do a
 # make install.
 #
 # If we solved https://github.com/aspiers/stow/issues/84, we could
 # probably ditch this:
 watch:
 	@echo "Watching for changes to program source files ..."
 	@while true; do \
 	    if $(MAKE) 2>&1 | \
 		grep -vE 'make\[[1-9]\]: (Entering|Leaving) directory ' | \
 		grep -v 'Nothing to be done'; \
 	    then \
 		echo; \
 		echo "-----------------------------------------------------"; \
 		echo "make found things to rebuild; doing $(MAKE) install ..."; \
 		echo; \
 		$(MAKE) install; \
 		echo; \
 		echo ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"; \
 		echo; \
 	    fi; \
 	    sleep 1; \
 	done 2>&1 | \
 	grep -vE 'make\[[1-9]\]: (Entering|Leaving) directory '
--- a/82
+++ b/82
@ -1,81 +1,5 @@
 News file for Stow.
 * Changes in version 2.4.0
 *** --dotfiles now works with directories
    A long-standing bug preventing the --dotfiles option from working
    correctly with directories has been fixed.
    It should also works in combination with the --compat option.
 *** Eliminated a spurious warning on unstowing
    2.3.1 introduced a benign but annoying warning when unstowing
    in certain circumstances.  It looked like:
      BUG in find_stowed_path? Absolute/relative mismatch between Stow dir X and path Y
    This was caused by erroneous logic, and has now been fixed.
 *** Unstowing logic has been improved in other cases
    Several other improvements have been made internally to the
    unstowing logic.  These changes should all be either invisible
    (except for changes to debug output) or improvements, but if you
    encounter any unexpected behaviour, please report it as directed
    in the manual.
 *** Improved debug output
    Extra output resulting from use of the -v / --verbose flag
    now appears in a more logical and understandable way.
 *** Janitorial tasks
    Users are not substantially affected by these changes.
 ***** Added some more information from the web page to the README
 ***** Made some improvements to the documentation
 ***** Improve readability of source code
      Quite a few extra details have been added in comments to clarify
      how the code works.  Many variable names have also been
      improved.  The comments of many Stow class methods have been
      converted into Perl POD format.
 ***** Added a =CONTRIBUTING.md= file
 ***** Add a =watch= target to =Makefile=
      =make watch= provides easy continual pre-processing during
      development, which reduces the risk of debugging the wrong code.
 ***** Removed texinfo.tex from the distribution
      This eliminates existing and future bit-rot.
 ***** Updated aclocal.m4 from 1.15.1 to 1.16.5
      This mostly just updates copyright notices to 2021, and URLs to https.
 ***** Replace broken gmane links with links to lists.gnu.org
      [[https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2020/01/06/whatever-happened-to-news-gmane-org/][gmane has been dead for quite a while.]]
 ***** Improve support for navigating / editing source via emacs
 ******* Support source navigation in emacs via [[https://github.com/jacktasia/dumb-jump][dumb-jump]].
 ******* Configure cperl-mode to match existing coding style.
 *** Various maintainer tweaks
    Further improved the release process and its documentation in
    various minor ways.
 * Changes in version 2.3.1
 *** Remove dependencies on Hash::Merge and Clone::Choose
@ -214,7 +138,6 @@ News file for Stow.
        consistency.
      - INSTALL.md now also documents how to build directly from git.
 *** Fixes for bugs, tests, and other technical debt
 ***** Add Docker files for convenient testing across multiple Perl versions
@ -312,7 +235,7 @@ due to Stow::Util missing $VERSION.
    stow directory path being calculated as
    ../../../usr/home/user/local/stow relative to the target.
-    See https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-stow/2013-04/msg00000.html for details.
+    See http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.stow.bugs/8820 for details.
 *** Fix stowing of relative links when --no-folding is used.
@ -353,7 +276,7 @@ due to Stow::Util missing $VERSION.
    Thanks to Gabriele Balducci for reporting this problem:
-        https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-stow/2014-09/msg00000.html
+        http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.stow.general/6676
 *** Internal code cleanups
@ -663,5 +586,4 @@ due to Stow::Util missing $VERSION.
  org-export-with-toc: nil
  org-export-with-author: nil
  org-toc-odd-levels-only: t
  org-blank-before-new-entry: ((heading . auto) (plain-list-item . auto))
  End:
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -60,56 +60,6 @@ You can get the latest information about Stow from the home page:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/
 Installation
 ------------
 See [`INSTALL.md`](INSTALL.md) for installation instructions.
 Documentation
 -------------
 Documentation for Stow is available
 [online](https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/manual/), as is
 [documentation for most GNU
 software](https://www.gnu.org/software/manual/).  Once you have Stow
 installed, you may also find more information about Stow by running
 `info stow` or `man stow`, or by looking at `/usr/share/doc/stow/`,
 `/usr/local/doc/stow/`, or similar directories on your system.  A
 brief summary is available by running `stow --help`.
 Mailing lists
 -------------
 Stow has the following mailing lists:
 -   [help-stow](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-stow) is for
    general user help and discussion.
 -   [stow-devel](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/stow-devel) is
    used to discuss most aspects of Stow, including development and
    enhancement requests.
 -   [bug-stow](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-stow) is for
    bug reports.
 Announcements about Stow are posted to
 [info-stow](http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-stow) and also,
 as with most other GNU software, to
 [info-gnu](http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnu)
 ([archive](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/)).
 Security reports that should not be made immediately public can be
 sent directly to the maintainer.  If there is no response to an urgent
 issue, you can escalate to the general
 [security](http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/security) mailing
 list for advice.
 The Savannah project also has a [mailing
 lists](https://savannah.gnu.org/mail/?group=stow) page.
 Getting involved
 ----------------
 Please see the [`CONTRIBUTING.md` file](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 License
 -------
@ -121,6 +71,18 @@ are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
 notice and this notice are preserved.  This file is offered as-is,
 without any warranty.
 Installation
 ------------
 See [`INSTALL.md`](INSTALL.md) for installation instructions.
 Feedback
 --------
 Please do send comments, questions, and constructive criticism.  The
 mailing lists and any other communication channels are detailed on the
 above home page.
 Brief history and authorship
 ----------------------------
--- a/2
+++ b/2
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  install-info, amongst other things:
 *** http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/73426/dealing-with-gnu-stow-conflicts
-*** https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-stow/2013-04/msg00016.html
+*** http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.stow.general/6661
 * Get permission for next documentation release to be under FDL 1.3
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 m4_ifndef([AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS], [m4_defun([_AM_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS], [])m4_defun([AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS], [_AM_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS($@)])])
 m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
  [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
-m4_if(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]), [2.72],,
+m4_if(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]), [2.71],,
-[m4_warning([this file was generated for autoconf 2.72.
+[m4_warning([this file was generated for autoconf 2.71.
 You have another version of autoconf.  It may work, but is not guaranteed to.
 If you have problems, you may need to regenerate the build system entirely.
 To do so, use the procedure documented by the package, typically 'autoreconf'.])])
--- a/automake/.gitignore
+++ b/automake/.gitignore
@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ install-sh
 missing
 mdate-sh
 test-driver
 texinfo.tex
--- a/bin/chkstow.in
+++ b/bin/chkstow.in
@ -123,5 +123,6 @@ sub list {
 # Local variables:
 # mode: perl
 # cperl-indent-level: 4
 # End:
 # vim: ft=perl
--- a/bin/stow.in
+++ b/bin/stow.in
@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ sub main {
    my ($options, $pkgs_to_unstow, $pkgs_to_stow) = process_options();
    my $stow = new Stow(%$options);
    # current dir is now the target directory
    $stow->plan_unstow(@$pkgs_to_unstow);
    $stow->plan_stow  (@$pkgs_to_stow);
@ -848,5 +849,6 @@ sub version {
 # Local variables:
 # mode: perl
 # cperl-indent-level: 4
 # end:
 # vim: ft=perl
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ dnl along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 dnl Process this file with Autoconf to produce configure dnl
-AC_INIT([stow], [2.4.0], [bug-stow@gnu.org])
+AC_INIT([stow], [2.3.2-fixbug56727], [bug-stow@gnu.org])
 AC_PREREQ([2.61])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([automake])
 # Unfortunately we have to disable warnings for overrides, because we
-# need to override the built-in `check-TESTS' rule and also the TEXI2DVI
+# need to override the built-in `check' rule and also the TEXI2DVI
 # variable.
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror -Wno-override dist-bzip2 foreign])
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
--- a/1
+++ b/1
@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ _darcs
 \.git
 \.gitignore
 \.gitmodules
 .+~          # emacs backup files
 \#.*\#       # emacs autosave files
--- a/doc/HOWTO-RELEASE
+++ b/doc/HOWTO-RELEASE
@ -21,16 +21,17 @@ Release procedure
    version=$( tools/get-version ) && echo $version
- Ensure NEWS contains the latest changes.  If necessary, commit
+- Ensure NEWS contains the latest changes, and that any new
  contributors have been added to THANKS.  If necessary, commit
  any additions:
-    git commit -m "Prepare NEWS for $version release"
+    git commit -m "Prepare NEWS and THANKS for $version release"
 - Check CPAN distribution will work via Module::Build:
    - Start from a clean slate:
-        make maintainer-clean
+        make distclean
        autoreconf -iv
    - Generate stow, chkstow, and lib/Stow.pm via:
--- a/doc/stow.texi
+++ b/doc/stow.texi
@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ This manual describes GNU Stow version @value{VERSION}
 Software and documentation is copyrighted by the following:
-@copyright{} 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Bob Glickstein @email{bobg+stow@@zanshin.com}
+@copyright{} 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Bob Glickstein <bobg+stow@@zanshin.com>
@*
-@copyright{} 2000, 2001 Guillaume Morin @email{gmorin@@gnu.org}
+@copyright{} 2000, 2001 Guillaume Morin <gmorin@@gnu.org>
@*
-@copyright{} 2007 Kahlil (Kal) Hodgson @email{kahlil@@internode.on.net}
+@copyright{} 2007 Kahlil (Kal) Hodgson <kahlil@@internode.on.net>
@*
-@copyright{} 2011 Adam Spiers @email{stow@@adamspiers.org}
+@copyright{} 2011 Adam Spiers <stow@@adamspiers.org>
@quotation
 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ appear to be installed in a single directory tree.
 * Multiple Stow Directories::   Further segregating software.
 * Target Maintenance::          Cleaning up mistakes.
 * Resource Files::              Setting default command line options.
-* Compile-time vs. Install-time::  Faking out `make install'.
+* Compile-time vs Install-time::  Faking out `make install'.
 * Bootstrapping::               When stow and perl are not yet stowed.
 * Reporting Bugs::              How, what, where, and when to report.
 * Known Bugs::                  Don't report any of these.
@ -220,12 +220,9 @@ to be installed in a particular directory structure --- e.g., with
@cindex target directory
 A @dfn{target directory} is the root of a tree in which one or more
-packages wish to @emph{appear} to be installed.  @file{/usr/local} is a
+packages wish to @emph{appear} to be installed.  A common, but by no
-common choice for this, but by no means the only such location.  Another
+means the only such location is @file{/usr/local}.  The examples in this
-common choice is @file{~} (i.e.@: the user's @code{$HOME} directory) in
+manual will use @file{/usr/local} as the target directory.
 the case where Stow is being used to manage the user's configuration
 (``dotfiles'') and other files in their @code{$HOME}.  The examples in
 this manual will use @file{/usr/local} as the target directory.
@cindex stow directory
 A @dfn{stow directory} is the root of a tree containing separate
@ -243,11 +240,6 @@ installation image for Perl includes: a @file{bin} directory containing
 containing Texinfo documentation; a @file{lib/perl} directory containing
 Perl libraries; and a @file{man/man1} directory containing man pages.
@quotation Note
 This is a @emph{pre-}installation image which exists even before Stow
 has installed any symlinks into the target directory which point to it.
@end quotation
@cindex package directory
@cindex package name
 A @dfn{package directory} is the root of a tree containing the
@ -263,68 +255,15 @@ target directory, @file{/usr/local/stow} is the stow directory,
@file{/usr/local/stow/perl} is the package directory, and
@file{bin/perl} within is part of the installation image.
@anchor{symlink}
@cindex symlink
@cindex symlink source
@cindex symlink destination
@cindex relative symlink
@cindex absolute symlink
-A @dfn{symlink} is a symbolic link, i.e.@: an entry on the filesystem
+A @dfn{symlink} is a symbolic link.  A symlink can be @dfn{relative} or
-whose path is sometimes called the @dfn{symlink source}, which points to
+@dfn{absolute}.  An absolute symlink names a full path; that is, one
-another location on the filesystem called the @dfn{symlink destination}.
+starting from @file{/}.  A relative symlink names a relative path; that
-There is no guarantee that the destination actually exists.
+is, one not starting from @file{/}.  The target of a relative symlink is
-
+computed starting from the symlink's own directory.  Stow only
-In general, symlinks can be @dfn{relative} or @dfn{absolute}.  A symlink
+creates relative symlinks.
 is absolute when the destination names a full path; that is, one
 starting from @file{/}.  A symlink is relative when the destination
 names a relative path; that is, one not starting from @file{/}.  The
 destination of a relative symlink is computed starting from the
 symlink's own directory, i.e.@: the directory containing the symlink
 source.
@quotation Note
 Stow only creates symlinks within the target directory which point to
 locations @emph{outside} the target directory and inside the stow
 directory.
