Brian Morrison wrote: > On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:35:07 -0400 (EDT) > Charles Gregory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So, given that you have to get the signature database somehow, how do > you propose that it's done? I suppose that a version without this is > possible, but suppose I then build it on my Linux box. I find that when > doing a package update the database associated with the previous > version is no use because its dependencies are the previous version's > binaries and it will then be removed and must be downloaded in any case. Many times, there are people downloading the software just in the case they'll need it... I've even saw some dumb robots downloading many megabytes of software, ... One solution is to create configure rules. That means, when you type "make install", one of the actions will be to take a look if some database is there or not. If a database is needed, then make install will launch some script which will download and create the initial database or upgrade the existing one. I'm not sure that this is exactly what shall be done, but the idea is there. At least, you can be sure that the number of downloads of the database will be lower than the number of downloads of the software itself. > There is no simple answer. I agree, but that's not a reason to avoid looking for a better answer. JM _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
