SA/MS Installer dependencies

[Julian Field]

Alex Broens wrote:
> On 4/8/2008 3:57 PM, Julian Field wrote:
>>
>>
>> Alex Broens wrote:
>>> On 4/8/2008 2:51 PM, Julian Field wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Alex Broens wrote:
>>> >> Jules,
>>> >> - Seems SA dependencies are added by the MS installer.
>>> >> why?
>>> >> This breaks possible SA updates and forces the admin into setup 
>>> methods which *could* cause isssues in the future
>>> >>
>>> >> The one more noticeably missing are
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> REQUIRED module missing: HTML::Parser
>>> >This is in both packages, as both of them need it.
>>> > optional module missing: LWP::UserAgent (for sa-update)
>>> > optional module missing: HTTP::Date (for sa-update)
>>> >
>>> > I came across this when I wanted to update an older MailScanner 
>>> box with  the latest SA/Clam installer.
>>> >
>>> >> Could you please keep SA's dependencies in SA's installer and not 
>>> in MS's
>>>
>>> >What are you saying do you think is wrong? HTML::Parser is the only 
>>> >important one here, and is in both the MailScanner and ClamAV+SA 
>>> >distributions as both of them need it.
>>>
>>> I see them there... but as said. The installer borked with that msg.
>>>
>>> Thanks for (hopefully) adding the others  required by sa-update:
>>>
>>> _______________________________
>>> NOTE: the optional LWP::UserAgent module is not installed.
>>> NOTE: the optional HTTP::Date module is not installed.
>>>
>>>
>>>  The "sa-update" script requires this module to make HTTP
>>>   If-Modified-Since GET requests.
>>>
>>> optional module missing: HTTP::Date 
>> So what you would actually like me to do is add HTTP::Date to the 
>> SpamAssassin installation package?
>
> Yep,
> AND: If you & other admins agree, LWP::UserAgent and its *immediate* 
> dependencies to be able to run sa-update out of the box.
All done. I have added libnet and libwww-perl to the (long) list already 
there. They both appear to install unattended just fine, with the odd 
"-n" and "yes n" commands here and there :-)

I have updated the copy of the ClamAV+SpamAssassin on the website.

If you download it and get an old version, your web browser / proxy / 
cache is caching an out of date one somewhere, the version linked on the 
website is definitely the right version.

Jules

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