> Many users are afraid of upgrading ClamAV because they fear they could > break their mail system. > > Writing an extensive guide about all the possible problems one may > encounter during the upgrade would require a big effort. So > we decided to go for a Wiki-style doc: you can find it at > http://wiki.clamav.net . > > We hope that experienced users will contribute stuff, especially to > http://wiki.clamav.net/index.php/UpgradeInstructions .
What's needed is an installation script which installs a completely independent copy in one of two locations, so you can double-buffer the installs. This has to be easy and not involve a lot of makefile or config file editing; eg a simple "make alpha" or "make beta". On the next release you pick whichever one you did not pick the last time, and finally after you have tested the new release to your hearts content, when you 'make installalpha' it links the installed binary to the appropriate release, eg clamscan-alpha or clamscan-beta... Graham _______________________________________________ http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users
