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Adam Spiers 5110ea8338 Add stacktrace to internal error report to aid debugging.
2012-01-09 21:11:58 +00:00
automake Reorganise more files into subdirectories and add CPAN support via Module::Build 2011-11-26 15:10:26 +00:00
bin Make stow script return true for t/stow.t 2011-12-11 13:23:37 +00:00
doc Improve the footnote which defines 'subpath'. 2011-12-21 11:45:59 +00:00
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t Use get_conflict_count() in tests since get_conflicts() no longer returns a flat structure. 2012-01-09 18:32:06 +00:00
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AUTHORS Add a missing space. 2011-12-03 17:09:48 +00:00
Build.PL Fix some incorrect CPAN meta-data about the project. 2011-12-15 21:14:07 +00:00
configure.ac Make configure check for Perl modules required by test suite. 2011-12-13 16:12:29 +00:00
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INSTALL Significantly improve the handling of --with-pmdir. 2011-12-07 20:48:50 +00:00
Makefile.am Significantly improve the handling of --with-pmdir. 2011-12-07 20:48:50 +00:00
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MANIFEST.SKIP Ignore .mrdownload files from my `download' plugin to Joey Hess' mr utility. 2011-12-06 17:34:31 +00:00
META.json Fix some incorrect CPAN meta-data about the project. 2011-12-15 21:14:07 +00:00
META.yml Fix some incorrect CPAN meta-data about the project. 2011-12-15 21:14:07 +00:00
NEWS Improve readability of NEWS file when viewed raw. 2012-01-09 16:42:40 +00:00
README Refill paragraph in README. 2011-12-06 17:23:09 +00:00
THANKS Fix automake issues (thanks to Stefano Lattarini for spotting these!) 2011-12-06 17:11:12 +00:00
TODO Add licensing changes to TODO. 2011-12-06 16:26:29 +00:00

README 

This is GNU Stow, a program for managing the installation of software
packages, keeping them separate (/usr/local/stow/emacs vs.
/usr/local/stow/perl, for example) while making them appear to be
installed in the same place (/usr/local).  Stow doesn't store an extra
state between runs, so there's no danger of mangling directories when
file hierarchies don't match the database. Also, stow will never
delete any files, directories, or links that appear in a stow
directory, so it is always possible to rebuild the target tree.

See INSTALL for installation instructions.

You can get the latest information about Stow from
http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/stow.html

Stow was inspired by Carnegie Mellon's "Depot" program, but is substantially
simpler.  Whereas Depot requires database files to keep things in sync, Stow
stores no extra state between runs, so there's no danger (as there is in
Depot) of mangling directories when file hierarchies don't match the database.
Also unlike Depot, Stow will never delete any files, directories, or links
that appear in a Stow directory (e.g., /usr/local/stow/emacs), so it's always
possible to rebuild the target tree (e.g., /usr/local).

Stow is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License, which
can be found in the file COPYING.

Please mail comments, questions, and criticisms to the current maintainers
via help-stow@gnu.org or bug-stow@gnu.org.