Probably a --dotfiles bug?
dunklecat <[email protected]> Tue, 19 May 2020 12:23:48 +0200
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--=-1c83XBKpTKShi0sBJhvI Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > stow --version stow (GNU Stow) version 2.3.1 > perl -v This is perl 5, version 30, subversion 1 (v5.30.1) built for x86_64-linux-thread-multi Copyright 1987-2019, Larry Wall Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit. Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl". If you have access to the Internet, point your browser at <http://www.perl.org/>, the Perl Home Page. > uname -a Linux nxs 5.4.41 #1-NixOS SMP Thu May 14 05:58:30 UTC 2020 x86_64 GNU/Linux > Description of the problem I'm using the --dotfiles option that should transform dot- prefix to .. As an example dot-config is transformed into .config. However if I use it and the directory already exists it throws an error stow: ERROR: stow_contents() called with non-directory path: dotfiles/nvim/.config In this example I'm trying to use dotfiles/nvim/dot-config/stuff. It works flawlessy using .config instead. Both with ~/.config/nvim directory non-existent and ~/.config already there With dotfiles/nvim/dot-config/nvim/init.vim > stow --dotfiles --verbose=3 nvim stow dir is /home/dunklecat/dotfiles stow dir path relative to target /home/dunklecat is dotfiles cwd now /home/dunklecat cwd restored to /home/dunklecat/dotfiles cwd now /home/dunklecat Planning stow of package nvim... Stowing contents of dotfiles/nvim (cwd=/home/dunklecat) Stowing dotfiles / nvim / .config Stowing contents of dotfiles/nvim/.config (cwd=/home/dunklecat) stow: ERROR: stow_contents() called with non-directory path: dotfiles/nvim/.config With dotfiles/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim > stow --dotfiles --verbose=3 nvim (--dotfiles ignores all the directories that hasn't dot- as a prefix) stow dir is /home/dunklecat/dotfiles stow dir path relative to target /home/dunklecat is dotfiles cwd now /home/dunklecat cwd restored to /home/dunklecat/dotfiles cwd now /home/dunklecat Planning stow of package nvim... Stowing contents of dotfiles/nvim (cwd=/home/dunklecat) Stowing dotfiles / nvim / .config Stowing contents of dotfiles/nvim/.config (cwd=/home/dunklecat) Stowing dotfiles / nvim / .config/nvim LINK: .config/nvim => ../dotfiles/nvim/.config/nvim Planning stow of package nvim... done cwd restored to /home/dunklecat/dotfiles Processing tasks... cwd now /home/dunklecat cwd restored to /home/dunklecat/dotfiles Processing tasks... done I expected to get the same output in both situations --=-1c83XBKpTKShi0sBJhvI Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <div id="geary-body" dir="auto"><div><div>> stow --version </div><div>stow (GNU Stow) version 2.3.1</div></div><div><br></div><div><div>> perl -v </div><div><br></div><div>This is perl 5, version 30, subversion 1 (v5.30.1) built for x86_64-linux-thread-multi</div><div><br></div><div>Copyright 1987-2019, Larry Wall</div><div><br></div><div>Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the</div><div>GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit.</div><div><br></div><div>Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on</div><div>this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl". If you have access to the</div><div>Internet, point your browser at <a href="http://www.perl.org/">http://www.perl.org/</a>, the Perl Home Page.</div><div><br></div></div><div>> uname -a</div><div><div>Linux nxs 5.4. 41 #1-NixOS SMP Thu May 14 05:58:30 UTC 2020 x86_64 GNU/Linux</div></div><div><br></div><div>> Description of the problem</div><div><div>I'm using the --dotfiles option that should transform dot- prefix to .. As an example dot-config is transformed into .config. </div><div><br></div><div>However if I use it and the directory already exists it throws an error </div><div>stow: ERROR: stow_contents() called with non-directory path: dotfiles/nvim/.config </div><div><br></div><div>In this example I'm trying to use dotfiles/nvim/dot-config/stuff. It works flawlessy using .config instead.</div><div><br></div><div>Both with ~/.config/nvim directory non-existent and ~/.config already there</div><div><br></div><div>With dotfiles/nvim/dot-config/nvim/init.vim</div><div><br></div><d iv>> stow --dotfiles --verbose=3 nvim</div><div>stow dir is /home/dunklecat/dotfiles</div><div>stow dir path relative to target /home/dunklecat is dotfiles</div><div>cwd now /home/dunklecat</div> <div>cwd restored to /home/dunklecat/dotfiles</div><div>cwd now /home/dunklecat</div><div>Planning stow of package nvim...</div><div>Stowing contents of dotfiles/nvim (cwd=/home/dunklecat)</div><div>Stowing dotfiles / nvim / .config</div><div>Stowing contents of dotfiles/nvim/.config (cwd=/home/dunklecat)</div><div>stow: ERROR: stow_contents() called with non-directory path: dotfiles/nvim/.config</div><div><br></div><div>With dotfiles/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim</div><div><br></div><div>> stow --dotfiles --verbose=3 nvim </div><div>(--dotfiles ignores all the directories that hasn't dot- as a prefix)</div><div>stow dir is /home/dunklecat/dotfiles</div><div>stow dir path relative to target /home/dunklecat is dotfiles</div><div>cwd now /home/dunklecat</div><div>cwd restored to /home/ dunklecat/dotfiles</div><div>cwd now /home/dunklecat</div><div>Planning stow of package nvim...</div><div>Stowing contents of dotfiles/nvim (cwd=/home/dunklecat)</div><div>Stowing dotfiles / nvim / .config</div><div>Stowing contents of dotfiles/nvim/.config (cwd=/home/dunklecat)</div><div>Stowing dotfiles / nvim / .config/nvim</div><div>LINK: .config/nvim => ../dotfiles/nvim/.config/nvim</div><div>Planning stow of package nvim... done</div><div>cwd restored to /home/dunklecat/dotfiles</div><div>Processing tasks...</div><div>cwd now /home/dunklecat</div><div>cwd restored to /home/dunklecat/dotfiles</div><div>Processing tasks... done</div></div><div><br></div><div>I expected to get the same output in both situations</div></div> --=-1c83XBKpTKShi0sBJhvI--