 Consequently, we avoid referring to symlink destinations as symlink
@emph{targets}, since this would result in the word ``target'' having
 two different meanings:
@enumerate
@item
 the target directory, i.e.@: the directory into which Stow targets
 installation, where symlinks are managed by Stow, and
@item
 the destinations of those symlinks.
@end enumerate
 If we did not avoid the second meaning of ``target'', then it would lead
 to confusing language, such as describing Stow as installing symlinks
 into the target directory which point to targets @emph{outside} the
 target directory.
 Similarly, the word ``source'' can have two different meanings in this
 context:
@enumerate
@item
 the installation image, or some of its contents, and
@item
 the location of symlinks (the ``source'' of the link, vs.@: its
 destination).
@end enumerate
 Therefore it should also be avoided, or at least care taken to ensure
 that the meaning is not ambiguous.
@end quotation
@c ===========================================================================
@node Invoking Stow, Ignore Lists, Terminology, Top
@ -444,7 +383,7 @@ refolding (@pxref{tree refolding}).  If a new subdirectory is
 encountered whilst stowing a new package, the subdirectory is created
 within the target, and its contents are symlinked, rather than just
 creating a symlink for the directory.  If removal of symlinks whilst
-unstowing a package causes a subtree to be foldable (i.e.@: only
+unstowing a package causes a subtree to be foldable (i.e. only
 containing symlinks to a single package), that subtree will not be
 removed and replaced with a symlink.
@ -489,15 +428,13 @@ doing.  Verbosity levels are from 0 to 5; 0 is the default.  Using
@item -p
@itemx --compat
-Scan the whole target tree when unstowing.  By default, only directories
+Scan the whole target tree when unstowing.  By default, only
-specified in the @dfn{installation image} are scanned during an unstow
+directories specified in the @dfn{installation image} are scanned
-operation.  Previously Stow scanned the whole tree, which can be
+during an unstow operation.  Scanning the whole tree can be
-prohibitive if your target tree is very large, but on the other hand has
+prohibitive if your target tree is very large.  This option restores
-the advantage of unstowing previously stowed links which are no longer
+the legacy behaviour; however, the @option{--badlinks} option to the
-present in the installation image and therefore orphaned.  This option
+@command{chkstow} utility may be a better way of ensuring that your
-restores the legacy behaviour; however, the @option{--badlinks} option
+installation does not have any dangling symlinks (@pxref{Target
 to the @command{chkstow} utility may be a better way of ensuring that
 your installation does not have any dangling symlinks (@pxref{Target
 Maintenance}).
@item -V
@ -876,7 +813,7 @@ This is much faster and cleaner than performing two separate
 invocations of stow, because redundant folding/unfolding operations
 can be factored out.  In addition, all the operations are calculated
 and merged before being executed (@pxref{Deferred Operation}), so the
-amount of time in which GNU Emacs is unavailable is minimised.
+amount of of time in which GNU Emacs is unavailable is minimised.
 You can mix and match any number of actions, for example,
@ -956,7 +893,7 @@ directory.
@end table
@c ===========================================================================
-@node Resource Files, Compile-time vs. Install-time, Target Maintenance, Top
+@node Resource Files, Compile-time vs Install-time, Target Maintenance, Top
@chapter Resource Files
@cindex resource files
@cindex configuration files
@ -1023,8 +960,8 @@ resource files. This is also true of any package names given in the
 resource file.
@c ===========================================================================
-@node Compile-time vs. Install-time, Bootstrapping, Resource Files, Top
+@node Compile-time vs Install-time, Bootstrapping, Resource Files, Top
-@chapter Compile-time vs. Install-time
+@chapter Compile-time vs Install-time
 Software whose installation is managed with Stow needs to be installed
 in one place (the package directory, e.g. @file{/usr/local/stow/perl})
@ -1106,7 +1043,7 @@ following sections.
@end menu
@c ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-@node GNU Emacs, Other FSF Software, Compile-time vs. Install-time, Compile-time vs. Install-time
+@node GNU Emacs, Other FSF Software, Compile-time vs Install-time, Compile-time vs Install-time
@section GNU Emacs
 Although the Free Software Foundation has many enlightened practices
@ -1139,7 +1076,7 @@ make do-install prefix=/usr/local/stow/emacs
@end example
@c ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-@node Other FSF Software, Cygnus Software, GNU Emacs, Compile-time vs. Install-time
+@node Other FSF Software, Cygnus Software, GNU Emacs, Compile-time vs Install-time
@section Other FSF Software
 The Free Software Foundation, the organization behind the GNU project,
@ -1160,7 +1097,7 @@ and @samp{make install} steps to work correctly without needing to
 ``fool'' the build process.
@c ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-@node Cygnus Software, Perl and Perl 5 Modules, Other FSF Software, Compile-time vs. Install-time
+@node Cygnus Software, Perl and Perl 5 Modules, Other FSF Software, Compile-time vs Install-time
@section Cygnus Software
 Cygnus is a commercial supplier and supporter of GNU software.  It has
@ -1189,7 +1126,7 @@ is recompiling files.  Usually it will work just fine; otherwise,
 install manually.
@c ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-@node Perl and Perl 5 Modules,  , Cygnus Software, Compile-time vs. Install-time
+@node Perl and Perl 5 Modules,  , Cygnus Software, Compile-time vs Install-time
@section Perl and Perl 5 Modules
 Perl 4.036 allows you to specify different locations for installation
@ -1292,7 +1229,7 @@ find cpan.* \( -name .exists -o -name perllocal.pod \) -print | \
@c ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-@node Bootstrapping, Reporting Bugs, Compile-time vs. Install-time, Top
+@node Bootstrapping, Reporting Bugs, Compile-time vs Install-time, Top
@chapter Bootstrapping
 Suppose you have a stow directory all set up and ready to go:
@ -1327,32 +1264,9 @@ perl/bin/perl stow/bin/stow -vv *
@node Reporting Bugs, Known Bugs, Bootstrapping, Top
@chapter Reporting Bugs
-You can report bugs to the current maintainers in one of three ways:
+Please send bug reports to the current maintainers by electronic
-
+mail.  The address to use is @samp{<bug-stow@@gnu.org>}.  Please
-@enumerate
+include:
@item
 Send e-mail to @email{bug-stow@@gnu.org}.
@item
 File an issue in @uref{https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=stow,
 the Savannah bug tracker}.
@item
 File an issue in
@uref{https://github.com/aspiers/stow/issues/, the GitHub project}.
@end enumerate
 While GitHub is arguably the most convenient of these three options, it
@uref{https://www.gnu.org/software/repo-criteria-evaluation.html#GitHub,
 is not the most ethical or freedom-preserving way to host software
 projects}.  Therefore the GitHub project may be
@uref{https://github.com/aspiers/stow/issues/43, moved to a more ethical
 hosting service} in the future.
 Before reporting a bug, it is recommended to check whether it is already
 known, so please first @pxref{Known Bugs}.
 When reporting a new bug, please include:
@itemize @bullet
@item
@ -1373,13 +1287,12 @@ the precise command you gave;
@item
 the output from the command (preferably verbose output, obtained by
-adding @samp{--verbose=5} to the Stow command line).
+adding @samp{--verbose=3} to the Stow command line).
@end itemize
 If you are really keen, consider developing a minimal test case and
-creating a new test.  See the @file{t/} directory in the source for lots
+creating a new test.  See the @file{t/} directory in the source for
-of examples, and the @file{CONTRIBUTING.md} file for a guide on how to
+lots of examples.
 contribute.
 Before reporting a bug, please read the manual carefully, especially
@ref{Known Bugs}, to see whether you're encountering
@ -1390,22 +1303,13 @@ something that doesn't need reporting.
@node Known Bugs, GNU General Public License, Reporting Bugs, Top
@chapter Known Bugs
-Known bugs can be found in the following locations:
+There are no known bugs in Stow version @value{VERSION}!
 If you think you have found one, please @pxref{Reporting Bugs}.
-@itemize
+@c @itemize @bullet
-@item
+@c @item
-@uref{https://github.com/aspiers/stow/issues/, the GitHub issue tracker}
+@c Put known bugs here
-
+@c @end itemize
@item
@uref{https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=stow, the Savannah bug
 tracker}
@item
 the @uref{https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-stow/, bug-stow list
 archives}
@end itemize
 If you think you have found a new bug, please @pxref{Reporting Bugs}.
@c ===========================================================================
@node GNU General Public License, Index, Known Bugs, Top
--- a/doc/texinfo.tex
+++ b/doc/texinfo.tex
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
 # Build docker image: `docker build -t stowtest`
 # Run tests: (from stow src directory)
 #    `docker run --rm -it -v $(pwd):$(pwd) -w $(pwd) stowtest`
-FROM debian:bookworm
+FROM debian:jessie
-RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get update -qq
+RUN printf "deb http://archive.debian.org/debian/ jessie main\ndeb-src http://archive.debian.org/debian/ jessie main\ndeb http://security.debian.org jessie/updates main\ndeb-src http://security.debian.org jessie/updates main" > /etc/apt/sources.list
 RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
 apt-get update -qq && \
 apt-get install -y -q \
    autoconf \
    bzip2 \
--- a/lib/Stow.pm.in
+++ b/lib/Stow.pm.in
--- a/lib/Stow/Util.pm.in
+++ b/lib/Stow/Util.pm.in
@ -32,14 +32,12 @@ Supporting utility routines for L<Stow>.
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 use File::Spec;
 use POSIX qw(getcwd);
 use base qw(Exporter);
 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(
    error debug set_debug_level set_test_mode
-    join_paths parent canon_path restore_cwd
+    join_paths parent canon_path restore_cwd adjust_dotfile
    adjust_dotfile unadjust_dotfile
 );
 our $ProgramName = 'stow';
@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ sub set_test_mode {
    }
 }
-=head2 debug($level[, $indent_level], $msg)
+=head2 debug($level, $msg)
 Logs to STDERR based on C<$debug_level> setting.  C<$level> is the
 minimum verbosity level required to output C<$msg>.  All output is to
@ -127,18 +125,13 @@ overriding, fixing invalid links
 =cut
 sub debug {
-    my $level = shift;
+    my ($level, $msg) = @_;
    my $indent_level;
    # Maintain backwards-compatibility in case anyone's relying on this.
    $indent_level = $_[0] =~ /^\d+$/ ? shift : 0;
    my $msg = shift;
    if ($debug_level >= $level) {
        my $indent = '    ' x $indent_level;
        if ($test_mode) {
-            print "# $indent$msg\n";
+            print "# $msg\n";
        }
        else {
-            warn "$indent$msg\n";
+            warn "$msg\n";
        }
    }
 }
@ -149,53 +142,29 @@ sub debug {
 # Parameters: path1, path2, ... => paths
 # Returns   : concatenation of given paths
 # Throws    : n/a
-# Comments  : Factors out some redundant path elements:
+# Comments  : factors out redundant path elements:
-#           : '//' => '/', and 'a/b/../c' => 'a/c'.  We need this function
+#           : '//' => '/' and 'a/b/../c' => 'a/c'
 #           : with this behaviour, even though b could be a symlink to
 #           : elsewhere, as noted in the perldoc for File::Spec->canonpath().
 #           : This behaviour is deliberately different to
 #           : Stow::Util::canon_path(), because the way join_paths() is used
 #           : relies on this.  Firstly, there is no guarantee that the paths
 #           : exist, so a filesystem check is inappropriate.
 #           :
 #           : For example, it's used to determine the path from the target
 #           : directory to a symlink destination.  So if a symlink
 #           : path/to/target/a/b/c points to ../../../stow/pkg/a/b/c,
 #           : then joining path/to/target/a/b with ../../../stow/pkg/a/b/c
 #           : yields path/to/stow/pkg/a/b/c, and it's crucial that the
 #           : path/to/stow prefix matches a recognisable stow directory.
 #============================================================================
 sub join_paths {
    my @paths = @_;
-    debug(5, 5, "| Joining: @paths");
+    # weed out empty components and concatenate
-    my $result = '';
+    my $result = join '/', grep {! /\A\z/} @paths;
    for my $part (@paths) {
        next if ! length $part;  # probably shouldn't happen?
        $part = File::Spec->canonpath($part);
-        if (substr($part, 0, 1) eq '/') {
+    # factor out back references and remove redundant /'s)
-            $result = $part; # absolute path, so ignore all previous parts
+    my @result = ();
    PART:
    for my $part (split m{/+}, $result) {
        next PART if $part eq '.';
        if (@result && $part eq '..' && $result[-1] ne '..') {
            pop @result;
        }
        else {
-            $result .= '/' if length $result && $result ne '/';
+            push @result, $part;
            $result .= $part;
        }
        debug(7, 6, "| Join now: $result");
    }
    debug(6, 5, "| Joined: $result");
-    # Need this to remove any initial ./
+    return join '/', @result;
    $result = File::Spec->canonpath($result);
    # remove foo/..
    1 while $result =~ s,(^|/)(?!\.\.)[^/]+/\.\.(/|$),$1,;
    debug(6, 5, "| After .. removal: $result");
    $result = File::Spec->canonpath($result);
    debug(5, 5, "| Final join: $result");
    return $result;
 }
 #===== METHOD ===============================================================
@ -240,17 +209,17 @@ sub restore_cwd {
 }
 sub adjust_dotfile {
-    my ($pkg_node) = @_;
+    my ($target) = @_;
-    (my $adjusted = $pkg_node) =~ s/^dot-([^.])/.$1/;
+
-    return $adjusted;
+    my @result = ();
    for my $part (split m{/+}, $target) {
        if (($part ne "dot-") && ($part ne "dot-.")) {
            $part =~ s/^dot-/./;
        }
        push @result, $part;
    }
-# Needed when unstowing with --compat and --dotfiles
+    return join '/', @result;
 sub unadjust_dotfile {
    my ($target_node) = @_;
    return $target_node if $target_node =~ /^\.\.?$/;
    (my $adjusted = $target_node) =~ s/^\./dot-/;
    return $adjusted;
 }
 =head1 BUGS
@ -263,5 +232,6 @@ sub unadjust_dotfile {
 # Local variables:
 # mode: perl
 # cperl-indent-level: 4
 # end:
 # vim: ft=perl
--- a/t/cleanup_invalid_links.t
+++ b/t/cleanup_invalid_links.t
@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 4;
+use Test::More tests => 6;
 use English qw(-no_match_vars);
 use testutil;
 use Stow::Util;
 init_test_dirs();
 cd("$TEST_DIR/target");
@ -35,8 +34,10 @@ my $stow;
 # Note that each of the following tests use a distinct set of files
-subtest('nothing to clean in a simple tree' => sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 1;
+# nothing to clean in a simple tree
 # 
 make_path('../stow/pkg1/bin1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg1/bin1/file1');
@ -48,11 +49,10 @@ subtest('nothing to clean in a simple tree' => sub {
   scalar($stow->get_tasks), 0
    => 'nothing to clean' 
 );
 });
 subtest('cleanup an orphaned owned link in a simple tree' => sub {
    plan tests => 3;
 #
 # cleanup a bad link in a simple tree
 # 
 make_path('bin2');
 make_path('../stow/pkg2/bin2');
 make_file('../stow/pkg2/bin2/file2a');
@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ subtest('cleanup an orphaned owned link in a simple tree' => sub {
 is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'no conflicts cleaning up bad link');
 is(scalar($stow->get_tasks),     1, 'one task cleaning up bad link');
 is($stow->link_task_action('bin2/file2b'), 'remove', 'removal task for bad link');
 });
-subtest("don't cleanup a bad link not owned by stow" => sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 2;
+# dont cleanup a bad link not owned by stow
 # 
 make_path('bin3');
 make_path('../stow/pkg3/bin3');
@ -79,20 +79,3 @@ subtest("don't cleanup a bad link not owned by stow" => sub {
 $stow->cleanup_invalid_links('bin3');
 is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'no conflicts cleaning up bad link not owned by stow');
 is(scalar($stow->get_tasks),     0, 'no tasks cleaning up bad link not owned by stow');
 });
 subtest("don't cleanup a valid link in the target not owned by stow" => sub {
    plan tests => 2;
    make_path('bin4');
    make_path('../stow/pkg4/bin4');
    make_file('../stow/pkg4/bin4/file3a');
    make_link('bin4/file3a', '../../stow/pkg4/bin4/file3a');
    make_file("unowned");
    make_link('bin4/file3b', '../unowned');
    $stow = new_Stow();
    $stow->cleanup_invalid_links('bin4');
    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'no conflicts cleaning up bad link not owned by stow');
    is(scalar($stow->get_tasks), 0, 'no tasks cleaning up bad link not owned by stow');
 });
--- a/t/dotfiles.t
+++ b/t/dotfiles.t
@ -22,50 +22,24 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 12;
+use testutil;
 use Test::More tests => 10;
 use English qw(-no_match_vars);
 use Stow::Util qw(adjust_dotfile unadjust_dotfile);
 use testutil;
 init_test_dirs();
 cd("$TEST_DIR/target");
 subtest('adjust_dotfile()', sub {
    plan tests => 4;
    my @TESTS = (
        ['file'],
        ['dot-'],
        ['dot-.'],
        ['dot-file', '.file'],
    );
    for my $test (@TESTS) {
        my ($input, $expected) = @$test;
        $expected ||= $input;
        is(adjust_dotfile($input), $expected);
    }
 });
 subtest('unadjust_dotfile()', sub {
    plan tests => 4;
    my @TESTS = (
        ['file'],
        ['.'],
        ['..'],
        ['.file', 'dot-file'],
    );
    for my $test (@TESTS) {
        my ($input, $expected) = @$test;
        $expected ||= $input;
        is(unadjust_dotfile($input), $expected);
    }
 });
 my $stow;
-subtest("stow dot-foo as .foo", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 1;
+# process a dotfile marked with 'dot' prefix
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => '../stow', dotfiles => 1);
 make_path('../stow/dotfiles');
 make_file('../stow/dotfiles/dot-foo');
@ -76,11 +50,13 @@ subtest("stow dot-foo as .foo", sub {
    '../stow/dotfiles/dot-foo',
    => 'processed dotfile'
 );
 });
-subtest("stow dot-foo as dot-foo without --dotfile enabled", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 1;
+# ensure that turning off dotfile processing links files as usual
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => '../stow', dotfiles => 0);
 make_path('../stow/dotfiles');
 make_file('../stow/dotfiles/dot-foo');
@ -91,10 +67,12 @@ subtest("stow dot-foo as dot-foo without --dotfile enabled", sub {
    '../stow/dotfiles/dot-foo',
    => 'unprocessed dotfile'
 );
 });
-subtest("stow dot-emacs dir as .emacs", sub {
+
-    plan tests => 1;
+#
 # process folder marked with 'dot' prefix
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => '../stow', dotfiles => 1);
 make_path('../stow/dotfiles/dot-emacs');
@ -105,12 +83,14 @@ subtest("stow dot-emacs dir as .emacs", sub {
 is(
    readlink('.emacs'),
    '../stow/dotfiles/dot-emacs',
-        => 'processed dotfile dir'
+    => 'processed dotfile folder'
 );
 });
-subtest("stow dir marked with 'dot' prefix when directory exists in target", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 1;
+# process folder marked with 'dot' prefix
 # when directory exists is target
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => '../stow', dotfiles => 1);
 make_path('../stow/dotfiles/dot-emacs.d');
@ -122,12 +102,14 @@ subtest("stow dir marked with 'dot' prefix when directory exists in target", sub
 is(
    readlink('.emacs.d/init.el'),
    '../../stow/dotfiles/dot-emacs.d/init.el',
-        => 'processed dotfile dir when dir exists (1 level)'
+    => 'processed dotfile folder when folder exists (1 level)'
 );
 });
-subtest("stow dir marked with 'dot' prefix when directory exists in target (2 levels)", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 1;
+# process folder marked with 'dot' prefix
 # when directory exists is target (2 levels)
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => '../stow', dotfiles => 1);
 make_path('../stow/dotfiles/dot-emacs.d/dot-emacs.d');
@ -139,12 +121,14 @@ subtest("stow dir marked with 'dot' prefix when directory exists in target (2 le
 is(
    readlink('.emacs.d/.emacs.d'),
    '../../stow/dotfiles/dot-emacs.d/dot-emacs.d',
-        => 'processed dotfile dir exists (2 levels)'
+    => 'processed dotfile folder exists (2 levels)'
 );
 });
-subtest("stow dir marked with 'dot' prefix when directory exists in target", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 1;
+# process folder marked with 'dot' prefix
 # when directory exists is target
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => '../stow', dotfiles => 1);
 make_path('../stow/dotfiles/dot-one/dot-two');
@ -156,13 +140,15 @@ subtest("stow dir marked with 'dot' prefix when directory exists in target", sub
 is(
    readlink('./.one/.two/three'),
    '../../../stow/dotfiles/dot-one/dot-two/three',
-        => 'processed dotfile 2 dir exists (2 levels)'
+    => 'processed dotfile 2 folder exists (2 levels)'
 );
 });
-subtest("dot-. should not have that part expanded.", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 2;
+# corner case: paths that have a part in them that's just "$DOT_PREFIX" or
 # "$DOT_PREFIX." should not have that part expanded.
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => '../stow', dotfiles => 1);
 make_path('../stow/dotfiles');
@ -183,10 +169,11 @@ subtest("dot-. should not have that part expanded.", sub {
    '../stow/dotfiles/dot-.',
    => 'unprocessed dotfile'
 );
 });
-subtest("unstow .bar from dot-bar", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 3;
+# simple unstow scenario
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => '../stow', dotfiles => 1);
 make_path('../stow/dotfiles');
@ -195,13 +182,17 @@ subtest("unstow .bar from dot-bar", sub {
 $stow->plan_unstow('dotfiles');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0);
+ok(
-    ok(-f '../stow/dotfiles/dot-bar', 'package file untouched');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    ok(! -e '.bar' => '.bar was unstowed');
+    -f '../stow/dotfiles/dot-bar' && ! -e '.bar'
-});
+    => 'unstow a simple dotfile'
 );
 #
 # unstow process folder marked with 'dot' prefix
 # when directory exists is target
 #
 subtest("unstow dot-emacs.d/init.el when .emacs.d/init.el in target", sub {
    plan tests => 4;
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => '../stow', dotfiles => 1);
 make_path('../stow/dotfiles/dot-emacs.d');
@ -211,25 +202,10 @@ subtest("unstow dot-emacs.d/init.el when .emacs.d/init.el in target", sub {
 $stow->plan_unstow('dotfiles');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0);
+ok(
-    ok(-f '../stow/dotfiles/dot-emacs.d/init.el');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    ok(! -e '.emacs.d/init.el', '.emacs.d/init.el unstowed');
+    -f '../stow/dotfiles/dot-emacs.d/init.el' &&
-    ok(-d '.emacs.d/' => '.emacs.d left behind');
+    ! -e '.emacs.d/init.el' &&
-});
+    -d '.emacs.d/'
-
+    => 'unstow dotfile folder when folder already exists'
-subtest("unstow dot-emacs.d/init.el in --compat mode", sub {
+);
    plan tests => 4;
    $stow = new_compat_Stow(dir => '../stow', dotfiles => 1);
    make_path('../stow/dotfiles/dot-emacs.d');
    make_file('../stow/dotfiles/dot-emacs.d/init.el');
    make_path('.emacs.d');
    make_link('.emacs.d/init.el', '../../stow/dotfiles/dot-emacs.d/init.el');
    $stow->plan_unstow('dotfiles');
    $stow->process_tasks();
    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0);
    ok(-f '../stow/dotfiles/dot-emacs.d/init.el');
    ok(! -e '.emacs.d/init.el', '.emacs.d/init.el unstowed');
    ok(-d '.emacs.d/' => '.emacs.d left behind');
 });
--- a/t/find_stowed_path.t
+++ b/t/find_stowed_path.t
@ -16,133 +16,65 @@
 # along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 #
-# Testing Stow:: find_stowed_path()
+# Testing find_stowed_path()
 #
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 10;
+use Test::More tests => 18;
 use testutil;
 use Stow::Util qw(set_debug_level);
 init_test_dirs();
-subtest("find link to a stowed path with relative target" => sub {
+my $stow = new_Stow(dir => "$TEST_DIR/stow");
-    plan tests => 3;
+#set_debug_level(4);
    # This is a relative path, unlike $ABS_TEST_DIR below.
    my $target = "$TEST_DIR/target";
    my $stow = new_Stow(dir => "$TEST_DIR/stow", target => $target);
 my ($path, $stow_path, $package) =
-        $stow->find_stowed_path("a/b/c", "../../../stow/a/b/c");
+    $stow->find_stowed_path("$TEST_DIR/target/a/b/c", "../../../stow/a/b/c");
-    is($path, "../stow/a/b/c", "path");
+is($path, "$TEST_DIR/stow/a/b/c", "path");
-    is($stow_path, "../stow", "stow path");
+is($stow_path, "$TEST_DIR/stow", "stow path");
 is($package, "a", "package");
 });
-my $stow = new_Stow(dir => "$ABS_TEST_DIR/stow", target => "$ABS_TEST_DIR/target");
+cd("$TEST_DIR/target");
-
+$stow->set_stow_dir("../stow");
-# Required by creation of stow2 and stow2/.stow below
+($path, $stow_path, $package) =
 cd("$ABS_TEST_DIR/target");
 subtest("find link to a stowed path" => sub {
    plan tests => 3;
    my ($path, $stow_path, $package) =
    $stow->find_stowed_path("a/b/c", "../../../stow/a/b/c");
 is($path, "../stow/a/b/c", "path from target directory");
 is($stow_path, "../stow", "stow path from target directory");
 is($package, "a", "from target directory");
 });
-subtest("find link to alien path not owned by Stow" => sub {
+make_path("stow");
-    plan tests => 3;
+cd("../..");
-    my ($path, $stow_path, $package) =
+$stow->set_stow_dir("$TEST_DIR/target/stow");
        $stow->find_stowed_path("a/b/c", "../../alien");
    is($path, "", "alien is not stowed, so path is empty");
    is($stow_path, "", "alien, so stow path is empty");
    is($package, "", "alien is not stowed in any package");
 });
-# Make a second stow directory within the target directory, so that we
+($path, $stow_path, $package) =
-# can check that links to package files within that stow directory are
+    $stow->find_stowed_path("$TEST_DIR/target/a/b/c", "../../stow/a/b/c");
-# detected correctly.
