On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 10:25 +0800, P.V.Anthony wrote: > Dale Walsh wrote: > > > I believe that building from source against your already installed, > > tested and proven environment is by far the best process to obtain > > exactly what you want and need without making any sacrifices or > > compromises. > > > > I think your time would be better spent learning how to build from raw > > source to get what you need when you need it. > > I agree. > > I started with rpm. It is great as a beginner. Like what Dale Walsh said > compiling is the best. Infact I started to learn how to compile because > of clamav. With anti-virus software things are changing all the time and > if you have to wait for an rpm, you will be late.
Or, learn to build RPMs. It's really not that hard, but I didn't really have a need until I started tryingto keep clamav up to date, then I learned a lot about how to make them. Take an existing SRPM, make a couple tweaks in the .spec file, toss the latest source in the SOURCE directory, and rpmbuild -ba clamav. That way I get the ease of upgrade from RPMs, the lean machine without a compiler in my DMZ, and fast updates with code compiled the way I want it. What's not to like? -- Daniel J McDonald, CCIE # 2495, CNX Austin Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
