SV: OT Regarding SA rpm vs compile with MS

[Julian Field]

At 12:36 07/05/2003, you wrote:
> > -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> > Från: Julian Field [mailto:mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK]
> > Skickat: den 7 maj 2003 13:19
> > Till: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Ämne: Re: OT Regarding SA rpm vs compile with MS
> >
> >
> > At 11:55 07/05/2003, you wrote:
> > >Hi
> > >First and last big thanks to Julian for a superb produkt  :)
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > >I know there been discussion not to use the rpm of SA with
> > mailscanner.
> > >Since Im not a great unix admin im just wondered if this has
> > to do with
> > >ms config files or that SA change where the rpm will be
> > installed. It
> > >wont be a big prob to compile SA but Im worried how to
> > upgrade it if I
> > >cant use rpm? Ive tried csv once and broke the hole comp so
> > Im a little
> > >worried since this is production servers!
> > >
> > >Any hints or future solutions for the possibillity to use the rpm
> > >instead?
> >
> > The RPM may work on some versions of RedHat, but not all, as
> > the installation paths need to be changed between versions.
> > This is why the MailScanner installation script rebuilds all
> > the RPMs from SRPMs as it installs each one, it's the only
> > way to guarantee the paths are right.
> >
> > Ignore the CVS versions of SpamAssassin, just use the full
> > releases. Download the .tar.gz file, then unpack it with
> > something like
> >          tar xzf Mail-SpamAssassin-2.53.tar.gz
> > then build it
> >          cd Mail-SpamAssassin-2.53
> >          perl Makefile.PL
> >          make
> >          make test
> >          make install
> >
> > When a new version is released, just do exactly the same
> > steps with the new version and it will just install over the
> > top of the old version.
>
>One question more.
>If I got old sa.rpm's installed they should be removed first or?

I would, yes.
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Julian Field
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