+is($path, "$TEST_DIR/target/stow/a/b/c", "path");
-make_path("stow2");
+is($stow_path, "$TEST_DIR/target/stow", "stow path");
 is($package, "a", "stow is subdir of target directory");
-# However this second stow directory is still "alien" to stow until we
+($path, $stow_path, $package) =
-# put a .stow file in it.  So first test a symlink pointing to a path
+    $stow->find_stowed_path("$TEST_DIR/target/a/b/c", "../../empty");
-# within this second stow directory
+is($path, "", "empty path");
-subtest("second stow dir still alien without .stow" => sub {
+is($stow_path, "", "empty stow path");
-    plan tests => 3;
+is($package, "", "target is not stowed");
    my ($path, $stow_path, $package) =
        $stow->find_stowed_path("a/b/c", "../../stow2/a/b/c");
    is($path, "", "stow2 not a stow dir yet, so path is empty");
    is($stow_path, "", "stow2 not a stow dir yet so stow path is empty");
    is($package, "", "not stowed in any recognised package yet");
 });
-# Now make stow2 a secondary stow directory and test that
+make_path("$TEST_DIR/target/stow2");
-make_file("stow2/.stow");
+make_file("$TEST_DIR/target/stow2/.stow");
-subtest(".stow makes second stow dir owned by Stow" => sub {
+($path, $stow_path, $package) =
-    plan tests => 3;
+    $stow->find_stowed_path("$TEST_DIR/target/a/b/c","../../stow2/a/b/c");
-    my ($path, $stow_path, $package) =
+is($path, "$TEST_DIR/target/stow2/a/b/c", "path");
-        $stow->find_stowed_path("a/b/c", "../../stow2/a/b/c");
+is($stow_path, "$TEST_DIR/target/stow2", "stow path");
    is($path, "stow2/a/b/c", "path");
    is($stow_path, "stow2", "stow path");
 is($package, "a", "detect alternate stow directory");
 });
-subtest("relative symlink pointing to target dir" => sub {
+# Possible corner case with rogue symlink pointing to ancestor of
-    plan tests => 3;
+# stow dir.
-    my ($path, $stow_path, $package) =
+($path, $stow_path, $package) =
-        $stow->find_stowed_path("a/b/c", "../../..");
+    $stow->find_stowed_path("$TEST_DIR/target/a/b/c","../../..");
    # Technically the target dir is not owned by Stow, since
    # Stow won't touch the target dir itself, only its contents.
 is($path, "", "path");
 is($stow_path, "", "stow path");
-    is($package, "", "corner case - link points to target dir");
+is($package, "", "corner case - link points to ancestor of stow dir");
 });
 subtest("relative symlink pointing to parent of target dir" => sub {
    plan tests => 3;
    my ($path, $stow_path, $package) =
        $stow->find_stowed_path("a/b/c", "../../../..");
    is($path, "", "path");
    is($stow_path, "", "stow path");
    is($package, "", "corner case - link points to parent of target dir");
 });
 subtest("unowned symlink pointing to absolute path inside target" => sub {
    plan tests => 3;
    my ($path, $stow_path, $package) =
        $stow->find_stowed_path("a/b/c", "$ABS_TEST_DIR/target/d");
    is($path, "", "path");
    is($stow_path, "", "stow path");
    is($package, "", "symlink unowned by Stow points to absolute path outside target directory");
 });
 subtest("unowned symlink pointing to absolute path outside target" => sub {
    plan tests => 3;
    my ($path, $stow_path, $package) =
        $stow->find_stowed_path("a/b/c", "/dev/null");
    is($path, "", "path");
    is($stow_path, "", "stow path");
    is($package, "", "symlink unowned by Stow points to absolute path outside target directory");
 });
 # Now make stow2 the primary stow directory and test that it still
 # works when the stow directory is under the target directory
 $stow->set_stow_dir("$ABS_TEST_DIR/target/stow2");
 subtest("stow2 becomes the primary stow directory" => sub {
    plan tests => 3;
    my ($path, $stow_path, $package) =
        $stow->find_stowed_path("a/b/c", "../../stow2/a/b/c");
    is($path, "stow2/a/b/c", "path in stow2");
    is($stow_path, "stow2", "stow path for stow2");
    is($package, "a", "stow2 is subdir of target directory");
 });
--- a/t/join_paths.t
+++ b/t/join_paths.t
@ -22,40 +22,91 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Stow::Util qw(join_paths set_debug_level);
+use Stow::Util qw(join_paths);
-#set_debug_level(4);
+use Test::More tests => 14;
-use Test::More tests => 22;
+is(
-
+    join_paths('a/b/c', 'd/e/f'),
-my @TESTS = (
+    'a/b/c/d/e/f'
-  [['a/b/c', 'd/e/f'], 'a/b/c/d/e/f' => 'simple'],
+    => 'simple'
  [['a/b/c', '/d/e/f'], '/d/e/f' => 'relative then absolute'],
  [['/a/b/c', 'd/e/f'], '/a/b/c/d/e/f' => 'absolute then relative'],
  [['/a/b/c', '/d/e/f'], '/d/e/f' => 'two absolutes'],
  [['/a/b/c/', '/d/e/f/'], '/d/e/f' => 'two absolutes with trailing /'],
  [['///a/b///c//', '/d///////e/f'], '/d/e/f' => "multiple /'s, absolute"],
  [['///a/b///c//', 'd///////e/f'], '/a/b/c/d/e/f' => "multiple /'s, relative"],
  [['', 'a/b/c'], 'a/b/c' => 'first empty'],
  [['a/b/c', ''], 'a/b/c' => 'second empty'],
  [['/', 'a/b/c'], '/a/b/c' => 'first is /'],
  [['a/b/c', '/'], '/' => 'second is /'],
  [['../a1/b1/../c1/', 'a2/../b2/e2'], '../a1/c1/b2/e2' => 'relative with ../'],
  [['../a1/b1/../c1/', '/a2/../b2/e2'], '/b2/e2' => 'absolute with ../'],
  [['../a1/../../c1', 'a2/../../'], '../..' => 'lots of ../'],
  [['./', '../a2'], '../a2' => 'drop any "./"'],
  [['./a1', '../../a2'], '../a2' => 'drop any "./foo"'],
  [['a/b/c', '.'], 'a/b/c' => '. on RHS'],
  [['a/b/c', '.', 'd/e'], 'a/b/c/d/e' => '. in middle'],
  [['0', 'a/b'], '0/a/b' => '0 at start'],
  [['/0', 'a/b'], '/0/a/b' => '/0 at start'],
  [['a/b/c', '0', 'd/e'], 'a/b/c/0/d/e' => '0 in middle'],
  [['a/b', '0'], 'a/b/0' => '0 at end'],
 );
-for my $test (@TESTS) {
+is(
-  my ($inputs, $expected, $scenario) = @$test;
+    join_paths('/a/b/c', '/d/e/f'),
-  my $got = join_paths(@$inputs);
+    '/a/b/c/d/e/f'
-  my $descr = "$scenario: in=[" . join(', ', map "'$_'", @$inputs) . "] exp=[$expected] got=[$got]";
+    => 'leading /'
-  is($got, $expected, $descr);
+);
-}
+
 is(
    join_paths('/a/b/c/', '/d/e/f/'),
    '/a/b/c/d/e/f'
    => 'trailing /'
 );
 is(
    join_paths('///a/b///c//', '/d///////e/f'),
    '/a/b/c/d/e/f'
    => 'mltiple /\'s'
 );
 is(
    join_paths('', 'a/b/c'),
    'a/b/c'
    => 'first empty'
 );
 is(
    join_paths('a/b/c', ''),
    'a/b/c'
    => 'second empty'
 );
 is(
    join_paths('/', 'a/b/c'),
    '/a/b/c'
    => 'first is /'
 );
 is(
    join_paths('a/b/c', '/'),
    'a/b/c'
    => 'second is /'
 );
 is(
    join_paths('///a/b///c//', '/d///////e/f'),
    '/a/b/c/d/e/f'
    => 'multiple /\'s'
 );
 is(
    join_paths('../a1/b1/../c1/', '/a2/../b2/e2'),
    '../a1/c1/b2/e2'
    => 'simple deref ".."'
 );
 is(
    join_paths('../a1/b1/../c1/d1/e1', '../a2/../b2/c2/d2/../e2'),
    '../a1/c1/d1/b2/c2/e2'
    => 'complex deref ".."'
 );
 is(
    join_paths('../a1/../../c1', 'a2/../../'),
    '../..'
    => 'too many ".."'
 );
 is(
    join_paths('./a1', '../../a2'),
    '../a2'
    => 'drop any "./"'
 );
 is(
    join_paths('a/b/c', '.'),
    'a/b/c'
    => '. on RHS'
 );
--- a/t/link_dest_within_stow_dir.t
+++ b/t/link_dest_within_stow_dir.t
@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 #
 # This file is part of GNU Stow.
 #
 # GNU Stow is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # GNU Stow is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 # WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 # General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 #
 # Testing Stow::link_dest_within_stow_dir()
 #
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 use Test::More tests => 6;
 use testutil;
 use Stow::Util;
 init_test_dirs();
 # This is a relative path, unlike $ABS_TEST_DIR below.
 my $stow = new_Stow(dir => "$TEST_DIR/stow",
                    target => "$TEST_DIR/target");
 subtest("relative stow dir, link to top-level package file" => sub {
    plan tests => 2;
    my ($package, $path) =
        $stow->link_dest_within_stow_dir("../stow/pkg/dir/file");
    is($package, "pkg", "package");
    is($path, "dir/file", "path");
 });
 subtest("relative stow dir, link to second-level package file" => sub {
    plan tests => 2;
    my ($package, $path) =
        $stow->link_dest_within_stow_dir("../stow/pkg/dir/subdir/file");
    is($package, "pkg", "package");
    is($path, "dir/subdir/file", "path");
 });
 # This is an absolute path, unlike $TEST_DIR above.
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => "$ABS_TEST_DIR/stow",
                    target => "$ABS_TEST_DIR/target");
 subtest("relative stow dir, link to second-level package file" => sub {
    plan tests => 2;
    my ($package, $path) =
        $stow->link_dest_within_stow_dir("../stow/pkg/dir/file");
    is($package, "pkg", "package");
    is($path, "dir/file", "path");
 });
 subtest("absolute stow dir, link to top-level package file" => sub {
    plan tests => 2;
    my ($package, $path) =
        $stow->link_dest_within_stow_dir("../stow/pkg/dir/subdir/file");
    is($package, "pkg", "package");
    is($path, "dir/subdir/file", "path");
 });
 # Links with destination in the target are not pointing within
 # the stow dir, so they're not owned by stow.
 subtest("link to path in target" => sub {
    plan tests => 2;
    my ($package, $path) =
        $stow->link_dest_within_stow_dir("./alien");
    is($path, "", "alien is in target, so path is empty");
    is($package, "", "alien is in target, so package is empty");
 });
 subtest("link to path outside target and stow dir" => sub {
    plan tests => 2;
    my ($package, $path) =
        $stow->link_dest_within_stow_dir("../alien");
    is($path, "", "alien is outside, so path is empty");
    is($package, "", "alien is outside, so package is empty");
 });
--- a/t/stow.t
+++ b/t/stow.t
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 22;
+use Test::More tests => 118;
 use Test::Output;
 use English qw(-no_match_vars);
@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ my %conflicts;
 # Note that each of the following tests use a distinct set of files
-subtest('stow a simple tree minimally', sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 2;
+# stow a simple tree minimally
-    my $stow = new_Stow(dir => '../stow');
+#
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => '../stow');
 make_path('../stow/pkg1/bin1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg1/bin1/file1');
@ -52,11 +53,11 @@ subtest('stow a simple tree minimally', sub {
    '../stow/pkg1/bin1',
    => 'minimal stow of a simple tree'
 );
 });
-subtest('stow a simple tree into an existing directory', sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 1;
+# stow a simple tree into an existing directory
-    my $stow = new_Stow();
+#
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_path('../stow/pkg2/lib2');
 make_file('../stow/pkg2/lib2/file2');
@ -69,11 +70,11 @@ subtest('stow a simple tree into an existing directory', sub {
    '../../stow/pkg2/lib2/file2',
    => 'stow simple tree to existing directory'
 );
 });
-subtest('unfold existing tree', sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 3;
+# unfold existing tree
-    my $stow = new_Stow();
+#
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_path('../stow/pkg3a/bin3');
 make_file('../stow/pkg3a/bin3/file3a');
@ -84,15 +85,18 @@ subtest('unfold existing tree', sub {
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg3b');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    ok(-d 'bin3');
+ok(
-    is(readlink('bin3/file3a'), '../../stow/pkg3a/bin3/file3a');
+    -d 'bin3' &&
-    is(readlink('bin3/file3b'), '../../stow/pkg3b/bin3/file3b'
+    readlink('bin3/file3a') eq '../../stow/pkg3a/bin3/file3a'  &&
-        => 'target already has 1 stowed package');
+    readlink('bin3/file3b') eq '../../stow/pkg3b/bin3/file3b'
-});
+    => 'target already has 1 stowed package'
 );
-subtest("Package dir 'bin4' conflicts with existing non-dir so can't unfold", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 2;
+# Link to a new dir 'bin4' conflicts with existing non-dir so can't
-    my $stow = new_Stow();
+# unfold
 #
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_file('bin4'); # this is a file but named like a directory
 make_path('../stow/pkg4/bin4');
@ -100,18 +104,19 @@ subtest("Package dir 'bin4' conflicts with existing non-dir so can't unfold", su
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg4');
 %conflicts = $stow->get_conflicts();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 1);
+ok(
-    like(
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 1 &&
-        $conflicts{stow}{pkg4}[0],
+    $conflicts{stow}{pkg4}[0] =~
-        qr!cannot stow ../stow/pkg4/bin4 over existing target bin4 since neither a link nor a directory and --adopt not specified!
