On Sat, 31 Jul 2021 12:03:36 +0000 "Micah Snyder \(micasnyd\) via clamav-users" <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> wrote:
> Hi all, > > I could use your opinion about a change we'd planned to make in 0.104. By > request, I'd made this pull request to change the default directory for the > config files from <prefix>/etc to <prefix>/etc/clamav. The purpose being to > de-clutter /usr/local/etc: https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav/pull/182 > > I procrastinated merging it for a long time because while it feels like a > good change it will require a change to our test framework and would likely > break scripts for other users as well. Some justification for the change at > this time is that with the build system change to cmake, users will likely > have to change the same scripts anyhow so we don't have any better time. > > Unfortunately, I procrastinated it so hard I forgot to merge it before the > first release candidate. Now, I can't decide if it's right to merge it before > the second release candidate or throw it away. I would like your opinion. > > Regards, > Micah When are started using ClamAV (<= 0.88.4), I built it in "/opt". Since then, it's always in "/opt/clamav.d/clamav.0.major.minor" with a symbolic link like "/opt/clamav -> /opt/clamav.d/clamav.0.103.3". This allows me to keep previous versions easily accessible in case of a problem. The only real problem I remember having was when the latest version of libclamav wasn't compatible with the current version of HAVP (which I also build from source into "/opt" in the same manner). Fortunately, HAVP was updated soon after, but it allowed me to scan email with the latest ClamAV while keeping HAVP working adequately. P.S. I tend to think "/opt" is preferable to "/usr" for software like ClamAV, at least until Linux distributors keep them up to date more diligently (as befits security software), so users don't have to build them on their own, _______________________________________________ clamav-users mailing list clamav-users@lists.clamav.net https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml
