Hi fao_, > what is suckless' general opinion of GNU Stow. [...] I am asking your > opinions on the general concept and how it has been implemented. > Specifically, the idea of installing under a 'package' directory, and > symlinking from there to the proper install location.
As with many here, I do disagree to use it as a primary package manage , solutionand we all know the issues with multiple package management s. I do use GNU Stow myself; however, only as a tool to provide a nice wrapper to link my dotfiles from a git repo to where they ought to be. I must admit, I have used GNU Stow for something like a package management solution; a cluster which I have no admin privileges, but full permissions in one of the shared directory structures; and am required to maintain a separate environment for all those who use it... not ideal. I do not believe there's anything necessarily wrong with the concept of using GNU Stow for a nice wrapper around symlinking, for specific purposes, such as dotfile management etc. In fact, I was thinking of writing a GNU Stow drop in replacement in Suckless-style C when I find some time (GNU Stow is written in Perl, I believe). -- Matthew Parnell m...@parnmatt.co.uk