+    qr/existing target is neither a link nor a directory/
    => 'link to new dir bin4 conflicts with existing non-directory'
 );
 });
-subtest("Package dir 'bin4a' conflicts with existing non-dir " .
+#
-        "so can't unfold even with --adopt", sub {
+# Link to a new dir 'bin4a' conflicts with existing non-dir so can't
-    plan tests => 2;
+# unfold even with --adopt
-    my $stow = new_Stow(adopt => 1);
+#
 #$stow = new_Stow(adopt => 1);
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_file('bin4a'); # this is a file but named like a directory
 make_path('../stow/pkg4a/bin4a');
@ -119,82 +124,54 @@ subtest("Package dir 'bin4a' conflicts with existing non-dir " .
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg4a');
 %conflicts = $stow->get_conflicts();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 1);
+ok(
-    like(
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 1 &&
-        $conflicts{stow}{pkg4a}[0],
+    $conflicts{stow}{pkg4a}[0] =~
-        qr!cannot stow directory ../stow/pkg4a/bin4a over existing non-directory target bin4a!
+    qr/existing target is neither a link nor a directory/
    => 'link to new dir bin4a conflicts with existing non-directory'
 );
 });
-subtest("Package files 'file4b' and 'bin4b' conflict with existing files", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 3;
+# Link to files 'file4b' and 'bin4b' conflict with existing files
-    my $stow = new_Stow();
+# without --adopt
 #
 $stow = new_Stow();
 # Populate target
 make_file('file4b',       'file4b - version originally in target');
 make_path ('bin4b');
 make_file('bin4b/file4b', 'bin4b/file4b - version originally in target');
-    # Populate stow package
+# Populate
    make_path('../stow/pkg4b');
    make_file('../stow/pkg4b/file4b',       'file4b - version originally in stow package');
 make_path ('../stow/pkg4b/bin4b');
 make_file('../stow/pkg4b/file4b',       'file4b - version originally in stow package');
 make_file('../stow/pkg4b/bin4b/file4b', 'bin4b/file4b - version originally in stow package');
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg4b');
 %conflicts = $stow->get_conflicts();
 is($stow->get_conflict_count, 2 => 'conflict per file');
 for my $i (0, 1) {
        my $target = $i ? 'file4b' : 'bin4b/file4b';
    like(
        $conflicts{stow}{pkg4b}[$i],
-            qr,cannot stow ../stow/pkg4b/$target over existing target $target since neither a link nor a directory and --adopt not specified,
+        qr/existing target is neither a link nor a directory/
        => 'link to file4b conflicts with existing non-directory'
    );
 }
 });
-subtest("Package files 'file4d' conflicts with existing directories", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 3;
+# Link to files 'file4b' and 'bin4b' do not conflict with existing
-    my $stow = new_Stow();
+# files when --adopt is given
-
+#
-    # Populate target
+$stow = new_Stow(adopt => 1);
    make_path('file4d');  # this is a directory but named like a file to create the conflict
    make_path('bin4d/file4d'); # same here
    # Populate stow package
    make_path('../stow/pkg4d');
    make_file('../stow/pkg4d/file4d',       'file4d - version originally in stow package');
    make_path('../stow/pkg4d/bin4d');
    make_file('../stow/pkg4d/bin4d/file4d', 'bin4d/file4d - version originally in stow package');
    $stow->plan_stow('pkg4d');
    %conflicts = $stow->get_conflicts();
    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 2 => 'conflict per file');
    for my $i (0, 1) {
        my $target = $i ? 'file4d' : 'bin4d/file4d';
        like(
            $conflicts{stow}{pkg4d}[$i],
            qr!cannot stow non-directory ../stow/pkg4d/$target over existing directory target $target!
            => 'link to file4d conflicts with existing non-directory'
        );
    }
 });
 subtest("Package files 'file4c' and 'bin4c' can adopt existing versions", sub {
    plan tests => 8;
    my $stow = new_Stow(adopt => 1);
 # Populate target
 make_file('file4c',       "file4c - version originally in target\n");
 make_path ('bin4c');
 make_file('bin4c/file4c', "bin4c/file4c - version originally in target\n");
-    # Populate stow package
+# Populate
    make_path('../stow/pkg4c');
    make_file('../stow/pkg4c/file4c',       "file4c - version originally in stow package\n");
 make_path ('../stow/pkg4c/bin4c');
 make_file('../stow/pkg4c/file4c',       "file4c - version originally in stow package\n");
 make_file('../stow/pkg4c/bin4c/file4c', "bin4c/file4c - version originally in stow package\n");
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg4c');
@ -211,11 +188,11 @@ subtest("Package files 'file4c' and 'bin4c' can adopt existing versions", sub {
    is(cat_file($file), "$file - version originally in target\n" => "$file has right contents");
 }
 });
-subtest("Target already exists but is not owned by stow", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 1;
+# Target already exists but is not owned by stow
-    my $stow = new_Stow();
+#
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_path('bin5');
 make_invalid_link('bin5/file5','../../empty');
@ -228,11 +205,11 @@ subtest("Target already exists but is not owned by stow", sub {
    qr/not owned by stow/
    => 'target already exists but is not owned by stow'
 );
 });
-subtest("Replace existing but invalid target", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 1;
+# Replace existing but invalid target
-    my $stow = new_Stow();
+#
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_invalid_link('file6','../stow/path-does-not-exist');
 make_path('../stow/pkg6');
@ -245,11 +222,12 @@ subtest("Replace existing but invalid target", sub {
    '../stow/pkg6/file6'
    => 'replace existing but invalid target'
 );
 });
-subtest("Target already exists, is owned by stow, but points to a non-directory", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 1;
+# Target already exists, is owned by stow, but points to a non-directory
-    my $stow = new_Stow();
+# (can't unfold)
 #
 $stow = new_Stow();
 #set_debug_level(4);
 make_path('bin7');
@ -266,11 +244,11 @@ subtest("Target already exists, is owned by stow, but points to a non-directory"
    qr/existing target is stowed to a different package/
    => 'link to new dir conflicts with existing stowed non-directory'
 );
 });
-subtest("stowing directories named 0", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 4;
+# stowing directories named 0
-    my $stow = new_Stow();
+#
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_path('../stow/pkg8a/0');
 make_file('../stow/pkg8a/0/file8a');
@ -281,17 +259,18 @@ subtest("stowing directories named 0", sub {
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg8b');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0);
+ok(
-    ok(-d '0');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    is(readlink('0/file8a'), '../../stow/pkg8a/0/file8a');
+    -d '0' &&
-    is(readlink('0/file8b'), '../../stow/pkg8b/0/file8b'
+    readlink('0/file8a') eq '../../stow/pkg8a/0/file8a'  &&
    readlink('0/file8b') eq '../../stow/pkg8b/0/file8b'
    => 'stowing directories named 0'
 );
 });
-subtest("overriding already stowed documentation", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 2;
+# overriding already stowed documentation
-    my $stow = new_Stow(override => ['man9', 'info9']);
+#
 $stow = new_Stow(override => ['man9', 'info9']);
 make_path('../stow/pkg9a/man9/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg9a/man9/man1/file9.1');
@ -303,15 +282,16 @@ subtest("overriding already stowed documentation", sub {
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg9b');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0);
+ok(
-    is(readlink('man9/man1/file9.1'), '../../../stow/pkg9b/man9/man1/file9.1'
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    readlink('man9/man1/file9.1') eq '../../../stow/pkg9b/man9/man1/file9.1'
    => 'overriding existing documentation files'
 );
 });
-subtest("deferring to already stowed documentation", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 3;
+# deferring to already stowed documentation
-    my $stow = new_Stow(defer => ['man10', 'info10']);
+#
 $stow = new_Stow(defer => ['man10', 'info10']);
 make_path('../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1/file10.1');
@ -323,15 +303,16 @@ subtest("deferring to already stowed documentation", sub {
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg10b');
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process');
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0);
+ok(
-    is(readlink('man10/man1/file10.1'), '../../../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1/file10.1'
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    readlink('man10/man1/file10.1') eq '../../../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1/file10.1'
    => 'defer to existing documentation files'
 );
 });
-subtest("Ignore temp files", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 4;
+# Ignore temp files
-    my $stow = new_Stow(ignore => ['~', '\.#.*']);
+#
 $stow = new_Stow(ignore => ['~', '\.#.*']);
 make_path('../stow/pkg11/man11/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg11/man11/man1/file11.1');
@ -341,17 +322,18 @@ subtest("Ignore temp files", sub {
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg11');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0);
+ok(
-    is(readlink('man11/man1/file11.1'), '../../../stow/pkg11/man11/man1/file11.1');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    ok(!-e 'man11/man1/file11.1~');
+    readlink('man11/man1/file11.1') eq '../../../stow/pkg11/man11/man1/file11.1' &&
-    ok(!-e 'man11/man1/.#file11.1'
+    !-e 'man11/man1/file11.1~' &&
    !-e 'man11/man1/.#file11.1'
    => 'ignore temp files'
 );
 });
-subtest("stowing links library files", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 3;
+# stowing links library files
-    my $stow = new_Stow();
+#
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_path('../stow/pkg12/lib12/');
 make_file('../stow/pkg12/lib12/lib.so.1');
@ -361,16 +343,17 @@ subtest("stowing links library files", sub {
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg12');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0);
+ok(
-    is(readlink('lib12/lib.so.1'), '../../stow/pkg12/lib12/lib.so.1');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    is(readlink('lib12/lib.so'), '../../stow/pkg12/lib12/lib.so'
+    readlink('lib12/lib.so.1') eq '../../stow/pkg12/lib12/lib.so.1' &&
    readlink('lib12/lib.so'  ) eq '../../stow/pkg12/lib12/lib.so'
    => 'stow links to libraries'
 );
 });
-subtest("unfolding to stow links to library files", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 5;
+# unfolding to stow links to library files
-    my $stow = new_Stow();
+#
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_path('../stow/pkg13a/lib13/');
 make_file('../stow/pkg13a/lib13/liba.so.1');
@ -383,39 +366,40 @@ subtest("unfolding to stow links to library files", sub {
 $stow->plan_stow('pkg13b');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0);
+ok(
-    is(readlink('lib13/liba.so.1'), '../../stow/pkg13a/lib13/liba.so.1');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    is(readlink('lib13/liba.so'  ), '../../stow/pkg13a/lib13/liba.so');
+    readlink('lib13/liba.so.1') eq '../../stow/pkg13a/lib13/liba.so.1'  &&
-    is(readlink('lib13/libb.so.1'), '../../stow/pkg13b/lib13/libb.so.1');
+    readlink('lib13/liba.so'  ) eq '../../stow/pkg13a/lib13/liba.so'    &&
-    is(readlink('lib13/libb.so'  ), '../../stow/pkg13b/lib13/libb.so'
+    readlink('lib13/libb.so.1') eq '../../stow/pkg13b/lib13/libb.so.1'  &&
    readlink('lib13/libb.so'  ) eq '../../stow/pkg13b/lib13/libb.so'
    => 'unfolding to stow links to libraries'
 );
 });
-subtest("stowing to stow dir should fail", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 4;
+# stowing to stow dir should fail
 #
 make_path('stow');
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => 'stow');
 make_path('stow/pkg14/stow/pkg15');
 make_file('stow/pkg14/stow/pkg15/node15');
-    stderr_like(
+capture_stderr();
-        sub { $stow->plan_stow('pkg14'); },
+$stow->plan_stow('pkg14');
        qr/WARNING: skipping target which was current stow directory stow/,
        "stowing to stow dir should give warning"
    );
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process');
    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0);
 ok(
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    ! -l 'stow/pkg15'
    => "stowing to stow dir should fail"
 );
-});
+like($stderr,
     qr/WARNING: skipping target which was current stow directory stow/
     => "stowing to stow dir should give warning");
 uncapture_stderr();
-subtest("stow a simple tree minimally when cwd isn't target", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 2;
+# stow a simple tree minimally when cwd isn't target
 #
 cd('../..');
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => "$TEST_DIR/stow", target => "$TEST_DIR/target");
@ -430,11 +414,12 @@ subtest("stow a simple tree minimally when cwd isn't target", sub {
    '../stow/pkg16/bin16',
    => "minimal stow of a simple tree when cwd isn't target"
 );
 });
-subtest("stow a simple tree minimally to absolute stow dir when cwd isn't", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 2;
+# stow a simple tree minimally to absolute stow dir when cwd isn't
-    my $stow = new_Stow(dir => canon_path("$TEST_DIR/stow"),
+# target
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(dir    => canon_path("$TEST_DIR/stow"),
                 target => "$TEST_DIR/target");
 make_path("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg17/bin17");
@ -448,11 +433,12 @@ subtest("stow a simple tree minimally to absolute stow dir when cwd isn't", sub
    '../stow/pkg17/bin17',
    => "minimal stow of a simple tree with absolute stow dir"
 );
 });
-subtest("stow a simple tree minimally with absolute stow AND target dirs when", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 2;
+# stow a simple tree minimally with absolute stow AND target dirs when
-    my $stow = new_Stow(dir    => canon_path("$TEST_DIR/stow"),
+# cwd isn't target
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(dir    => canon_path("$TEST_DIR/stow"),
                 target => canon_path("$TEST_DIR/target"));
 make_path("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg18/bin18");
@ -466,10 +452,10 @@ subtest("stow a simple tree minimally with absolute stow AND target dirs when",
    '../stow/pkg18/bin18',
    => "minimal stow of a simple tree with absolute stow and target dirs"
 );
 });
-subtest("stow a tree with no-folding enabled", sub {
+#
-    plan tests => 82;
+# stow a tree with no-folding enabled -
 # no new folded directories should be created, and existing
 # folded directories should be split open (unfolded) where
 # (and only where) necessary
 #
@ -568,4 +554,3 @@ subtest("stow a tree with no-folding enabled", sub {
 check_no_folding('a');
 check_no_folding('b');
 });
--- a/t/testutil.pm
+++ b/t/testutil.pm
@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ package testutil;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Carp qw(confess croak);
+use Carp qw(croak);
 use File::Basename;
 use File::Path qw(make_path remove_tree);
 use File::Spec;
 use IO::Scalar;
 use Test::More;
 use Stow;
@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ use base qw(Exporter);
 our @EXPORT = qw(
    $ABS_TEST_DIR
    $TEST_DIR
    $stderr
    init_test_dirs
    cd
    new_Stow new_compat_Stow
@ -44,41 +46,45 @@ our @EXPORT = qw(
    remove_dir remove_file remove_link
    cat_file
    is_link is_dir_not_symlink is_nonexistent_path
    capture_stderr uncapture_stderr
 );
 our $TEST_DIR = 'tmp-testing-trees';
 our $ABS_TEST_DIR = File::Spec->rel2abs('tmp-testing-trees');
-sub init_test_dirs {
+our $stderr;
-    my $test_dir = shift || $TEST_DIR;
+my $tied_err;
    my $abs_test_dir = File::Spec->rel2abs($test_dir);
 sub capture_stderr {
    undef $stderr;
    $tied_err = tie *STDERR, 'IO::Scalar', \$stderr;
 }
 sub uncapture_stderr {
    undef $tied_err;
    untie *STDERR;
