We were recently asked about the future of support for clamav in EL7 in particular[1] since https://docs.clamav.net/faq/faq-eol.html states that the 0.103.X release series will go EOL on Sep-14 2023. This is prior to the EOL date for EL7 of Jun-30 2024, and much before the EOL date for EL8 of May 31, 2029. (See https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata)
This email is to start a discussion of what will happen with clamav support in EPEL7 and EPEL8. In particular, to inform everyone that it will be impossible to build clamav 1.X in EPEL7 and EPEL8 due to lack of rust support. Fedora packaging policies prohibit the downloading of files from the internet during builds, and the rust/rpm versions in EL7/EL8 are too old to support the current Fedora rust ecosystem.
Perhaps this will not be an issue and people can simply start using the RPMs provided by clamav upstream.
We might be able to provide a version of the Fedora EPEL clamav RPMs via COPR[2], as COPR does not have the restrictions on internet downloads. However, it won't have the "EPEL" appellation.
I am hopeful that we will be able to provide clamav 1.X in EPEL9. [1] - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2170297#c3 [2] - https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/ -- Orion Poplawski he/him/his - surely the least important thing about me IT Systems Manager 720-772-5637 NWRA, Boulder/CoRA Office FAX: 303-415-9702 3380 Mitchell Lane or...@nwra.com Boulder, CO 80301 https://www.nwra.com/
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