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| Toast |
| Computer languages | Shell script + |
|---|---|
| Documentation note | User manpage available in HTML format from http://www.toastball.net/toast/man |
| Full description | 'toast' is a simple package manager for *n … 'toast' is a simple package manager for *nix. It automatically locates and downloads source code, determines how to compile it, installs each package in its own directory tree, and makes the resulting binaries available through an encap/GNU stow-like symlink tree. It also supports binary packages. It is often used to install and manage software in a non-root user's home directory. Since each package's installed files are stored separately, it's easy to quickly install, uninstall, upgrade, recompile, or temporarily disable different software packages or different versions of the same packages, even if they conflict with each other. es, even if they conflict with each other. |
| Homepage URL | http://www.toastball.net/toast/ + |
| Interface | command-line + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | tree + , configuration + , Unix + , source code + , version + , installation + , update + , package manager + , Linux + , conpilation + , encap + , stow + , symlink + , binary + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 2 November 2004 + |
| License | GPLv2 + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 5 February 2004 + |
| Name | Toast + |
| Prerequisite description | wget + |
| Prerequisite kind | Weak prerequisite + |
| Real name | Jacques Frechet + |
| Related projects | Graft + , Stow + |
| Resource URL | mailto:toast-bugs@toastball.net + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + , Developer + , Support + |
| Resource kind | E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 2,933 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 13:31:21 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Short description | *nix package manager + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| System-administration | configuration + |
| Use | system-administration + |
| User level | none + |
| Version comment | 1.357 beta released 2004-11-02 |
| Version date | 2 November 2004 + |
| Version download | http://www.toastball.net/toast/toast-1.357.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 1.357 + |
| Version status | beta + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 24 May 2012 23:50:54 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | toast-bugs@toastball.net + |
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