 }
 sub init_test_dirs {
    # Create a run_from/ subdirectory for tests which want to run
    # from a separate directory outside the Stow directory or
    # target directory.
    for my $dir ("target", "stow", "run_from") {
-        my $path = "$test_dir/$dir";
+        my $path = "$TEST_DIR/$dir";
        -d $path and remove_tree($path);
        make_path($path);
    }
    # Don't let user's ~/.stow-global-ignore affect test results
-    $ENV{HOME} = $abs_test_dir;
+    $ENV{HOME} = $ABS_TEST_DIR;
    return $abs_test_dir;
 }
 sub new_Stow {
    my %opts = @_;
    # These default paths assume that execution will be triggered from
    # within the target directory.
    $opts{dir}    ||= '../stow';
    $opts{target} ||= '.';
    $opts{test_mode} = 1;
-    my $stow = eval { new Stow(%opts) };
+    return new Stow(%opts);
    if ($@) {
        confess "Error while trying to instantiate new Stow(%opts): $@";
    }
    return $stow;
 }
 sub new_compat_Stow {
@ -90,28 +96,28 @@ sub new_compat_Stow {
 #===== SUBROUTINE ===========================================================
 # Name      : make_link()
 # Purpose   : safely create a link
-# Parameters: $link_src => path to the link
+# Parameters: $target => path to the link
-#           : $link_dest => where the new link should point
+#           : $source => where the new link should point
-#           : $invalid => true iff $link_dest refers to non-existent file
+#           : $invalid => true iff $source refers to non-existent file
 # Returns   : n/a
 # Throws    : fatal error if the link can not be safely created
 # Comments  : checks for existing nodes
 #============================================================================
 sub make_link {
-    my ($link_src, $link_dest, $invalid) = @_;
+    my ($target, $source, $invalid) = @_;
-    if (-l $link_src) {
+    if (-l $target) {
-        my $old_source = readlink join('/', parent($link_src), $link_dest)
+        my $old_source = readlink join('/', parent($target), $source) 
-            or croak "$link_src is already a link but could not read link $link_src/$link_dest";
+            or die "$target is already a link but could not read link $target/$source";
-        if ($old_source ne $link_dest) {
+        if ($old_source ne $source) {
-            croak "$link_src already exists but points elsewhere\n";
+            die "$target already exists but points elsewhere\n";
        }
    }
-    croak "$link_src already exists and is not a link\n" if -e $link_src;
+    die "$target already exists and is not a link\n" if -e $target;
-    my $abs_target = File::Spec->rel2abs($link_src);
+    my $abs_target = File::Spec->rel2abs($target);
-    my $link_src_container = dirname($abs_target);
+    my $target_container = dirname($abs_target);
-    my $abs_source = File::Spec->rel2abs($link_dest, $link_src_container);
+    my $abs_source = File::Spec->rel2abs($source, $target_container);
-    #warn "t $link_src c $link_src_container as $abs_source";
+    #warn "t $target c $target_container as $abs_source";
    if (-e $abs_source) {
        croak "Won't make invalid link pointing to existing $abs_target"
            if $invalid;
@ -120,8 +126,8 @@ sub make_link {
        croak "Won't make link pointing to non-existent $abs_target"
            unless $invalid;
    }
-    symlink $link_dest, $link_src
+    symlink $source, $target
-        or croak "could not create link $link_src => $link_dest ($!)\n";
+        or die "could not create link $target => $source ($!)\n";
 }
 #===== SUBROUTINE ===========================================================
@ -151,11 +157,11 @@ sub make_file {
    my ($path, $contents) = @_;
    if (-e $path and ! -f $path) {
-        croak "a non-file already exists at $path\n";
+        die "a non-file already exists at $path\n";
    }
    open my $FILE ,'>', $path
-        or croak "could not create file: $path ($!)\n";
+        or die "could not create file: $path ($!)\n";
    print $FILE $contents if defined $contents;
    close $FILE;
 }
@ -172,9 +178,9 @@ sub make_file {
 sub remove_link {
    my ($path) = @_;
    if (not -l $path) {
-        croak qq(remove_link() called with a non-link: $path);
+        die qq(remove_link() called with a non-link: $path);
    }
-    unlink $path or croak "could not remove link: $path ($!)\n";
+    unlink $path or die "could not remove link: $path ($!)\n";
    return;
 }
@ -189,9 +195,9 @@ sub remove_link {
 sub remove_file {
    my ($path) = @_;
    if (-z $path) {
-        croak "file at $path is non-empty\n";
+        die "file at $path is non-empty\n";
    }
-    unlink $path or croak "could not remove empty file: $path ($!)\n";
+    unlink $path or die "could not remove empty file: $path ($!)\n";
    return;
 }
@ -207,10 +213,10 @@ sub remove_dir {
    my ($dir) = @_;
    if (not -d $dir) {
-        croak "$dir is not a directory";
+        die "$dir is not a directory";
    }
-    opendir my $DIR, $dir or croak "cannot read directory: $dir ($!)\n";
+    opendir my $DIR, $dir or die "cannot read directory: $dir ($!)\n";
    my @listing = readdir $DIR;
    closedir $DIR;
@ -221,16 +227,16 @@ sub remove_dir {
        my $path = "$dir/$node";
        if (-l $path or (-f $path and -z $path) or $node eq $Stow::LOCAL_IGNORE_FILE) {
-            unlink $path or croak "cannot unlink $path ($!)\n";
+            unlink $path or die "cannot unlink $path ($!)\n";
        }
        elsif (-d "$path") {
            remove_dir($path);
        }
        else {
-            croak "$path is not a link, directory, or empty file\n";
+            die "$path is not a link, directory, or empty file\n";
        }
    }
-    rmdir $dir or croak "cannot rmdir $dir ($!)\n";
+    rmdir $dir or die "cannot rmdir $dir ($!)\n";
    return;
 }
@ -245,7 +251,7 @@ sub remove_dir {
 #============================================================================
 sub cd {
    my ($dir) = @_;
-    chdir $dir or croak "Failed to chdir($dir): $!\n";
+    chdir $dir or die "Failed to chdir($dir): $!\n";
 }
 #===== SUBROUTINE ===========================================================
@ -258,7 +264,7 @@ sub cd {
 #============================================================================
 sub cat_file {
    my ($file) = @_;
-    open F, $file or croak "Failed to open($file): $!\n";
+    open F, $file or die "Failed to open($file): $!\n";
    my $contents = join '', <F>;
    close(F);
    return $contents;
@ -303,5 +309,6 @@ sub is_nonexistent_path {
 # Local variables:
 # mode: perl
 # cperl-indent-level: 4
 # end:
 # vim: ft=perl
--- a/t/unstow.t
+++ b/t/unstow.t
@ -22,86 +22,25 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use File::Spec qw(make_path);
+use Test::More tests => 39;
 use POSIX qw(getcwd);
 use Test::More tests => 35;
 use Test::Output;
 use English qw(-no_match_vars);
 use testutil;
 use Stow::Util qw(canon_path);
-my $repo = getcwd();
+init_test_dirs();
 init_test_dirs($TEST_DIR);
 our $COMPAT_TEST_DIR = "${TEST_DIR}-compat";
 our $COMPAT_ABS_TEST_DIR = init_test_dirs($COMPAT_TEST_DIR);
 sub init_stow2 {
    make_path('stow2'); # make our alternate stow dir a subdir of target
    make_file('stow2/.stow');
 }
 sub create_unowned_files {
    # Make things harder for Stow to figure out, by adding
    # a bunch of alien files unrelated to Stow.
    my @UNOWNED_DIRS = ('unowned-dir', '.unowned-dir', 'dot-unowned-dir');
    for my $dir ('.', @UNOWNED_DIRS) {
        for my $subdir ('.', @UNOWNED_DIRS) {
            make_path("$dir/$subdir");
            make_file("$dir/$subdir/unowned");
            make_file("$dir/$subdir/.unowned");
            make_file("$dir/$subdir/dot-unowned");
        }
    }
 }
 # Run a subtest twice, with compat off then on, in parallel test trees.
 #
 # Params: $name[, $setup], $test_code
 #
 # $setup is an optional ref to an options hash to pass into the new
 # Stow() constructor, or a ref to a sub which performs setup before
 # the constructor gets called and then returns that options hash.
 sub subtests {
    my $name = shift;
    my $setup = @_ == 2 ? shift : {};
    my $code = shift;
    $ENV{HOME} = $ABS_TEST_DIR;
    cd($repo);
 cd("$TEST_DIR/target");
    create_unowned_files();
    # cd first to allow setup to cd somewhere else.
    my $opts = ref($setup) eq 'HASH' ? $setup : $setup->($TEST_DIR);
    subtest($name, sub {
        make_path($opts->{dir}) if $opts->{dir};
        my $stow = new_Stow(%$opts);
        $code->($stow, $TEST_DIR);
    });
-    $ENV{HOME} = $COMPAT_ABS_TEST_DIR;
+# Note that each of the following tests use a distinct set of files
    cd($repo);
    cd("$COMPAT_TEST_DIR/target");
    create_unowned_files();
    # cd first to allow setup to cd somewhere else.
    $opts = ref $setup eq 'HASH' ? $setup : $setup->($COMPAT_TEST_DIR);
    subtest("$name (compat mode)", sub {
        make_path($opts->{dir}) if $opts->{dir};
        my $stow = new_compat_Stow(%$opts);
        $code->($stow, $COMPAT_TEST_DIR);
    });
 }
-sub plan_tests {
+my $stow;
-    my ($stow, $count) = @_;
+my %conflicts;
    plan tests => $stow->{compat} ? $count + 2 : $count;
 }
-subtests("unstow a simple tree minimally", sub {
+#
-    my ($stow) = @_;
+# unstow a simple tree minimally
-    plan tests => 3;
+# 
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_path('../stow/pkg1/bin1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg1/bin1/file1');
@ -109,14 +48,16 @@ subtests("unstow a simple tree minimally", sub {
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg1');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok(
-    ok(-f '../stow/pkg1/bin1/file1');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    ok(! -e 'bin1' => 'unstow a simple tree');
+    -f '../stow/pkg1/bin1/file1' && ! -e 'bin1'
-});
+    => 'unstow a simple tree' 
 );
-subtests("unstow a simple tree from an existing directory", sub {
+#
-    my ($stow) = @_;
+# unstow a simple tree from an existing directory
-    plan tests => 3;
+#
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_path('lib2');
 make_path('../stow/pkg2/lib2');
@ -124,16 +65,16 @@ subtests("unstow a simple tree from an existing directory", sub {
 make_link('lib2/file2', '../../stow/pkg2/lib2/file2');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg2');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok(
-    ok(-f '../stow/pkg2/lib2/file2');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    ok(-d 'lib2'
+    -f '../stow/pkg2/lib2/file2' && -d 'lib2'
    => 'unstow simple tree from a pre-existing directory' 
 );
 });
-subtests("fold tree after unstowing", sub {
+#
-    my ($stow) = @_;
+# fold tree after unstowing
-    plan tests => 3;
+#
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_path('bin3');
@ -146,16 +87,17 @@ subtests("fold tree after unstowing", sub {
 make_link('bin3/file3b' => '../../stow/pkg3b/bin3/file3b'); # emulate stow
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg3b');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok( 
-    ok(-l 'bin3');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    is(readlink('bin3'), '../stow/pkg3a/bin3'
+    -l 'bin3' &&
    readlink('bin3') eq '../stow/pkg3a/bin3' 
    => 'fold tree after unstowing'
 );
 });
-subtests("existing link is owned by stow but is invalid so it gets removed anyway", sub {
+#
-    my ($stow) = @_;
+# existing link is owned by stow but is invalid so it gets removed anyway
-    plan tests => 2;
+#
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_path('bin4');
 make_path('../stow/pkg4/bin4');
@ -164,28 +106,32 @@ subtests("existing link is owned by stow but is invalid so it gets removed anywa
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg4');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok(
-    ok(! -e 'bin4/file4'
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    ! -e 'bin4/file4'
    => q(remove invalid link owned by stow)
 );
 });
-subtests("Existing invalid link is not owned by stow", sub {
+#
-    my ($stow) = @_;
+# Existing link is not owned by stow
-    plan tests => 3;
+#
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_path('../stow/pkg5/bin5');
 make_invalid_link('bin5', '../not-stow');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg5');
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+%conflicts = $stow->get_conflicts;
-    ok(-l 'bin5', 'invalid link not removed');
+like(
-    is(readlink('bin5'), '../not-stow' => "invalid link not changed");
+    $conflicts{unstow}{pkg5}[-1],
-});
+    qr(existing target is not owned by stow)
    => q(existing link not owned by stow)
 );
-subtests("Target already exists, is owned by stow, but points to a different package", sub {
+#
-    my ($stow) = @_;
+# Target already exists, is owned by stow, but points to a different package
-    plan tests => 3;
+#
 $stow = new_Stow();
 make_path('bin6');
 make_path('../stow/pkg6a/bin6');
@ -196,94 +142,67 @@ subtests("Target already exists, is owned by stow, but points to a different pac
 make_file('../stow/pkg6b/bin6/file6');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg6b');
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok(
-    ok(-l 'bin6/file6');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    is(
+    -l 'bin6/file6' &&
-        readlink('bin6/file6'),
+    readlink('bin6/file6') eq '../../stow/pkg6a/bin6/file6'
        '../../stow/pkg6a/bin6/file6'
    => q(ignore existing link that points to a different package)
 );
 });
-subtests("Don't unlink anything under the stow directory",
+#
-         sub {
+# Don't unlink anything under the stow directory
-             make_path('stow');
+#
-             return { dir => 'stow' };
+make_path('stow'); # make out stow dir a subdir of target
-             # target dir defaults to parent of stow, which is target directory
+$stow = new_Stow(dir => 'stow');
         },
         sub {
    plan tests => 5;
    my ($stow) = @_;
-    # Emulate stowing into ourself (bizarre corner case or accident):
+# emulate stowing into ourself (bizarre corner case or accident)
 make_path('stow/pkg7a/stow/pkg7b');
 make_file('stow/pkg7a/stow/pkg7b/file7b');
    # Make a package be a link to a package of the same name inside another package.
 make_link('stow/pkg7b', '../stow/pkg7a/stow/pkg7b');
-    stderr_like(
+$stow->plan_unstow('pkg7b');
        sub { $stow->plan_unstow('pkg7b'); },
        $stow->{compat} ? qr/WARNING: skipping target which was current stow directory stow/ : qr//
        => "warn when unstowing from ourself"
    );
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg7b');
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok(
-    ok(-l 'stow/pkg7b');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    is(
+    -l 'stow/pkg7b' &&
-        readlink('stow/pkg7b'),
+    readlink('stow/pkg7b') eq '../stow/pkg7a/stow/pkg7b'
        '../stow/pkg7a/stow/pkg7b'
    => q(don't unlink any nodes under the stow directory)
 );
 });
 subtests("Don't unlink any nodes under another stow directory",
         sub {
             make_path('stow');
             return { dir => 'stow' };
         },
         sub {
    my ($stow) = @_;
    plan tests => 5;
-    init_stow2();
+#
 # Don't unlink any nodes under another stow directory
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => 'stow');
 make_path('stow2'); # make our alternate stow dir a subdir of target
 make_file('stow2/.stow');
 # emulate stowing into ourself (bizarre corner case or accident)
 make_path('stow/pkg8a/stow2/pkg8b');
 make_file('stow/pkg8a/stow2/pkg8b/file8b');
 make_link('stow2/pkg8b', '../stow/pkg8a/stow2/pkg8b');
-    stderr_like(
+capture_stderr();
-        sub { $stow->plan_unstow('pkg8a'); },
+$stow->plan_unstow('pkg8a');
        qr/WARNING: skipping marked Stow directory stow2/
        => "warn when skipping unstowing"
    );
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg8a');
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok(
-    ok(-l 'stow2/pkg8b');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    is(
+    -l 'stow2/pkg8b' &&
-        readlink('stow2/pkg8b'),
+    readlink('stow2/pkg8b') eq '../stow/pkg8a/stow2/pkg8b'
        '../stow/pkg8a/stow2/pkg8b'
    => q(don't unlink any nodes under another stow directory)
 );
 });
 # This will be used by subsequent tests
 sub check_protected_dirs_skipped {
    my ($stderr) = @_;
    for my $dir (qw{stow stow2}) {
 like($stderr,
-             qr/WARNING: skipping marked Stow directory $dir/
+     qr/WARNING: skipping protected directory stow2/
-             => "warn when skipping marked directory $dir");
+     => "unstowing from ourself should skip stow");
-    }
+uncapture_stderr();
 }
 subtests("overriding already stowed documentation",
         {override => ['man9', 'info9']},
         sub {
    my ($stow) = @_;
    plan_tests($stow, 2);
 #
 # overriding already stowed documentation
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(override => ['man9', 'info9']);
 make_file('stow/.stow');
-    init_stow2();
+
 make_path('../stow/pkg9a/man9/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg9a/man9/man1/file9.1');
 make_path('man9/man1');
@ -291,22 +210,19 @@ subtests("overriding already stowed documentation",
 make_path('../stow/pkg9b/man9/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg9b/man9/man1/file9.1');
-    my $stderr = stderr_from { $stow->plan_unstow('pkg9b') };
+$stow->plan_unstow('pkg9b');
    check_protected_dirs_skipped($stderr) if $stow->{compat};
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok( 
-    ok(!-l 'man9/man1/file9.1'
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    !-l 'man9/man1/file9.1'
    => 'overriding existing documentation files'
 );
 });
-subtests("deferring to already stowed documentation",
+#
-         {defer => ['man10', 'info10']},
+# deferring to already stowed documentation
-         sub {
+#
-    my ($stow) = @_;
+$stow = new_Stow(defer => ['man10', 'info10']);
    plan_tests($stow, 3);
    init_stow2();
 make_path('../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1/file10a.1');
 make_path('man10/man1');
@ -317,26 +233,22 @@ subtests("deferring to already stowed documentation",
 make_file('../stow/pkg10b/man10/man1/file10b.1');
 make_link('man10/man1/file10b.1'  => '../../../stow/pkg10b/man10/man1/file10b.1');
 make_path('../stow/pkg10c/man10/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg10c/man10/man1/file10a.1');
-    my $stderr = stderr_from { $stow->plan_unstow('pkg10c') };
+$stow->plan_unstow('pkg10c');
    check_protected_dirs_skipped($stderr) if $stow->{compat};
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg10c');
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok( 
-    is(
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-        readlink('man10/man1/file10a.1'),
+    readlink('man10/man1/file10a.1') eq '../../../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1/file10a.1' 
        '../../../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1/file10a.1'
    => 'defer to existing documentation files'
 );
 });
-subtests("Ignore temp files",
+#
-         {ignore => ['~', '\.#.*']},
+# Ignore temp files
-         sub {
+#
-    my ($stow) = @_;
+$stow = new_Stow(ignore => ['~', '\.#.*']);
    plan_tests($stow, 2);
    init_stow2();
 make_path('../stow/pkg12/man12/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg12/man12/man1/file12.1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg12/man12/man1/file12.1~');
@ -344,126 +256,117 @@ subtests("Ignore temp files",
 make_path('man12/man1');
 make_link('man12/man1/file12.1'  => '../../../stow/pkg12/man12/man1/file12.1');
-    my $stderr = stderr_from { $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12') };
+$stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
    check_protected_dirs_skipped($stderr) if $stow->{compat};
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok( 
-    ok(! -e 'man12/man1/file12.1' => 'man12/man1/file12.1 was unstowed');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-});
+    !-e 'man12/man1/file12.1'
    => 'ignore temp files'
 );
-subtests("Unstow an already unstowed package", sub {
+#
-    my ($stow) = @_;
+# Unstow an already unstowed package
-    plan_tests($stow, 2);
+#
-
+$stow = new_Stow();
-    my $stderr = stderr_from { $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12') };
+$stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
    check_protected_dirs_skipped($stderr) if $stow->{compat};
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12');
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok(
-});
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0
    => 'unstow already unstowed package pkg12'
 );
-subtests("Unstow a never stowed package", sub {
+#
-    my ($stow) = @_;
+# Unstow a never stowed package
-    plan tests => 2;
+#
-    eval { remove_dir($stow->{target}); };
+eval { remove_dir("$TEST_DIR/target"); };
-    mkdir($stow->{target});
+mkdir("$TEST_DIR/target");
 $stow = new_Stow();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12 which was never stowed');
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok(
-});
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0
    => 'unstow never stowed package pkg12'
 );
-subtests("Unstowing when target contains real files shouldn't be an issue", sub {
+#
-    my ($stow) = @_;
+# Unstowing when target contains a real file shouldn't be an issue.
-    plan tests => 4;
+#
    # Test both a file which do / don't overlap with the package
    make_path('man12/man1');
    make_file('man12/man1/alien');
 make_file('man12/man1/file12.1');
 $stow = new_Stow();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12 for third time');
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+%conflicts = $stow->get_conflicts;
-    ok(-f 'man12/man1/alien', 'alien untouched');
+ok(
-    ok(-f 'man12/man1/file12.1', 'file overlapping with pkg untouched');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 1 &&
-});
+    $conflicts{unstow}{pkg12}[0]
        =~ m!existing target is neither a link nor a directory: man12/man1/file12\.1!
    => 'unstow pkg12 for third time'
 );
-subtests("unstow a simple tree minimally when cwd isn't target",
+#
-         sub {
+# unstow a simple tree minimally when cwd isn't target
-             my $test_dir = shift;
+# 
-             cd($repo);
+cd('../..');
-             return {
+$stow = new_Stow(dir => "$TEST_DIR/stow", target => "$TEST_DIR/target");
                 dir => "$test_dir/stow",
                 target => "$test_dir/target"
             }
         },
         sub {
    my ($stow, $test_dir) = @_;
    plan tests => 3;
-    make_path("$test_dir/stow/pkg13/bin13");
+make_path("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg13/bin13");
-    make_file("$test_dir/stow/pkg13/bin13/file13");
+make_file("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg13/bin13/file13");
-    make_link("$test_dir/target/bin13", '../stow/pkg13/bin13');
+make_link("$TEST_DIR/target/bin13", '../stow/pkg13/bin13');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg13');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok(
-    ok(-f "$test_dir/stow/pkg13/bin13/file13", 'package file untouched');
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    ok(! -e "$test_dir/target/bin13" => 'bin13/ unstowed');
+    -f "$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg13/bin13/file13" && ! -e "$TEST_DIR/target/bin13"
-});
+    => 'unstow a simple tree' 
 );
-subtests("unstow a simple tree minimally with absolute stow dir when cwd isn't target",
+#
-         sub {
+# unstow a simple tree minimally with absolute stow dir when cwd isn't
-             my $test_dir = shift;
+# target
-             cd($repo);
+#
-             return {
+$stow = new_Stow(dir    => canon_path("$TEST_DIR/stow"),
-                 dir => canon_path("$test_dir/stow"),
+                 target => "$TEST_DIR/target");
                 target => "$test_dir/target"
             };
         },
         sub {
    plan tests => 3;
    my ($stow, $test_dir) = @_;
-    make_path("$test_dir/stow/pkg14/bin14");
+make_path("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg14/bin14");
-    make_file("$test_dir/stow/pkg14/bin14/file14");
+make_file("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg14/bin14/file14");
-    make_link("$test_dir/target/bin14", '../stow/pkg14/bin14');
+make_link("$TEST_DIR/target/bin14", '../stow/pkg14/bin14');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg14');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok(
-    ok(-f "$test_dir/stow/pkg14/bin14/file14");
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    ok(! -e "$test_dir/target/bin14"
+    -f "$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg14/bin14/file14" && ! -e "$TEST_DIR/target/bin14"
    => 'unstow a simple tree with absolute stow dir'
 );
 });
-subtests("unstow a simple tree minimally with absolute stow AND target dirs when cwd isn't target",
+#
-         sub {
+# unstow a simple tree minimally with absolute stow AND target dirs
-             my $test_dir = shift;
+# when cwd isn't target
-             cd($repo);
+#
-             return {
+$stow = new_Stow(dir    => canon_path("$TEST_DIR/stow"),
-                 dir => canon_path("$test_dir/stow"),
+                 target => canon_path("$TEST_DIR/target"));
                 target => canon_path("$test_dir/target")
             };
         },
         sub {
    my ($stow, $test_dir) = @_;
    plan tests => 3;
-    make_path("$test_dir/stow/pkg15/bin15");
+make_path("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg15/bin15");
-    make_file("$test_dir/stow/pkg15/bin15/file15");
+make_file("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg15/bin15/file15");
-    make_link("$test_dir/target/bin15", '../stow/pkg15/bin15');
+make_link("$TEST_DIR/target/bin15", '../stow/pkg15/bin15');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg15');
 $stow->process_tasks();
-    is($stow->get_conflict_count, 0, 'conflict count');
+ok(
-    ok(-f "$test_dir/stow/pkg15/bin15/file15");
+    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
-    ok(! -e "$test_dir/target/bin15"
+    -f "$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg15/bin15/file15" && ! -e "$TEST_DIR/target/bin15"
    => 'unstow a simple tree with absolute stow and target dirs'
 );
-});
+
 #
 # unstow a tree with no-folding enabled -
 # no refolding should take place
 #
 cd("$TEST_DIR/target");
 sub create_and_stow_pkg {
    my ($id, $pkg) = @_;
@ -521,17 +424,15 @@ sub create_and_stow_pkg {
              "../../$stow_pkg/$id-shared2/subdir/file-$pkg");
 }
 subtest("unstow a tree with no-folding enabled - no refolding should take place", sub {
    cd("$TEST_DIR/target");
    plan tests => 15;
 foreach my $pkg (qw{a b}) {
    create_and_stow_pkg('no-folding', $pkg);
 }
-    my $stow = new_Stow('no-folding' => 1);
+$stow = new_Stow('no-folding' => 1);
 $stow->plan_unstow('no-folding-b');
 is_deeply([ $stow->get_conflicts ], [] => 'no conflicts with --no-folding');
 use Data::Dumper;
 #warn Dumper($stow->get_tasks);
 $stow->process_tasks();
@ -542,8 +443,8 @@ subtest("unstow a tree with no-folding enabled - no refolding should take place"
 is_dir_not_symlink('no-folding-shared');
 is_dir_not_symlink('no-folding-shared2');
 is_dir_not_symlink('no-folding-shared2/subdir');
 });
-# subtests("Test cleaning up subdirs with --paranoid option", sub {
+
-# TODO
+# Todo
-# });
