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| author | steve <steve@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-07-10 03:53:49 +0000 |
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| committer | steve <steve@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-07-10 03:53:49 +0000 |
| commit | cbe135b50a0243e54c8eba6aa22e30075bf67923 (patch) | |
| tree | ad3228d068330b88d62b5602f92c3489581dcc08 /sysutils/stow/pkg-descr | |
| parent | cdbb1652c1a712660b0178099c802277e4d30ed4 (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-ports-cbe135b50a0243e54c8eba6aa22e30075bf67923.zip FreeBSD-ports-cbe135b50a0243e54c8eba6aa22e30075bf67923.tar.gz | |
Add stow version 1.3.2.
A GNU version of Carnegie Mellon's "Depot" program.
PR: 19073
Submitted by: Cyrille Lefevre <clefevre@citeweb.net>
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diff --git a/sysutils/stow/pkg-descr b/sysutils/stow/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a89f18f --- /dev/null +++ b/sysutils/stow/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +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 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). + +WWW: http://www.gnu.ai.mit.edu/software/stow/stow.html |
