13 Apr
2010
13 Apr
'10
11:30 a.m.
On 2010-04-13 15:08, Dave Bayer wrote:
Why not just use symbolic links?
When using stow I am just using symbolic links (and directories), except that I don't need to create them all manually, and I can remove all of them with a single command. I don't need to modify my PATH.
I only believe in scattering program parts through /usr/local/[bin,lib,doc] if I believe they will work, will never need upgrading for the life of my OS [...]
When using stow you can easily uninstall things: just use "stow -D" to remove the symbolic links (and directories which only contain such links), and then you can delete the single directory which contains all the files. -- /NAD