+#
 # Test cleaning up subdirs with --paranoid option
--- a/t/unstow_orig.t
+++ b/t/unstow_orig.t
@ -0,0 +1,403 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 #
 # This file is part of GNU Stow.
 #
 # GNU Stow is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # GNU Stow is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 # WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 # General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 #
 # Test unstowing packages in compat mode
 #
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 use File::Spec qw(make_path);
 use Test::More tests => 37;
 use Test::Output;
 use English qw(-no_match_vars);
 use testutil;
 use Stow::Util qw(canon_path);
 init_test_dirs();
 cd("$TEST_DIR/target");
 # Note that each of the following tests use a distinct set of files
 my $stow;
 my %conflicts;
 #
 # unstow a simple tree minimally
 # 
 $stow = new_compat_Stow();
 make_path('../stow/pkg1/bin1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg1/bin1/file1');
 make_link('bin1', '../stow/pkg1/bin1');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg1');
 $stow->process_tasks();
 ok(
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    -f '../stow/pkg1/bin1/file1' && ! -e 'bin1'
    => 'unstow a simple tree' 
 );
 #
 # unstow a simple tree from an existing directory
 #
 $stow = new_compat_Stow();
 make_path('lib2');
 make_path('../stow/pkg2/lib2');
 make_file('../stow/pkg2/lib2/file2');
 make_link('lib2/file2', '../../stow/pkg2/lib2/file2');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg2');
 $stow->process_tasks();
 ok(
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    -f '../stow/pkg2/lib2/file2' && -d 'lib2'
    => 'unstow simple tree from a pre-existing directory' 
 );
 #
 # fold tree after unstowing
 #
 $stow = new_compat_Stow();
 make_path('bin3');
 make_path('../stow/pkg3a/bin3');
 make_file('../stow/pkg3a/bin3/file3a');
 make_link('bin3/file3a' => '../../stow/pkg3a/bin3/file3a'); # emulate stow
 make_path('../stow/pkg3b/bin3');
 make_file('../stow/pkg3b/bin3/file3b');
 make_link('bin3/file3b' => '../../stow/pkg3b/bin3/file3b'); # emulate stow
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg3b');
 $stow->process_tasks();
 ok( 
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    -l 'bin3' &&
    readlink('bin3') eq '../stow/pkg3a/bin3' 
    => 'fold tree after unstowing'
 );
 #
 # existing link is owned by stow but is invalid so it gets removed anyway
 #
 $stow = new_compat_Stow();
 make_path('bin4');
 make_path('../stow/pkg4/bin4');
 make_file('../stow/pkg4/bin4/file4');
 make_invalid_link('bin4/file4', '../../stow/pkg4/bin4/does-not-exist');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg4');
 $stow->process_tasks();
 ok(
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    ! -e 'bin4/file4'
    => q(remove invalid link owned by stow)
 );
 #
 # Existing link is not owned by stow
 #
 $stow = new_compat_Stow();
 make_path('../stow/pkg5/bin5');
 make_invalid_link('bin5', '../not-stow');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg5');
 # Unlike the corresponding stow_contents.t test, this doesn't
 # cause any conflicts.
 #
 #like(
 #    $Conflicts[-1], qr(can't unlink.*not owned by stow)
 #    => q(existing link not owned by stow)
 #);
 ok(
    -l 'bin5' && readlink('bin5') eq '../not-stow'
    => q(existing link not owned by stow)
 );
 #
 # Target already exists, is owned by stow, but points to a different package
 #
 $stow = new_compat_Stow();
 make_path('bin6');
 make_path('../stow/pkg6a/bin6');
 make_file('../stow/pkg6a/bin6/file6');
 make_link('bin6/file6', '../../stow/pkg6a/bin6/file6');
 make_path('../stow/pkg6b/bin6');
 make_file('../stow/pkg6b/bin6/file6');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg6b');
 ok(
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    -l 'bin6/file6' &&
    readlink('bin6/file6') eq '../../stow/pkg6a/bin6/file6'
    => q(ignore existing link that points to a different package)
 );
 #
 # Don't unlink anything under the stow directory
 #
 make_path('stow'); # make out stow dir a subdir of target
 $stow = new_compat_Stow(dir => 'stow');
 # emulate stowing into ourself (bizarre corner case or accident)
 make_path('stow/pkg7a/stow/pkg7b');
 make_file('stow/pkg7a/stow/pkg7b/file7b');
 make_link('stow/pkg7b', '../stow/pkg7a/stow/pkg7b');
 capture_stderr();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg7b');
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg7b');
 ok(
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    -l 'stow/pkg7b' &&
    readlink('stow/pkg7b') eq '../stow/pkg7a/stow/pkg7b'
    => q(don't unlink any nodes under the stow directory)
 );
 like($stderr,
     qr/WARNING: skipping target which was current stow directory stow/
     => "warn when unstowing from ourself");
 uncapture_stderr();
 #
 # Don't unlink any nodes under another stow directory
 #
 $stow = new_compat_Stow(dir => 'stow');
 make_path('stow2'); # make our alternate stow dir a subdir of target
 make_file('stow2/.stow');
 # emulate stowing into ourself (bizarre corner case or accident)
 make_path('stow/pkg8a/stow2/pkg8b');
 make_file('stow/pkg8a/stow2/pkg8b/file8b');
 make_link('stow2/pkg8b', '../stow/pkg8a/stow2/pkg8b');
 capture_stderr();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg8a');
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg8a');
 ok(
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    -l 'stow2/pkg8b' &&
    readlink('stow2/pkg8b') eq '../stow/pkg8a/stow2/pkg8b'
    => q(don't unlink any nodes under another stow directory)
 );
 like($stderr,
     qr/WARNING: skipping target which was current stow directory stow/
     => "warn when skipping unstowing");
 uncapture_stderr();
 #
 # overriding already stowed documentation
 #
 # This will be used by this and subsequent tests
 sub check_protected_dirs_skipped {
    for my $dir (qw{stow stow2}) {
        like($stderr,
            qr/WARNING: skipping protected directory $dir/
            => "warn when skipping protected directory $dir");
    }
    uncapture_stderr();
 }
 $stow = new_compat_Stow(override => ['man9', 'info9']);
 make_file('stow/.stow');
 make_path('../stow/pkg9a/man9/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg9a/man9/man1/file9.1');
 make_path('man9/man1');
 make_link('man9/man1/file9.1' => '../../../stow/pkg9a/man9/man1/file9.1'); # emulate stow
 make_path('../stow/pkg9b/man9/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg9b/man9/man1/file9.1');
 capture_stderr();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg9b');
 $stow->process_tasks();
 ok( 
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    !-l 'man9/man1/file9.1'
    => 'overriding existing documentation files'
 );
 check_protected_dirs_skipped();
 #
 # deferring to already stowed documentation
 #
 $stow = new_compat_Stow(defer => ['man10', 'info10']);
 make_path('../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1/file10a.1');
 make_path('man10/man1');
 make_link('man10/man1/file10a.1'  => '../../../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1/file10a.1');
 # need this to block folding
 make_path('../stow/pkg10b/man10/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg10b/man10/man1/file10b.1');
 make_link('man10/man1/file10b.1'  => '../../../stow/pkg10b/man10/man1/file10b.1');
 make_path('../stow/pkg10c/man10/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg10c/man10/man1/file10a.1');
 capture_stderr();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg10c');
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg10c');
 ok( 
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    readlink('man10/man1/file10a.1') eq '../../../stow/pkg10a/man10/man1/file10a.1' 
    => 'defer to existing documentation files'
 );
 check_protected_dirs_skipped();
 #
 # Ignore temp files
 #
 $stow = new_compat_Stow(ignore => ['~', '\.#.*']);
 make_path('../stow/pkg12/man12/man1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg12/man12/man1/file12.1');
 make_file('../stow/pkg12/man12/man1/file12.1~');
 make_file('../stow/pkg12/man12/man1/.#file12.1');
 make_path('man12/man1');
 make_link('man12/man1/file12.1'  => '../../../stow/pkg12/man12/man1/file12.1');
 capture_stderr();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
 $stow->process_tasks();
 ok( 
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    !-e 'man12/man1/file12.1'
    => 'ignore temp files'
 );
 check_protected_dirs_skipped();
 #
 # Unstow an already unstowed package
 #
 $stow = new_compat_Stow();
 capture_stderr();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12');
 ok(
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0
    => 'unstow already unstowed package pkg12'
 );
 check_protected_dirs_skipped();
 #
 # Unstow a never stowed package
 #
 eval { remove_dir("$TEST_DIR/target"); };
 mkdir("$TEST_DIR/target");
 $stow = new_compat_Stow();
 capture_stderr();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12 which was never stowed');
 ok(
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0
    => 'unstow never stowed package pkg12'
 );
 check_protected_dirs_skipped();
 #
 # Unstowing when target contains a real file shouldn't be an issue.
 #
 make_file('man12/man1/file12.1');
 $stow = new_compat_Stow();
 capture_stderr();
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg12');
 is($stow->get_tasks, 0, 'no tasks to process when unstowing pkg12 for third time');
 %conflicts = $stow->get_conflicts;
 ok(
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 1 &&
    $conflicts{unstow}{pkg12}[0]
        =~ m!existing target is neither a link nor a directory: man12/man1/file12\.1!
    => 'unstow pkg12 for third time'
 );
 check_protected_dirs_skipped();
 #
 # unstow a simple tree minimally when cwd isn't target
 #
 cd('../..');
 $stow = new_Stow(dir => "$TEST_DIR/stow", target => "$TEST_DIR/target");
 make_path("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg13/bin13");
 make_file("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg13/bin13/file13");
 make_link("$TEST_DIR/target/bin13", '../stow/pkg13/bin13');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg13');
 $stow->process_tasks();
 ok(
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    -f "$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg13/bin13/file13" && ! -e "$TEST_DIR/target/bin13"
    => 'unstow a simple tree' 
 );
 #
 # unstow a simple tree minimally with absolute stow dir when cwd isn't
 # target
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(dir    => canon_path("$TEST_DIR/stow"),
                 target => "$TEST_DIR/target");
 make_path("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg14/bin14");
 make_file("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg14/bin14/file14");
 make_link("$TEST_DIR/target/bin14", '../stow/pkg14/bin14');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg14');
 $stow->process_tasks();
 ok(
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    -f "$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg14/bin14/file14" && ! -e "$TEST_DIR/target/bin14"
    => 'unstow a simple tree with absolute stow dir'
 );
 #
 # unstow a simple tree minimally with absolute stow AND target dirs
 # when cwd isn't target
 #
 $stow = new_Stow(dir    => canon_path("$TEST_DIR/stow"),
                 target => canon_path("$TEST_DIR/target"));
 make_path("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg15/bin15");
 make_file("$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg15/bin15/file15");
 make_link("$TEST_DIR/target/bin15", '../stow/pkg15/bin15');
 $stow->plan_unstow('pkg15');
 $stow->process_tasks();
 ok(
    $stow->get_conflict_count == 0 &&
    -f "$TEST_DIR/stow/pkg15/bin15/file15" && ! -e "$TEST_DIR/target/bin15"
    => 'unstow a simple tree with absolute stow and target dirs'
 );
 # Todo
 #
 # Test cleaning up subdirs with --paranoid option
		`@ -1 +0,0 @@`
			`repo_token: xl1m2EiKjG4YlJQ0KjTTBNDRcAFD0lCVt`