On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 02:08:54PM -0400, [email protected] wrote: > I'd like to wipe the existing directory in trunk, and copy the current > version over from the Debian / Ubuntu package (which is a newer > version than the one I used for daily builds). What do you folks think?
+1 (speaking as the debian package maintainer) > I wouldn't suggest doing this in 3.3, except that I believe the existing > stuff is actually useless, so there would be no harm. So I think it > would be good to add it to 3.3 as well. I'd be happy to see it removed immediately. It's unlikely that anybody is depending on it. > The existing Debian packaging includes a pkgrules directory containing > a copy of the rules. I'm thinking that should just be eliminated? > Maybe run sa-update from the install script? I don't want to add an install-time dependency on a functioning internet connection (I know this may sound silly to some people), and I want spamassassin to be functional upon installation, so I prefer to avoid running sa-update during installation. I only recently re-subscribed to this list, so I'm not sure what the latest plans are, in terms of distributing a rules tarball. I've seen some posts on this list that suggest that there may be a growing trend toward no longer distributing the rules tarball. If that happens, I would likely include a snapshot of the latest ruleset as distributed by sa-update. I'm not opposed to adding a debconf note to the postinstall script recommending that people enable automated sa-update rules. The framework for doing so is included in the package, but disabled by default. noah
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